Compliance

Speaker Paul Ryan is using health care policy as a way to lure two very different groups of lawmakers into supporting a stop-gap spending measure that will prevent a federal government shutdown.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal judge Tuesday that the court does not have the power to force the agency to comply with any deadline, or direct the agency to adopt any new rules in the first place.

Now that theyve eliminated the mandate for individuals to buy health insurance coverage, Republicans have set their sights on a new target: the mandate for employers.

Companies like Uber and Lyft contend that, because drivers are independent contractors and not employees under the U.S.s various labor and employment laws, any attempt to form unions or bargain collectively for higher wages violates antitrust laws.

While employers across America paid a record amount in settlements for workplace violations last year, dont expect it to be the beginning of a trend.

Theres still serious, growing concern that workplace wellness apps could violate privacy rules around users health dataa risk that in-house teams can help mitigate.