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 »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…
Read More »Although I never thought I’d write that headline, President Obama did sign the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (PACE), a bi-partisan bill from Congress amending his health care mandate. PACE restores a 50 employee cap on the small group market (Small Business Health Options Program or SHOP) for health insurance. States are now empowered…
Read More »Yes, you read that correctly – it is not a typo! With support from both democrat and republican members, Congress passed legislation amending ObamaCare! Under The Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (PACE), which passed both branches last week, larger small businesses (defined as those with 51 to 100 employees) will not be forced into…
Read More »The Massachusetts legislature next week will host a public hearing at which DDIFO will testify strongly in support on one bill and just as strongly in opposition to another. The joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will host the hearing beginning at 11:30 AM, at which it will take testimony on H.1704, an Act…
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) has asked franchisees across the country to reach out to their Congressmen and ask for their support of two bills filed by Representative Keith Ellison (MN – 5th District). H.R. 3196, The Fair Franchise Act of 2015 will prohibit unfair and discriminatory practices by franchisors and require all parties…
Read More »Speaking of deadlines, and I realize that we reported this to you last week, but with the deadline of October 1 rapidly approaching, I thought it might be helpful to remind you again that by October 1, small and medium-sized businesses must be in compliance for accepting chip-enable credit card payments or face major legal…
Read More »It may have flown a little bit under the radar in light of joint-employer, ambush election and rewritten overtime regulations, but by October 1, small and medium-sized businesses must be in compliance for accepting chip-enable credit card payments or face major legal and financial peril. It is reported that as many as 25% of small…
Read More »It may be just the first federal volley on the subject, but it follows the same pattern as the minimum wage push did a few years ago. President Obama, in a Labor Day speech to Boston unions, announced an executive order that will require paid sick leave for employees of any private contractors seeking to…
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