by Girish Anand | Feb 22, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
The Oregon legislature has passed a plan to raise the state minimum wage in a tiered structure that sees employees in Portland earning $14.75 an hour, those in Salem, Eugene and other smaller cities $13.50, and those in the hinterlands $12.50 — all by 2022. Gov....
by Girish Anand | Feb 19, 2016 | DOL, FLSA, Overtime Rules
Squashing rumors that it intended to rush the white collar overtime rule out by May to avoid having it overturned should a Republican become president in 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) has affirmed that it is sticking with its announced July publication date....
by Girish Anand | Feb 18, 2016 | FLSA, Minimum Wage Law
A federal judge in Indianapolis this week threw out a lawsuit by student athletes against more than 100 Division I colleges and universities, alleging they were employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) deserving of being paid the minimum wage. U.S. District...
by Girish Anand | Feb 17, 2016 | HIPAA, OCR
Covered entities that experienced a breach (or breaches) of protected health information (PHI) have 60 days after the end of the calendar year to submit reports to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), making this year’s deadline Monday, Feb. 29. The year-end rule...
by Girish Anand | Feb 16, 2016 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other federal safety agencies announced today that they have designated May 2-6, 2016, for the third annual National Safety Stand-Down. The event is a nationwide effort to remind and educate employers and...