by Girish Anand | Mar 31, 2016 | OSHA
Under new guidelines issued this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has followed up on its new injury-illness reporting requirements of January 2015 with increased fines for noncompliance, with the amounts rising 400 percent, backed by the...
by Girish Anand | Mar 29, 2016 | USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has opened a public commentary period on its revised Form I-9, which will close its 30-day window on April 27. Many of the proposed changes to Form I-9 were designed to reduce technical errors and help...
by Girish Anand | Mar 29, 2016 | DOL
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the launch of “TalentWorks” – a free online tool that helps employers and human resources professionals ensure accessibility in their web-based job applications and other...
by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2016 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule that updates requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers in general industry, shipyards, longshoring, marine terminals and construction. The final rule reflects...
by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, PPACA
Six years after passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, aka “Obamacare”), the ranks of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients have swelled, while enrollees on the federal and state health...