by Girish Anand | Feb 6, 2014 | OSHA
A group of 43 U.S. Senators is asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to refrain from reclassifying family farms as commercial grain handlers to get around a Congressional edict that farms with fewer than 10 employees be exempt from OSHA...
by Girish Anand | Feb 5, 2014 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced today that it is issuing proposed amendments to its rules and regulations governing representation-case procedures. In substance, the proposed amendments are identical to the representation procedure changes...
by Girish Anand | Feb 5, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
In a letter to all insurers offering health insurance policies on HealthCare.gov, the federal Obamacare marketplace, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday asked the insurance providers to include more federally funded health clinics,...
by Girish Anand | Feb 4, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
In a report issued today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) will result in a net fewer 2.5 million full-time jobs over the next decade. The report calculates the number based on persons choosing not to...
by Girish Anand | Feb 3, 2014 | Health Care Reform, HHS, HIPAA
As part of an ongoing effort to empower patients to be informed partners with their health care providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to give patients or a person designated by the patient a means of direct access to the...
