by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
Only four days after the humiliation of not being able to unite their party to vote for a replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), House Republican leaders said “we’re closer today to repealing Obamacare than we ever were before,”...
by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2017 | POTUS
On Monday, March 27, President Trump signed four separate Joint Resolutions of Congress to kill regulations issued under President Obama, the most notable of which being the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule. The nullifications came about through the mechanism of the...
by Girish Anand | Mar 27, 2017 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched its “Safe and Sound Campaign” recently, calling on employers to review their safety and health programs to protect workers, and reduce workplace injuries and deaths. “With just a phone...
by Girish Anand | Mar 24, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
President Trump has pulled Ryancare from the agenda at the House of Representatives and no vote will be held. “We just pulled it,” Trump told Robert Costa, a reporter for The Washington Post, in a phone call. The vote was scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT. In a tweet, the...
by Girish Anand | Mar 23, 2017 | NLRB, U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court this week curtailed the appointment power of presidents by ruling that no one can be named as an acting head of a federal agency if that person has been nominated for the full position and that position requires Senate approval. The ruling springs...
