by Girish Anand | Feb 5, 2011 | USCIS
Denver-based Chipolte Mexican Grill was forced to terminate hundreds from its 50 Minnesota locations after an I-9 audit turned up a large number of undocumented workers. The total Chipolte workforce in the state before the audit stood at 1,200. Co-CEO Monty Moran...
by Girish Anand | Feb 4, 2011 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new guidance on fall protection in residential construction. Slips, trips and falls have long been the number-one hazard at work sites in general, but on this occasion OSHA is singling out residential...
by Girish Anand | Feb 2, 2011 | OSHA
While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is busy readying a new Injury and Illness Program standard, dubbed I2P2 and set to be launched in June, administrator David Michaels has made it clear that he hopes to focus on ergonomic issues as well....
by Girish Anand | Feb 2, 2011 | OSHA
Some of the fallout from the November elections that turned the House of Representatives over to the Republicans is that life can get tougher for regulators, though few doubt it will stop them. In particular, Rep. Darrell Issa (R.-Calif.), new chairman of the House...
by Girish Anand | Feb 1, 2011 | IRS
Four years after Congress passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released final regulations on hybrid pension plans, which combine defined benefits (payout at retirement) with 401(k)-style defined contributions. According to...
