by Girish Anand | May 13, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform
Beating the deadline of June 21, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released regulations to commence the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program on June 1 as mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The program will...
by Girish Anand | May 12, 2010 | Health Care Reform, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released rules for the health reform measure that allows parents to keep dependents on their health insurance through age 25, which takes effect Sept. 23. The rules mandate that pricing for dependents of any age be...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform, HIPAA
There are some cautionary tales and lessons in the strange case of Huping Zhou, 47, who once worked for the UCLA Health System–until he was fired for poor performance–and who now finds himself facing hard time for HIPAA privacy violations. Here’s...
by Girish Anand | May 6, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law
If you find yourself reclassifying your employees as non-exempt (from previously being exempt), then you could end up in deep legal doo-doo like the Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Reason? It doesn’t take employees long to figure out that, if they’re...
by Girish Anand | May 3, 2010 | Federal Labor Law
The Department of Labor (DOL), in issuing an updated regulatory agenda this past week, announced it was considering a major change in its approach to enforcement. Instead of letting businesses play what it called a "catch me if you can" game, the DOL said it...
