By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli Are Employers in the 34 States Without Exchanges Subject to Penalties?  Despite the fact that there is no longer any disagreement in the lower courts, the Supreme Court on Friday, November 7, 2014, made the unusual and highly unexpected move of agreeing to rule on a key challenge...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli In a surprising reversal, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia yesterday granted request by the federal government to have its full 11-judge bench re-hear the case on whether the government, by regulation, can provide tax credits to exchanges run by individual states. ...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli Are Employers in States Without Exchanges Subject to Penalties? In two highly technical and comprehensive rulings out July 22, 2014, two federal districts came to opposite conclusions on a key remaining challenge to federal health reform. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals limited the reach of Affordable...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli t is summertime and the schools are out.  You get a call from an eager college student offering to intern at your company for free.  It seems like a win-win situation, right?  Your company wins by having someone finally get to those little details and back burner...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli Effective January 1, 2014, all Rhode Island employers must allow their employees four (4) weeks of time off per year under the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (“TCI”) Law.  Like Temporary Disability Insurance (“TDI”), the program will be financed through employee payroll deductions and administered by the Department of Labor...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli We alerted you a few weeks ago that while we were all excited about the prospect of bi-weekly pay, we were still waiting for the required application to appear on the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (“DLT”) website. It has!! The application must be filed with...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli A few weeks ago we alerted you to the fact that although the somewhat infamous bi-weekly pay law was set to go into effect on January 1, 2014, neither the required application nor the governing regulations had been finalized by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli With January 1, 2014 fast approaching, many Rhode Island employers excited about the prospect of moving to a bi-weekly payroll system are wondering how to make the switch. The new law requires the filing of a petition, a showing of good cause and approval from the Department of Labor...

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli By October 1, 2013, employers must notify their current employees, in writing, about their health insurance options under the new Health Exchanges in 2014. The notice requirement applies to all employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). FLSA generally applies to employers that employ one...