Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2011, Loryn Lancaster – Monthly Labor Review, February 2012. “In 2011, the federal government addressed a pair of issues concerning methodological aspects associated with the unemployment rate, as well as discontinuing an important surtax. First, regarding methodology, on June 13, 2011, the Department of Labor published… Continue Reading
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Kaiser Comparison of Medicare Premium Support Proposals
“This brief provides a side-by-side comparison of recent proposals to transform Medicare into a premium support program and slow the future growth in Medicare spending. These proposals each would convert Medicare from a defined benefit program, in which beneficiaries are guaranteed coverage for a fixed set of benefits, to a defined contribution or “premium support”… Continue Reading
SEC Proposes Rules To Help Prevent And Detect Identity Theft
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a rule proposal to help protect investors from identity theft by ensuring that broker-dealers, mutual funds, and other SEC-regulated entities create programs to detect and respond appropriately to red flags. The SEC issued the proposal jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Section 1088 of… Continue Reading
FDsys replaces GPO Access as official system of record for online government information
“As of today, March 16, 2012, the transition from GPO Access to GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) is complete. FDsys now is GPO’s only Web site for online official and authentic Government information from all three branches of the Federal Government. After ushering GPO into the online world 16 years ago, GPO Access has been… Continue Reading
Updated Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
Updated Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, March 2012 “In preparing the March 2012 baseline budget projections, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have updated estimates of the budgetary effects of the health insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act… Continue Reading
Daylight Time – March 11, 2012
Naval Oceanography Portal: “Starting in 2007, daylight time begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. On the first… Continue Reading
Conservation Compliance – A retrospective… and look ahead
News release: “New research paper finds that most farmers support the long-standing conservation compact that has helped protect the rich soil and clean water that sustain food, farming and public health. Conservation Compliance: A Retrospective and Look Ahead by conservationist Max Schnepf concludes through a comprehensive review of public opinion polls that the farming community has… Continue Reading
EEOC Issues Revised Publications on Employment of Veterans with Disabilities
News release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued two revised publications addressing veterans with disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…The revised guides reflect changes to the law stemming from the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which make it easier for veterans with a wide range of impairments including those… Continue Reading
CMS Report – Health reform law provides coverage for nearly 50,000 Americans with pre-existing conditions
Covering People with Pre-existing Conditions – Report on the Implementation and Operation of the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan Program, February 23, 2012 “Before the Affordable Care Act, Americans with pre-existing conditions who did not receive health coverage through their employers had few affordable options to get the care they needed. In most States, insurance companies… Continue Reading
EPIC – Petition Requests FAA to Conduct a Rulemaking on Drones and Privacy
“Petition Requests FAA to Conduct a Rulemaking on Drones and Privacy EPIC, joined by more than 100 organizations, experts, and members of the public, has sent a petition to the Federal Aviation Administration, urging the agency to address the privacy threats associated with the increased use of drones in the United States. Congress recently passed… Continue Reading
ABA Dodd-Frank Resources Portal
“ABA is leveraging our unmatched resources and staff experts to help bankers navigate the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act and the biggest re-write of financial regulations in decades. Search ABA’s DFA Resources. From news and policy analysis to compliance how-to’s and staff training, ABA offers everything your bank will need to understand… Continue Reading
Bioethics Commission Posts Additional Documents on Public Health Service STD Studies in Guatemala
“Today the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues posted on its website hundreds of supporting documents related to its investigation into the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) studies conducted in Guatemala in the 1940s. The documents include a spreadsheet that Commission staff painstakingly created to document the research subjects in Guatemala. In addition,… Continue Reading
