Volkswagen has pleaded guilty to three felonies and agreed to pay some fines in connection with its emissions cheating. A few stories on the plea deal are here, here, and here.
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In connection with the health care legislation moving through the House of representatives, Stat News reports: A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information. Giving employers such power is […]
The Hill reports: "The Senate is taking a hammer to a pair of Obama-era education rules. Senators voted 50-49 on Thursday to roll back a regulation that placed tougher accountability measures on schools. The rule detailed how public schools must carry out laws meant to ensure they are meeting the needs of all students. Republicans […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced plans to delay the effective date of its prepaid card rule for six months, to April 1, 2018. The CFPB's press release stated: "The CFPB’s prepaid accounts rule will provide strong consumer protections and we want the rule to become effective as soon as possible. However, through our […]
This article by Kimberly Kindy discusses the basics of two bills that recently passed the House of Representatives concerning the state-law tort system and a class-action bill that would go beyond the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 and move more class actions from state court to federal court. Both bills operate by imposing federal law […]
Responding to Rep. Chaffetz's statement suggesting that poor people cannot afford health care because they choose to buy iPhones, an op-ed by Stephen in the Washington Post explains that "the real reasons people suffer poverty don't reflect well on the United States." The op-ed is here.
The complaint is here. The plaintiff is a D.C. wine bar (Cork) that competes with Trump's new businesses. Here is an excerpt that gives you the gist: Plaintiff's claims are based on the unfair advantage that the Trump International Hotel and its dining establishments, in a building owned by the United States and operated by the […]
That's the gist of this article by John Harwood. Here's an excerpt: Exit polls showed that just 10 percent of Trump's votes came from Americans earning $200,000 or more. Yet those voters would derive all benefits from the repeal of the two individual tax hikes targeting them: a 0.9 percent tax on their earnings, and a 3.8 […]
A new analysis finds that, under the proposed republican replacement for the ACA, 6 to 10 million would lose health insurance in the private market and, between 2020 and 2024, the Medicaid program would lose 4 to 6 million recipients. But health insurance industry profits would likely climb. Read about it here.
The Department of Education announced on Monday that it will delay implementing new rules designed to punish career-training schools that leave students with high levels of debt but weak job prospects. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) explains: The move delays new rules known as “gainful employment” that formed a key piece of former President […]