Two controversial cases involving same-sex marriage were decided on June 26, 2013 by the United States Supreme Court. ...more
7/4/2013
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that after hearing and considering the concerns of employers about the complexity of compliance with the Play-or-Pay requirements under the Affordable Care Act, it is...more
Final implementing regulations for many provisions of the HITECH Act (Health Insurance Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) were issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently, and appeared...more
1/29/2013
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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently issued a final rule that implements Executive Order 13495 (Jan. 30, 2009) for nondisplacement of qualified workers employed under contracts covered by the Service Contract...more