by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2016 | HIPAA, OCR
As a part of its continued efforts to assess compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun its next phase of audits of covered entities and their business associates. In its 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA...
by Girish Anand | Mar 19, 2016 | HHS
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday released a National Pain Strategy, outlining the federal government’s first coordinated plan for reducing the burden of chronic pain that affects millions...
by Girish Anand | Mar 17, 2016 | OSHA
In the first year of a new reporting requirement, employers notified the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ()SHA) of more than 10,000 severe work-related injuries, creating the opportunity for the agency to work with employers to eliminate hazards and...
by Girish Anand | Mar 17, 2016 | EEOC
On Wednesday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) convened a public hearing to obtain feedback from stakeholders on a proposal to revise the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include collecting pay data from private employers, including federal...
by Girish Anand | Mar 16, 2016 | OSHA, retaliation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published an interim final rule establishing procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) legislation. OSHA invites...
