by Girish Anand | Jun 29, 2009 | Random Musings
In their own words:
by Girish Anand | Jun 26, 2009 | OSHA
Here’s a list of the top ten enquiries sent by e-mail to OSHA about its regulations. The agency keeps tabs both by e-mail and phone enquiry, so a notation in parentheses shows the phone rank and regulation link: Powered industrial trucks (1910.178, #3)...
by Girish Anand | Jun 24, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Random Musings
Betraying its own selfish interests in trying to castrate business owners when it comes to union organizing, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is now employing the very tactics it wants to outlaw for employers. The Los Angeles Times reports that the...
by Girish Anand | Jun 24, 2009 | Health Care Reform, Random Musings
Sir Luke Fildes lost his eldest son Phillip on Christmas Eve 1877 while a doctor spent a compassionate vigil at the child’s side. In commemoration, Sir Fildes painted “The Doctor” (above) in 1891 to depict “the physician in our time.”...
by Girish Anand | Jun 17, 2009 | Minimum Wage Law
On July 24, 2009 the federal minimum wage increases from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour. This is the third and final annual increase under the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Many employers consider this increase bad timing, considering the current economic conditions....