by Girish Anand | Mar 23, 2017 | OSHA
Congress has rejected the so-called Volks Rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that mandated businesses retain records of injuries and illnesses for five years instead of the six-month period of the statute of limitations in the OSH Act....
by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2017 | DOL
Saying she found “the plaintiffs’ position on the merits unpersuasive,” U.S. District Chief Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn in Dallas has dismissed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule (aka...
by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2017 | EEOC, LGBT, Title VII
Joining every other circuit court except D.C., the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not cover discrimination based on sexual orientation. “[W]e are bound to follow a binding precedent in this Circuit unless...
by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2017 | HHS
Seema Verma was recently sworn in as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). After her swearing-in ceremony, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., and Verma took their first joint action, cosigning a letter to...
by Girish Anand | Mar 21, 2017 | ACA, HHS
This week the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department launched a new page on HHS.gov highlighting the regulatory and administrative actions the department is taking to relieve the burden of the current healthcare law and support a patient-centered healthcare...
