by Girish Anand | Feb 29, 2012 | EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued two revised publications addressing veterans with disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The revised guides reflect changes to the law stemming from the ADA Amendments Act of 2008,...
by Girish Anand | Feb 28, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law
The U.S. Supreme Court in April will review a case known as Christopher v. GlaxoSmithKline to determine if pharmaceutical sales representatives are exempt from overtime pay because they are outside salespeople, a category defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...
by Girish Anand | Feb 27, 2012 | HIPAA
The first 20 HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) security audits have been completed by auditing firm KPMG and will be used to fine-tune the remaining audits this year, announced Leon Rodriquez, director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for...
by Girish Anand | Feb 24, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The new Hazard Communication Standard (HCS or HAZCOM) incorporating the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) passed its final hurdle this week when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared it; it is now expected to be...
by Girish Anand | Feb 23, 2012 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has prevailed in a lawsuit over a company and its policy that required employees returning from absences to supply a doctor's note verifying the health-related reason. The EEOC argued–and the U.S. District...