by Girish Anand | Jan 31, 2016 | FTC, Identity Theft
For the first time, identity theft victims can now go online and get a free, personalized identity theft recovery plan as a result of significant enhancements to the IdentityTheft.gov website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) . The new one-stop website is...
by Girish Anand | Jan 31, 2016 | HHS, HIPAA, OFCCP
If this past December were any indication, then the HIPAA Privacy Rule audits commencing this year could snare covered entities and their business associates big time. At the end of 2015, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued some $5 million in fines for HIPAA...
by Girish Anand | Jan 30, 2016 | DOL, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law
According to the Federal Judicial Center, lawsuits arising from violations of the wage and hour provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) totaled 8,781 in the fiscal year ending this past Sept. 30. That was up from 8,160 in FY 2014, a 7.6 percent increase....
by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today made public a proposed revision to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include collecting pay data from employers, including federal contractors, with more than 100 employees. This new data will assist...
by Girish Anand | Jan 27, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law
The International Franchise Association (IFA) yesterday appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal court ruling that let stand a city minimum-wage provision lumping franchise owners in with their national franchisers. As a result of that provision,...