by Girish Anand | Jan 31, 2011 | OSHA
Employers each year must post their OSHA Form 300A Summary each year by Feb. 2 and keep it posted in a conspicuous location through April 30. The Summary lists the numerical results of the much more detailed Form 300 Log of workplace injuries and illnesses. The...
by Girish Anand | Jan 28, 2011 | Health Care Reform
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has granted Affordable Care Act (ACA) waivers to 500 more entities, most of which are offering so-called mini-med plans with limited health care coverage, to tide them over until the state-run health insurance...
by Girish Anand | Jan 26, 2011 | OSHA
Perhaps bowing to pressure from President Obama and his initiative to review all federal regulations to see if they're business friendly or not, OSHA has withdrawn from review by the OMB its proposal to require musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) reporting on the...
by Girish Anand | Jan 25, 2011 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law
In Thompson v. North American Stainless, decided yesterday (Jan. 24, 2011), the U.S. Supreme Court extended Civil Rights Act Title VII protection against retaliation to the fiancé of someone who had filed an EEOC complaint against the same company. Eric...
by Girish Anand | Jan 21, 2011 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Tyson Foods has become the first major American business to partner with Immigration and Customs (ICE) officials in a program named IMAGE–ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers. The first step in joining IMAGE is allowing ICE to conduct a full I-9...