The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal agency that runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Within the Department, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is charged with preventing fraud on the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and identifying and holding accountable those that have abused their role as healthcare providers. OIG conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations of Medicare and Medicaid, and works closely with attorneys within HHS and at the U.S. … [Read more...]
California Equal Pay Act: New Law Aims to Close the Wage Gap for Women
In 1949, California enacted an equal pay law to ensure that women were paid the same as men for the same work. Sixty-six years later, the California Legislature amended that law in a way that might actually close the persistent wage gap women workers face. The Fair Pay Act of 2015, signed by California Governor Jerry Brown in early October, mandates that California employers pay men and women the same wages for “substantially similar work” as measured by skill, effort, level of responsibility, … [Read more...]
Arbitration Clauses: The Gross Inequities That Control Virtually All Our Consumer Agreements
If you own a cell phone, use a credit card, or subscribe to cable or satellite TV, odds are very high that your contract with those companies contains an arbitration clause. Your employment contract very well may contain an arbitration clause. Your car loan agreement. The vacation you just booked with an online travel site. All are likely to have an arbitration clause buried somewhere in the fine print. And that’s bad news for you if you ever have a dispute with any of those companies. In a … [Read more...]
CFPB Complaint Database Exposes Bad Credit Card Firms
There's nowhere for credit card companies to hide, as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a CFPB complaint database on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, a website that allows consumers to browse through complaints filed against large financial companies. The website will allow users to view the name of the companies that complaints were leveled against, along with the nature of the issue, the company's response, the timeliness of that response and the zip code of the complainer, MSNBC.com … [Read more...]
Supervisor Harassment Liability: What Makes You “The Boss”? The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In
What actually makes someone the "boss?" That is exactly what the U.S. Supreme Court is currently trying to decide after they heard arguments in a case involving workplace discrimination at Ball State University. Just 14 years ago, it was decided that employers could be held liable for supervisor harassment in the workplace, but it was never determined what qualified someone as a supervisor. The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case brought by Maetta Vance, the only black employee in the catering … [Read more...]
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