| In this week’s address, President Obama highlighted the action he took this week to reward hard work by strengthening overtime pay protections. As part of this year of action, the President has ordered the Secretary of Labor to modernize our country’s overtime rules to ensure that millions of American workers are paid a fair wage for a hard day’s work.While our economy is moving forward, the middle class and those fighting to get into it are still struggling and too many Americans are working harder than ever just to keep up, let alone get ahead. So, in consultation with workers and business, the Obama administration will update and simplify the rules to reward hard work and responsibility.
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| Between Two Ferns: POTUS EditionIf you’ve been living under a rock, you might not know that President Obama sat down between two ferns to talk health care, Bradley Cooper, basketball, and more with Zach Galifianakis.
The President didn’t hold back in the no-holds-barred interview. If you haven’t already seen the special episode of “Between Two Ferns,” or if you just want to watch it again, check it out on our blog. POTUS Uses His Pen, Updates Overtime On Thursday, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Labor to update and modernize the nation’s overtime pay system.
The new system will ensure that millions of our nation’s salaried workers will have the protections of overtime pay. “Please Just Do This One Thing and Sign Up for Health Care” Jennifer Lopez walked at eight months, and was climbing out of her crib at a year old. Alicia Keys was “an old soul” who could hear a song once and then play it. Jonah Hill flooded his elementary school. They also all thought they were invincible, like most young people do. How do we know? Their moms told us.
Sharon Feldstein, Patsy Noah, Terria Joseph, and Guadalupe Rodriguez (otherwise known as the moms of Jonah Hill, Adam Levine, Alicia Keys, and Jennifer Lopez) recently sat down to share why, as mothers, they think it’s so important that everyone — and especially young people — make sure they’re covered. The President Meets with the Ukrainian Prime Minister President Obama met with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine earlier this week. The two leaders discussed finding a peaceful resolution to Russia’s ongoing military intervention in Crimea that would respect Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity.
They also discussed support that the international community can provide to help Ukraine confront its economic challenges, and the importance of uniting Ukraine and working to fulfill the aspirations of the Ukrainian people as they prepare for May presidential elections. West Wing Week: “What’s Up, Captain America?” As always, to see even more of this week’s events, watch the latest episode of West Wing Week:
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Self-Employed? Sign Up for Health Care Coverage by March 31st
With only a couple weeks to go during the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period, now is the time for self-employed business owners to sign up for a plan.
With new Health Insurance Marketplaces (also referred to as Exchanges) open, self-employed business owners and other consumers can purchase private insurance coverage from a range of options and depending on income and residency, potentially qualify for additional subsidies like Medicaid or tax credits.
Coming up, there are some important dates self-employed business owners need to know if they want to sign up for coverage for this year.
Open enrollment for 2014 coverage ends March 31, 2014. An exception would include a qualifying life event that provides you with a special enrollment period such as marriage, divorce, birth or adoption of a child, or loss of a job.
If you don’t have health coverage in 2014, you may have to pay a penalty.
The next Open Enrollment period is proposed to begin on November 15, 2014 for health insurance coverage that begins January 1, 2015.
To browse coverage options, assess potential subsidies, and purchase your plan online through the individual marketplace, simply go to www.healthcare.gov.
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Invisible Man
The ACA’s Impact On African American Men Goes Unnoticed
We frequently use this space to highlight, explain, push back against, celebrate, or summarize issues that are discussed a lot in the news. Today, we want to do the opposite: call attention to an issue that is missing from our national dialogue.
It’s easy to get caught up in the daily political debates over the Affordable Care Act, but the stakes are higher than that: this is a real (and historic) law that has real impacts for real people. African American men, in particular, are a group that will benefit an enormous amount from the law. And they are a group for whom the current health system is failing. The infographic from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation below sheds light these challenges and on the importance of reducing disparities in health care access and building a culture of health among all Americans.
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the SBA and ACA
Affordable Care Act 101 Webinar
With new health insurance marketplaces open, the SBA and Small Business Majority are hosting a free Affordable Care Act 101webinar so small business owners can learn the basics of the Affordable Care Act and how they can enroll in health insurance marketplaces.
Join us on Thursday at 2pm ET:
February 27 | Click to Register
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Are You Prepared For a Disaster?
Start your disaster recovery plan today with free tools from SBA.
General Preparedness Information
- Create a preparedness program for your business
- Identify critical business systems [PDF]
- Create an emergency communications plan [PDF]
- Test your business systems
- Enroll in the Red Cross Ready Rating Program
- Build a disaster preparedness kit
- Learn about SBA’s Disaster Assistance programs (online course
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Bills become a Law
How a Bill Becomes a Law <<<click on link
When performing legislative research, it is important to understand the legislative process. The numerous steps that result in a bill becoming a law are described in this 24th edition of “How Our Laws Are Made.”
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