by Girish Anand | Mar 29, 2012 | EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued the “Final Regulation on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other than Age” (RFOA) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The final rule was coordinated...
by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2012 | USCIS
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a notice in the Federal Register, inviting public comment on a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers must complete Form I-9 for all newly hired employees to verify their...
by Girish Anand | Mar 27, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, State Labor Law
Under the U.S. Constitution, states are sovereign entities immune from lawsuits for damages unless they either waive this right or have their sovereignty pierced by federal legislation based on the equal protection provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment. This...
by Girish Anand | Mar 26, 2012 | OSHA
The final rule launching a new Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is being published today in the Federal Register by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to be followed by a 60-day public commentary period. This is the first major updating of...
by Girish Anand | Mar 23, 2012 | Health Care Reform, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has deemed as "unreasonable" health insurance rate hikes announced in nine states as high as 24 percent. In the decisions announced yesterday, HHS determined that, after independent expert review, two...