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SEC, Memorandum: File on S7-33-10, Proposed Rules for Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (2011) resource OCEG Reviewed
From: Christian L. Broadbent, Counsel to Commissioner Elisse B. Walter
Meeting with members and representatives of National Whistleblowers Center (“NWC”) The agenda and other materials submitted are attached to this Memorandum.
Date: March 16, 2011
DOL / EBSA - Affordable Care Act Web Site resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
The Department of Labor's web site on the Affordable Care Act includes compliance assistance, final and proposed rules, and guidance documents.
Employees who quit in anticipation of business closure count as “employment losses” under the WARN Act (2011) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
Introduction: On January 21, 2011, in Collins v. Gee West Seattle, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act’s 60-day plant closing notice requirement could be triggered despite the fact the employer terminated fewer than 50 employees on the day it closed its doors.
Does your Company’s Internet Policy Comply with Labor Law? (2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
Summary: A recent complaint issued by a Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) poses a new challenge for employers attempting to control their employees’ use of the internet. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, blogs, and other internet postings have grown exponentially in recent years, both at home and at work.
GAO, Employee Misclassification: Improved Coordination, Outreach, and Targeting Could Better Ensure Detection and Prevention (2009) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
Summary: When employers improperly classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees, those workers do not receive protections and benefits to which they are entitled, and the employers may fail to pay some taxes they would otherwise be required to pay.
DOL, Questions regarding Affordable Care Act Implementation resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
Department of Labor's web page for frequently asked questions regarding the Affordable Care Act.
DOL, Interim Procedures for Internal Claims and Appeals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Technical Release No. 2010-02 (2010) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
Background: The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (the Departments) have been issuing regulations in several phases to implement the revised PHS Act sections 2701 through 2719A and related provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
FASB, Proposed Accounting Standards Update: Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Multiemployer Plans (Subtopic 715-80): Disclosure about an Employer’s Participation in a Multiemployer Plan (September 1, 2010) resource Standards and Guidelines OCEG Reviewed
Purpose: The FASB is issuing this proposed Update to obtain feedback from stakeholders on its proposed amendments for disclosing additional information about an employer’s participation in a multiemployer plan (for example, for pension or retiree healthcare).
FASB Proposes Disclosures About an Employer’s Participation in Multiemployer Plans (Deloitte, September 2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
Vol. 17 Heads Up Issue 30 (Seotember 2, 2010)
