by Girish Anand | Jun 9, 2012 | Health Care Reform, HHS
A study of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reveals that it has missed 20 of 42 deadlines mandated by the health care reform act of 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), according to the American Action Forum (AAF), which did...
by Girish Anand | Jun 8, 2012 | ICE, USCIS
With the introduction of its National Employment Compliance Inspection Center in 2011, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been able to increase the number and scope of its I-9 audits, along with the number and amount of fines. Accordingly, ICE is on track...
by Girish Anand | Jun 7, 2012 | EEOC
Calling it a "bold new plan," the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released its strategic plan for fiscal years 2012 through 2016, as required by Congress. Though a bit late (since the government is already deeply into Fiscal Year 2012),...
by Girish Anand | Jun 5, 2012 | OSHA
In a media briefing today at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) meeting in Denver, OSHA administrator David Michaels admitted to the possibility that the new Injury and Illness Prevention Program (dubbed I2P2) could be implemented before the November...
by Girish Anand | Jun 4, 2012 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
On June 4, 1912, Massachusetts became the first state to enact a minimum wage law, but it applied only to women and children. A commission was established to determine the minimum wage, but violators of the law faced only the minor penalty of being "outted"...
