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SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us Thirteen people from eight counties have been arrested on charges that they cheated New York’s workers’ compensation system, often by working side jobs while collecting benefits for injuries they pretended left them physically unable to work. The series [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.www.justice.gov Provides for Antitrust “Safety Zone” and Expedited Antitrust Review WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today issued a joint statement about how the agencies will enforce U.S. antitrust laws in regard to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.afscme.org Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee regarding Ohio SB 5, legislation to silence the voice of public service workers and limit their right to collective bargaining Washington, DC — “This bill is a reprehensible attack on the middle [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov Senator Harkin’s remarks on the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act Tuesday, March 22, 2011 WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today released the following statement marking tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, the new [...] Read More

It has been estimated that as many as 10 million Americans suffer from Fibromyalgia. Aside from the physical pain, people with Fibromyalgia usually face tremendous frustration as a result of misdiagnoses, improper treatments, and a widespread lack of knowledge about [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Shinseki Says Pact Shows “Commitment to Collaboration” WASHINGTON – Officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) have reached final agreement on a new national collective bargaining agreement, their first since [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Elmhurst-based Results One Financial LLC and Steven Salutric, co-founder and director of the investment management company, for allegedly withdrawing more than $1 million from five pension plan client accounts [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.burr.senate.gov Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), along with Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), introduced the Public-Private Employee Retirement Act of 2011 to address long-term liabilities facing the federal government. The legislation would end the defined benefit pension portion [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the release of the Long-Term Care, Supports and Services Competency Model. Over the past several months, the department’s Employment and Training Administration has worked with federal and industry partners [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Created under the Affordable Care Act, first-ever strategy will guide local, state and national efforts to improve quality of care The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health [...] Read More