by Girish Anand | Nov 17, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, OSHA
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report faulting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for its handling of the injury-illness reports it collects each year from the nation’s businesses. Each year OSHA audits about 250 of...
by Girish Anand | Nov 13, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform
Two bills in the House of Representatives aim to extend the eligibility date for subsidies of COBRA health coverage through June 31, 2010. Currently, those involuntarily discharged from their jobs are eligible for a 65-percent subsidy of COBRA health care only if...
by Girish Anand | Nov 12, 2009 | Personnel Concepts, Random Musings
Don’t let the fox guard the hen house. According to "identity theft expert" Robert Siciliano: "As much as 70 percent of all identity theft is committed by someone with inside access to organizations such as corporations, banks, or government...
by Girish Anand | Nov 11, 2009 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Think that maintaining properly vetted I-9 forms on your employees isn’t that big a deal? The answer –it is a big deal–has been driven home forcefully to management at Columbia Farms in Columbia, S.C. After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
by Girish Anand | Nov 10, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, is coming under fire during the H1N1 flu season for its sick-leave policy, which awards demerits for sick days and forces workers to use a floating holiday or vacation day for the first day out (or forfeit their pay for...