Topics: Labor

Government Issues Proposed Rule on Healthcare Law's Employer Mandate

Less than one year remains before most businesses will be required to offer health benefits to their workers as part of President Obama's healthcare law, and the Department of Treasury and IRS have moved forward on implementing the law's employer mandate provision, publishing a 144-page proposed regulation that outlines employers' responsibilities and coverage requirements. The regulation details requirements for full-time, part-time and seasonal workers along with how the employer mandate penalty is calculated. More

Small Businesses Remain Concerned Over Health Care Law

Expert explore costs of the recently upheld the health care law. More

Judge Declines to Reconsider Union-Organizing Rule

The federal district judge who earlier this year struck down a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ambush elections rule, which would have accelerated the timeframe allowed for union elections, has denied the NLRB's request that he reconsider the decision citing the board's inability to expand and improve its argument. More

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Make the most of the gift sales category with these four steps. More

Ambush Election Rule Overturned

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week overturned the NLRB's ambush elections rule. More

Post Election Lame Duck Frenzy Expected

Bush tax rates, debt-ceiling negotiations and automatic budget cuts are expected to create a frenzied Congressional session after the Presidential election. More

"Ambush Election" Rule Effective Today

The U.S. Senate last week voted 45-54 against a joint resolution, S.J. Res. 36, that sought to overturn a NLRB rule reducing the amount of time between a request by workers to form a union and the balloting. More

New NLRB Union Poster Effective Date Delayed

The NLRB's rule requiring employers to post notices of an employee's right to unionize is on hold, after a federal court in Washington, D.C., issued a temporary injunction. More

New NLRB Election Rules Take Effect April 30

Effective April 30, the NLRB's new rules governing union election procedures will take effect. More

New Employer Workplace Labor Posting Requirement

Effective April 30, employers are required to post notices informing their employees of their rights to unionize. More

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