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March 14, 2011

EBSA to Hold Public Forum on Automatic Enrollment in Large Employer Health Plans

In anticipation of developing regulations to implement the new automatic enrollment provisions of the

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March 14, 2011

Class Certification Denied for Security Guards' Rest Break and Wage Statement Claims

In the wave of class litigation flooding the courts in California claiming rest breaks were not permitted,

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March 14, 2011

HHS' One-Two HIPAA Penalty Punch Sends a Message to Employers and Providers

Two days after announcing its first-ever HIPAA penalty, a whopping $4.3 millionimposed against Cignet

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March 11, 2011

Study Finds Employers Plan to Make Bolder Changes to Health Plans to Curtail Rising Costs

A recently-released survey of nearly 600 employers indicates that many businesses anticipate rising health

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March 11, 2011

Nurse Staffing Bill Reintroduced in the House

Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) have reintroduced a bill in the House of Representatives

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March 11, 2011

Panelists Discuss Rising Costs of Employer-Provided Health Coverage at Congressional Hearing

On Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing to discuss

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March 11, 2011

Proposed Rule Outlines State Innovation Waiver Program Application Process and Review

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule (pdf) that

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March 11, 2011

Nurse Staffing Bill Reintroduced in the House

Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) have reintroduced a bill in the House of Representatives

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March 10, 2011

California Court of Appeal Finds Use of "Artificial" Workweek Impermissible

Pursuant to California law, a non-exempt employee is usually entitled to premium pay on the seventh day

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March 10, 2011

Board Expands Protections for Union Bannering

The Board recently expanded its protections for union bannering by concluding that a union display of

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