by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2012 | HHS
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has become the first company in the nation to settle over a medical data security breach, agreeing to pay $1.5 million to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The settlement stems from new security breach rules...
by Girish Anand | Mar 21, 2012 | Random Musings
Eleven federal agencies are working together to aggregate government information necessary for America's "small businesses and exporters" onto one platform, which is now Business.USA.gov — a Web site in beta testing and open to further suggestions...
by Girish Anand | Mar 20, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
To better protect workers from hazardous chemicals, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its Hazard Communication Standard, aligning it with the United Nations' global chemical labeling system. The new...
by Girish Anand | Mar 16, 2012 | Health Care Reform, IRS
With business tax-filing deadlines fast approaching, the Internal Revenue Service this week encouraged small employers that provide health insurance coverage to their employees to check out the small business health care tax credit and then claim it if they qualify....
by Girish Anand | Mar 15, 2012 | DOL
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of new tools to support state agencies in detecting, preventing and recovering improper Unemployment Insurance (UI) payments as well as combating UI fraud. The Fraud Tips and Leads Gateway, a new online...
