by Girish Anand | Apr 16, 2012 | Health Care Reform
According to a Kroll Advisory Solutions survey of 250 hospitals and medical centers worldwide, the incidence of breaches of personal health information (PHI) has risen to 27 percent. In other words, 27 percent of the respondents reported at least one security breach...
by Girish Anand | Apr 14, 2012 | NLRB
Late Friday afternoon (April 13, 2012), the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina blocked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from mandating its NLRA (National Labor Relations Act) Employee Rights Poster that was due to be posted no later than...
by Girish Anand | Apr 14, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has extended the commentary period for its proposed rule to implement new statutory amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that would expand military family leave provisions and incorporate...
by Girish Anand | Apr 13, 2012 | NLRB
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon has announced implementation of a pilot program consolidating Regional Offices effective May 1, 2012. The pilot program will consolidate regional offices in Atlanta, Ga. (Region 10) and...
by Girish Anand | Apr 13, 2012 | EEOC
With no explanation for his early resignation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) member Stuart Ishimaru has announced that he will be leaving his post two months before his commission expires. Ishimaru was appointed by former President George W. Bush in...