On October 7, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, a measure that maintains the current definition of small group health plans.
The proposed rule change has the potential to impact numerous international corporations who rely on employees from their offices abroad to fill critical roles within U.S. offices.
The Department of Labor's controversial proposed changes to the "white collar" overtime exemption regulations came under fire during a House Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations hearing on October 8, 2015.
On October 6, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an application to stay the effective date of the DOL's home care rule, meaning the rule's effective date is imminent.
A week after a House subcommittee held a hearing on the National Labor Relations Board's new joint employer standard, it was the Senate's turn to address the aftermath of the Board's Browning-Ferris decision.
On October 2, 2015, Governor Brown signed urgency legislation that immediately amends California's PAGA to address increasing civil litigation alleging technical violations of itemized wage statements (pay stubs) issued to employees.
Members of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on a bill to undo the new joint employer standard the National Labor Relations Board recently established.
