by Girish Anand | Aug 11, 2011 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is set to issue a revised hazard communication (HAZCOM) standard soon to incorporate the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The GHS was developed from a United Nations...
by Girish Anand | Aug 7, 2011 | HHS
As part of the government's effort to combat the pitfalls of the recession, Congress in March 2009 passed a 65-percent government-funded subsidy for laid-off employees who signed up for a COBRA health insurance extension. The program ran from September 2008 to May...
by Girish Anand | Aug 5, 2011 | Health Care Reform, HHS
This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) added several new, no-cost-to-patients preventive services to the list it aggregates as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The newly added services for women will have to be...
by Girish Anand | Aug 3, 2011 | DOL, OSHA
After critical audits by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2009 and 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) is implementing several measures to enhance its Whistleblower Protection Program. The federal whistleblower provisions consist of 21 statutes protecting...
by Girish Anand | Aug 2, 2011 | Federal Labor Law, NLRB
Well, yes, in certain situations, anyway. Background: In Connecticut, a famous incident involving American Medical Response, which fired an employee for her bad-mouthing comments on Facebook, led to legal action by the local office of National Labor Relations Board...