--- title: "April 2015" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/april-2015" date: "2026-06-14T12:09:03+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # April 2015 ## [U.S. SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO OVERTURN OBAMACARE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268:u-s-supreme-court-considers-a-second-opportunity-to-overturn-obamacare&catid=63) May 13, 2016 | [April 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=63) On March 4, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the second major case before it which will determine the future of ObamaCare, King v. Burwell. Unlike the first case, this second case does not deal with the constitutionality of ObamaCare but instead deals with its terminology. ObamaCare basically grants health insurance subsidies to people who ob… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268:u-s-supreme-court-considers-a-second-opportunity-to-overturn-obamacare&catid=63) ## [NEW OSHA REPORTING RULE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES RAISE STRATEGY ISSUES FOR EMPLOYERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267:new-osha-reporting-rule-enforcement-procedures-raise-strategy-issues-for-employers&catid=63) May 13, 2016 | [April 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=63) Effective January 1, 2015, employers are required to report to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours an amputation, the loss of an eye or any incident that results in at least one worker being admitted to a hospital for in-patient care, in addition to existing procedures requiring the reporting of fatalities within eight (8) hours. Little noticed in these chan… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267:new-osha-reporting-rule-enforcement-procedures-raise-strategy-issues-for-employers&catid=63) ## [SENATE COMMITTEE AND CONGRESS TRYING TO BLOCK NEW NLRB QUICKIE ELECTION RULE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:senate-committee-and-congress-trying-to-block-new-nlrb-quickie-election-rule&catid=63) May 13, 2016 | [April 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=63) Employers may be lulled to a false sense of security by reading about legislative and judicial efforts to block the NLRB quickie election rule that goes into effect April 14, 2015. The effect of the new "quickie" or "ambush" election rules are to shorten the time frame from the union’s request of an election to the election date itself, from approxima… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:senate-committee-and-congress-trying-to-block-new-nlrb-quickie-election-rule&catid=63) ## [STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN TO AMBUSH UNION ELECTIONS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=265:strategic-response-plan-to-ambush-union-elections&catid=63) May 13, 2016 | [April 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=63) Since the effect of the new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) "quickie" election rules is to deprive an employer of valuable time to address issues, it is critical for employers to do pre-planning steps to take in advance of union organizing, as well as steps to take at the onset of union organizing. 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