by Muzaffar | Jul 21, 2015 | Group Health Benefits, Human Resources
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the federal government can continue to provide tax subsidies to eligible individuals with lower and middle who purchased their health insurance through the federal marketplace for affordable coverage. This...
by Muzaffar | Jul 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
The National Labor Relations Board's "quickie election" or ambush election rule has been in place for close to four months since going into effect on April 15. The regulation is highly contested by employers due to the quick turnaround of...
by Muzaffar | Jul 9, 2015 | Group Health Benefits, Human Resources
On June 29, President Barack Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015. While the law allows the president to push forward his plan for a 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, Reuters reported, it also stiffens the penalties for insurers and...
by Muzaffar | Jul 9, 2015 | Human Resource Regulations
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a plan to change labor rules in regard to overtime work. The Obama administration believes the alterations to the existing rules would affect about 5 million people and cover about 40 percent of U.S.salaried...
by Muzaffar | Jul 3, 2015 | Human Resource Regulations, Human Resources
If the performance review process were to undergo a review itself, the results wouldn't be good: Only half of human resources professionals think annual reviews are an accurate way to appraise an employee's performance, according to a survey by the Society...
