by Girish Anand | Jan 7, 2014 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided not to seek Supreme Court review of two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions invalidating the NLRB’s Notice Posting Rule, which would have required most private sector employers to post a notice of employee...
by Girish Anand | Jan 6, 2014 | DOJ, HHS
Tomorrow, the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DOJ) will publish rules relaxing the release of some protected health information (PHI) for purchasers of weapons. Up until now, the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...
by Girish Anand | Jan 2, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
On the same day that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — aka Obamacare — took effect, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor blocked the mandate to include contraceptive coverage in all health plans. Justice Sotomayor acted on a plea from an order of Catholic...
by Girish Anand | Jan 2, 2014 | OSHA
Just before New Year's the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) celebrated its 43rd anniversary. When OSHA was created on Dec. 29, 1970, with the signature of enabling legislation by President Richard Nixon (pictured), an estimated 14,000 workers...
by Girish Anand | Jan 2, 2014 | State Labor Law
As the year begins, so too do the requirements of New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act. This month employers throughout the state will have to create and issue wage notices to all employees. These wage notices must include: • the...
