by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2009 | State Labor Law
Many have argued that minimum wage laws price certain people out of the job market skill-wise and also lead to layoffs as small businesses cope with their finances and the added burden of higher wages. In this light, it’s notable that fully 40 percent of the...
by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2009 | Health Care Reform
Can do the impossible, that is, which to prescribe which medicines and medical procedures are both most efficacious and most cost-effective. So far, I can find little proof of AHRQ’s accomplishing anything near this goal on the site of the Agency for Healthcare...
by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
For all the celestial disturbance over the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), you wouldn’t know it from a poll I just discovered at the Manpower Employment Blawg. The blog posted this question: What is the #1 most frightening employment law issue...
by Girish Anand | Jan 15, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform
Well, not quite. They can’t legally be published online or in a print publication, but they can be shared with too many groups without our consent. Most people have never heard of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, but that...
by Girish Anand | Jan 14, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, now known as COBRA, contains a clause allowing employees to keep their company’s health insurance for up to 18 months after they leave their jobs, provided they pay the premiums. With people being laid...
