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CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Lay-offs, Disability, and FMLA Leave
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August 1, 2013
The most important provisions of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are set to go into effect January 1, 2014. CWA bargainers from around the country have been sending us excellent questions about health reform and other health care matters. We will be posting our answers to these questions here on the CWA Health Care web page as they come up. Today we'll look at protections for workers who have been laid-off or on leave from work.
CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Premium Rates in State-based Insurance Exchanges
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July 31, 2013
The most important provisions of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are set to go into effect January 1, 2014. CWA bargainers from around the country have been sending us excellent questions about health reform and other health care matters. We will be posting our answers to these questions here on the CWA Health Care web page as they come up. Today we'll look at the new state-based Health Insurance Exchanges created by the law and how much coverage will cost on these new marketplaces.
CWA HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Temporary Workers under Health Reform
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July 30, 2013
The most important provisions of President Obama's health care reform bill (the Affordable Care Act) are set to go into effect January 1, 2014. CWA bargainers from around the country have been sending us excellent questions about health reform and other health care matters. We will be posting our answers to these questions here on the CWA Health Care web page as they come up. Today we'll look at what responsibilities employers will have to cover temporary workers under the Affordable Care Act.
Bargaining Update
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July 11, 2013
Bargaining updates in CA, at AT&T, and Frontier Communications in West Virginia.
Affordable Care Act Employer Mandate to Offer Affordable Health Plans Delayed
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July 3, 2013
The Obama Administration announced yesterday that they are delaying implementation of the mandate on large employers to offer their full-time workers affordable, comprehensive health care coverage.