Thomas Perez Nominated for Labor Secretary Opening

Thomas Perez, a Harvard-educated attorney now serving in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, has been nominated to fill Hilda Solis's vacated post as Secretary of Labor. Perez is a first generation Dominican-American who would become the only...

Portland Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law

Starting Jan. 1, 2014, all employees in Portland, Ore., will be entitled to as many as 40 hours a year of sick leave, either paid or unpaid depending on the size of the company. Companies with six or more employees must provide paid leave; smaller companies must...

HIPAA Compliance Audit Program on Temporary Hold

In 2012, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducted 115 audits of companies' compliance with the security and privacy rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but the program is...