by Girish Anand | Apr 6, 2009 | HIPAA, Random Musings
I know I studied economics way back when, no doubt in some undergraduate survey course, but the passage of time has helped me mercifully forget many of the economists and theories I studied. Until today. In my daily research rounds of reading Google Alerts, I came...
by Girish Anand | Apr 5, 2009 | EEOC
Turns out that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) borrowed a page out of the private sector and reclassified employees as exempt when they should’ve remained non-exempt employees eligible for overtime pay–a clear violation of the Fair Labor...
by Girish Anand | Apr 4, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
You can’t kill it, and it comes back to haunt you every time you think it’s safe to venture back into society again. It’s the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), and even though it lacks the votes to survive a Senate filibuster, it’s still...
by Girish Anand | Apr 3, 2009 | Random Musings
Us taxpayers (bad Inglish intended) may get the last laugh, or as Karl Marx said, “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.” This time around, the Great Depression II is indeed looking a lot like farce (see D.C., Washington; bailout,...
by Girish Anand | Apr 2, 2009 | Random Musings
Rene Descartes is not only turning over in his grave; he’s no doubt dancing about and shouting with glee. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have now determined that the pea-sized pineal gland located deep in the brain is indeed the “Seat of the...
