Posted Oct. 23, 2014 | The Department of Justice (DOJ) has published two new Technical Assistance (TA) documents regarding the rights of voters with disabilities: The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities and Solutions for Five Common Access Problems at Polling Places. Laws covered in the DOJ TA documents [...]
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Medicaid Directors Join Peer State Groups in Response to Home Care Final Rule Delay
Posted Oct. 21, 2014 | On October 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would be delaying federal enforcement of the changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) pertaining to wages for certain home care workers. The announcement states that DOL will not bring any enforcement action against employers, including states, [...]
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Call for Nominations to Federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee; Respond by Nov. 14
Posted Oct. 14, 2014 | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the opening of nominations for public members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The committee was established by the Combating Autism Act of 2006 and reauthorized by the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act of 2014. Those eligible for nomination include [...]
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Call for Papers on SSDI Program Improvements; Respond by Nov. 1
Posted Oct. 9, 2014 | The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Solutions Initiative – an effort of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget – has issued a call for papers to identify ideas to improve the SSDI program. Earlier this month, former Reps. Jim McCrery (R-LA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) announced the formation of the SSDI Solutions Initiative to identify concrete, practical strategies [...]
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DOL Announces Time-limited Non-enforcement Policy for Home Care Final Rule
Posted Oct. 7, 2014 | This afternoon, the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division gave notice of a 12-month, time-limited non-enforcement policy with regard to the Oct. 1, 2013 Final Rule that extended Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protections (e.g., minimum wage and overtime) to most home care workers, which becomes effective Jan. [...]
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Policymakers and National Organizations, Trades Urge DOL to Delay Home Care Rule
Posted Oct. 1, 2014 | Federal policymakers, state leaders and national stakeholder groups are ramping up attention on the Department of Labor’s recent changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule will impact most Medicaid programs, though to varying degrees. It is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2015. America’s Health Insurance Plans [...]
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IDEA Legislation Introduced in Senate
Posted Sep. 25, 2014 | On September 10, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Fairness Restoration Act (S. 2790). IDEA ensures that children with disabilities receive certain early intervention services, special education and other related services. The legislation would ensure parents could recoup costs for experts engaged in bringing [...]
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Labor Department Seeks Nominations for WIOA Advisory Committee
Posted Sep. 16, 2014 | The Department of Labor is seeking nominations for the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, created by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The purpose of the committee is to study and prepare findings, conclusions and recommendations for the secretary of Labor on (1) ways to [...]
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NRCPDS Releases Home Care Rule Tool Kit for Stakeholders Responding to New FLSA Requirements
Posted Sep. 8, 2014 | The National Resource Center for Participant Directed Services (NRCPDS) is out with a new resource for participant direction program stakeholders, including consumers and their families, state agencies and others, in response to new Labor Department rules that will take effect January 1, 2015. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Home [...]
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CMS Releases HCBS Statewide Transition Plan Toolkit
Posted Sep. 5, 2014 | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new resource today as part of the agency’s larger Home and Community-Based (HCB) Settings Requirements Compliance Toolkit. The Statewide Transition Plan Toolkit provides information on the content and process of the transition plan required from each states under the new federal [...]
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