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Administration Proposes Rules for Short-Term Healthcare Plans
The regulations would limit short-term plans to 3 months rather than one year of coverage. President Biden’s administration recently proposed a number of regulations for short-term healthcare plans. The…
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DACA Participants to Have Access to ObamaCare
President announces authorization for insurance and Medicaid. President Joe Biden announced that his administration will open Affordable Care Act coverage to enrollees in the Deferred Action for Childhood…
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Bill to Repeal Iraq War Authorization Advances in Senate
White House said President Biden supports the move. Bipartisan legislation in the Senate to repeal the legal justifications that brought about the Iraq war has enough co-sponsors to…
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Treasury Secretary Supports IRS Commissioner Nominee
Daniel Werfel served in the IRS under President Obama. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has voiced her support of President Biden’s nomination of Daniel Werfel to the…
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Appeals Court Rules CFPB’s Funding Methods Unconstitutional
Decision is in opposition to previous rulings made by other courts. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent federal agency that supervises banks and addresses complaints…
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Court Declares DACA Program Illegal
Fifth Circuit sends the case back to district court. A three judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
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National Labor Relations Board Proposes Update
Trade groups concerned by possible negative impact joint-employer status. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking suggesting potential changes to the joint-employer…
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President Names New Climate Advisors
John Podesta and Ali Zaidi join the White House team. President Joe Biden has appointed two new leaders to his climate change team. John Podesta joins the White…
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Administration to Formalize DACA for “Dreamers”
Homeland Security rules will take effect October 31. President Biden’s administration through the Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule to transform the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
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