The National Labor Relations Board expanded the reach of SEIU Local 1199 in a decision it upheld last month stemming from a Massachusetts case. In Southcoast Hospital Group and 1199 SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, the NLRB upheld the decision of an administrative judge that the hiring and transfer policy of the hospital group violated…
Read More »In another NLRB ruling, also dealing with a hospital union issue, the Board ruled that a Connecticut Hospital did not comply with the new “ambush election” regulations that require the employer to provide the union with all employee contact information – even though Danbury Hospital did give all the info it had in its database! …
Read More »With Congress reaching agreement on a budget deal with the White House and Congressional Democrats this week, the auto enrollment provisions contained in the Affordable Care Act were officially repealed from the healthcare law. Auto enrollment, a provision that many did not even know was in the ACA, required employers of 200 or more to…
Read More »The Small Business Health Options Program Marketplace (SHOP) created by the Affordable Care Act begins its open enrollment for individuals and families on Sunday, November 1, 2015. The open enrollment period runs from November 1 through December 15, 2015 for coverage beginning on January 1. For coverage beginning February 1, enrollment is open until January…
Read More »As election day draws closer in municipalities across the country, the issue of raising state and local minimum wages continues to percolate in a number of communities. In the Philadelphia Mayoral race to be decided next Tuesday, democratic candidate and former city councilor Jim Kenney endorsed increasing the city’s $12 minimum wage to a higher…
Read More »A report by the American Enterprise Institute gives us a look at the impact these egregious increases in minimum wages can have on the local economy. The study shows that during the first 9 months of 2015, the restaurant industry in the state of Washington added some 5,800 jobs outside the city of Seattle. Within…
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations will be offering a free webinar next Thursday, November 5, 2015 on the new California Franchise Relations Act that Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a few weeks ago. The webinar will feature two individuals instrumental in getting the legislation drafted, filed and passed over a four year span, CFA…
Read More »We remind you that DDIFO moved into new office space on September 1. Our phone numbers remain the same. Please make a note of our new office address: DDIFO, Inc., 2 First Ave, Suite 127-3, Peabody, MA 01960
Read More »The filing deadline for the EEO-1 form to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, extended last month is now here. The filing deadline is next Friday, October 30. The EEO-1 Report is an annual survey filled out by all private employers with 100 or more employees.
Read More »Good news for franchise owners: in its infinite wisdom, the New York State Department of Labor declared that the 67% increase in the minimum wage mandated for fast food workers by Governor Cuomo’s Fast Food Wage Commission will not impact profits or the number of employees in a covered restaurant. Effective December 31, the minimum…
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