by Girish Anand | Jun 14, 2011 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), during a recent public hearing, made it clear that companies with policies that dictate the termination of employees who stay on leaves of absence longer than originally specified will be challenged by the...
by Girish Anand | Jun 10, 2011 | Federal Labor Law
The Supreme Court, in overturning a federal court, has clarified discrimination claims involving the unique circumstance in which a "close family member"—in this case, a fiancé—is terminated because of actions by another family member, in...
by Girish Anand | Jun 8, 2011 | Health Care Reform
Health care premium protection is on its way. Since 1999, the cost of health insurance coverage for a family of four has climbed 131 percent. Many times, insurance companies have been able to raise rates without explaining their actions to regulators or the public or...
by Girish Anand | Jun 7, 2011 | Health Care Reform
For Americans with pre-existing conditions, finding affordable, guaranteed, unrestricted health care just got easier and cheaper, thanks to a federal initiative. When Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010, the issue of health...
by Girish Anand | Jun 3, 2011 | DOL, OSHA
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its Semiannual Report to Congress for the six-month period ending March 31, 2011, taking aiming at OSHA for its "inability to best target its resources and measure the impact of...