by Girish Anand | Dec 12, 2012 | Health Care Reform, PPACA
A survey of employers conducted after the presidential election indicates that 84 percent of all employers plan to continue offering health insurance coverage once the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) takes full effect in 2014. The survey, conducted...
by Girish Anand | Dec 11, 2012 | DOL, FMLA
The Department of Labor (DOL) has posted a new Fact Sheet on employers' requirement to inform employees of their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The notice says: To meet the general notice requirements of the FMLA, covered employers must...
by Girish Anand | Dec 10, 2012 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting a sweep of Los Angeles and San Francisco restaurants after investigations along the West Coast found 71 percent of all restaurants were in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....
by Girish Anand | Dec 7, 2012 | OSHA
OSHA is initiating a regulatory review of its existing safety and health standards in response to the President’s Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review’’ (76 FR 38210). The...
by Girish Anand | Dec 6, 2012 | State Labor Law
This week in the Commonwealth of Virginia, all government agencies began using the online E-Verify system for new hires to ascertain their legal right to work in the United States. Under HB 737, the rollout of E-Verify commenced on Dec. 1 with the government mandate....
