by Girish Anand | May 11, 2012 | Health Care Reform, HHS, HIPAA
Giant accounting and consulting firm KPMG in 2011 was contracted by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to conduct an initial round of up to 150 HIPAA security audits as mandated by the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act of 2009....
by Girish Anand | May 10, 2012 | DOL
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued guidance meant to help plan administrators and service providers comply with the requirements of new rules improving the transparency of fees and investment expenses in...
by Girish Anand | May 8, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, WHD
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headquartered in Bentonville, Ark., has agreed to pay $4,828,442 in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) that found violations...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has kicked off a national outreach initiative to educate workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in hot weather. The outreach effort builds on last year's successful summer campaign...
by Girish Anand | May 3, 2012 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint alleging that 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. violated federal labor law by insisting that all employment-related disputes be resolved by individual arbitration. The California-based corporation, which operates...
