by Girish Anand | Sep 8, 2013 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which overseas the 22 federal whistle-blower protection laws, recently announced plans to introduce an online form to facilitate the complaint-filing process. Prior to the upcoming online option,...
by Girish Anand | Sep 7, 2013 | State Labor Law
New Jersey has enacted legislation banning "salary secrecy" and throwing open all personal information regarding one's own compensation, benefits, duties, job title and most everything else — provided the person seeking the information is a...
by Girish Anand | Sep 6, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
In about three weeks, the Obamacare Health Insurance Marketplaces will begin servicing individual and small business customers with promises of "affordable care." Avalere Health has completed a study of the policies being offered nationwide and come up with...
by Girish Anand | Sep 5, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
The Department of Labor (DOL) yesterday published a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dealing primarily with the upcoming Marketplace Notice of Coverage Options and the 2014 implementation of the...
by Girish Anand | Sep 4, 2013 | State Labor Law
New Jersey has become the 12th state to forbid employers from seeking access to employees' or job applicants' social media login credentials. It also establishes penalties for retaliation based upon an employee's or applicant's refusal to provide such...