by Girish Anand | Jan 15, 2014 | OSHA
Even if you had no workplace injuries or illnesses in 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) still requires you to post its annual summary Form 300A by Feb. 1. You must also maintain the same information on OSHA's 300A Logs and keep those...
by Girish Anand | Jan 14, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
The federal government has released enrollment figures for the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) Marketplaces from inception on Oct. 1 through Dec. 28, pegging overall sign-ups at "nearly 2.2 million." The figure covers both federal and state health...
by Girish Anand | Jan 13, 2014 | U.S. Supreme Court
Both A-Rod and Taft-Harley have something in common besides hyphenated names. A-Rod, aka Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees' highly compensated third baseman, over the weekend learned that an arbitration panel for Major League Baseball (MLB) had reduced his suspension...
by Girish Anand | Jan 12, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued its 18th set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which took full force of the law this past Jan. 1. Among the many issues the FAQs...
by Girish Anand | Jan 8, 2014 | HHS, HIPAA, Personnel Concepts
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a proposed rule requiring that health plans be certified for compliance with the standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The proposal also envisions fines for plans...
