--- title: "January 2019" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/jan-2019" date: "2026-06-03T08:26:17+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # January 2019 ## [OBAMACARE RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=554:obamacare-ruled-unconstitutional&catid=179) April 01, 2020 | [January 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=179) On December 14, 2018, a Texas federal judge ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. The basis was that the ACA's individual mandate is no longer binding, because Republicans repealed its financial penalties as part of the 2017 tax reform legislation. The Supreme Court had previously upheld the ACA by calling the mandate a "… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=554:obamacare-ruled-unconstitutional&catid=179) ## [MORE EMPLOYERS ARE OFFERING MEDICAL CLINICS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=553:more-employers-are-offering-medical-clinics&catid=179) April 01, 2020 | [January 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=179) Kiplinger reports that providing workers with medical care on the job is expanding significantly. By 2016, 40% of large employers had medical clinics on-site or nearby, compared with 25% in 2013. Most facilities are primary care and wellness clinics that charge little or nothing. While most are run by contractors, up to 30% of them are com… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=553:more-employers-are-offering-medical-clinics&catid=179) ## [MORE EMPLOYERS ARE LOWERING HIRING STANDARDS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=552:more-employers-are-lowering-hiring-standards&catid=179) April 01, 2020 | [January 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=179) Some estimate that over the past year a quarter of America's employers have made significant changes to their hiring standards, such as skipping drug tests or criminal background checks or removing preferences for diplomas. National employers may vary their hiring standards based upon the location involved. Only a quarter of entry-level jobs now… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=552:more-employers-are-lowering-hiring-standards&catid=179) ## [LEARN ABOUT GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES FOLLOWING SETTLEMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=551:learn-about-government-press-releases-following-settlements&catid=179) April 01, 2020 | [January 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=179) The Obama Administration followed a policy promoting “public shaming” of employers accused of law violations, as a deterrent to discourage violations. These policies appear to have decreased but are still continuing under the Trump Administration. A recent example shows why employers need to be careful in their settlement agreements with governm… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=551:learn-about-government-press-releases-following-settlements&catid=179) ## [UNION USE OF DEBIT CARDS TO COLLECT DUES IS NEW DEVELOPMENT](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=550:union-use-of-debit-cards-to-collect-dues-is-new-development&catid=179) April 01, 2020 | [January 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=179) With the growing number of right-to-work states, and the new Janus Supreme Court ruling applying the right-to-work concept to governmental employees, unions are developing new tactics to maintain their income through dues collection. Some locals of a very aggressive national union, the Service Employees International Union, have introduced a pre-paid… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=550:union-use-of-debit-cards-to-collect-dues-is-new-development&catid=179) ## [SHOULD MY COMPANY USE INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS - USE CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTION WAIVERS WITHOUT ARBITRATION - OR NEITHER?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=549:should-my-company-use-individual-arbitration-agreements-use-class-collective-action-waivers-without-arbitration-or-neither&catid=179) April 01, 2020 | [January 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=179) Parties to contracts in recent years overwhelmingly favor the use of arbitration rather than court litigation to resolve disputes. The general thinking is that arbitration is quicker, cheaper, more private, and avoids the potential of "runaway" juries. 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