by Girish Anand | Apr 30, 2013 | State Labor Law
Arkansas has passed legislation banning employers from requesting passwords to job applicants' and employees' social media accounts. Employers are also banned from asking applicants and employees to change their privacy settings or to add the employer on their...
by Girish Anand | Apr 29, 2013 | EEOC
Jenny R. Yang has been confirmed as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to fill an open Democratic seat. She joins Chair Jacqueline Berrien (D) and members Constance R. Barker (R), Chai Feldblum (D) and Victoria A. Lipnic (R). Yang's...
by Girish Anand | Apr 25, 2013 | OSHA
Some 21 states and Puerto Rico operate their own Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) operations, covering 40 percent of all affected entities (government and private sector), but they perform more inspections each year than federal OSHA, 52,000 vs....
by Girish Anand | Apr 24, 2013 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA
Wage-and-hour litigation is the fastest-growing employment law threat employers face, according to a study by the Crowell & Moring law firm. It costs an average of $5.8 million to settle a wage-and-hour case, largely because so many are class-action lawsuits. The...
by Girish Anand | Apr 22, 2013 | HHS
Responding to concerns that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule is preventing states from reporting relevant information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is used to clear or disbar people...