by Girish Anand | Apr 12, 2012 | Health Care Reform, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to publish in the Federal Register on April 17 a proposed rule for implementing a requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to establish health plan IDs. The department, as a result of...
by Girish Anand | Apr 11, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected the argument put forth by the Secretary of Labor that the six-month statute of limitations on an employers' failure to maintain injury and illness records extends each time the failure...
by Girish Anand | Apr 10, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) chief David Michaels has sent letters to some 14,900 companies with high injury and illness rates to inform them of resources available from the agency. The benchmark for receiving the letters was an incident rate...
by Girish Anand | Apr 9, 2012 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform, HHS
At a Chicago summit highlighting a new high-tech war against health care fraud, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder this past week discussed how the Affordable Care Act and the Obama administration’s...
by Girish Anand | Apr 6, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to protect workers from serious safety and health hazards that are common in...
