by Girish Anand | Nov 22, 2017 | OSHA
To allow affected employers additional time to become familiar with a new electronic reporting system launched on Aug. 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the date by which employers must...
by Girish Anand | Nov 18, 2017 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a standard for Confined Spaces in Construction (29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA) that applies to spaces such as attics, basements, and crawl spaces. To help employers understand this standard, the agency...
by Girish Anand | Nov 18, 2017 | HHS
President Trump has nominated Alex Azar to head up the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As recently as January of this year, Azar was president of the American wing of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, where he served from 2012 in various posts. Under...
by Girish Anand | Nov 15, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Eyeing to save $300 billion over 10 years to help finance individual tax cuts, Senate Republicans on Tuesday (Nov. 14) added repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) individual mandate to its tax legislation. The move also allows tax writers to up the...
by Girish Anand | Nov 14, 2017 | Discrimination, EEOC
Nationwide, according to a new study, American businesses face an average 10.5 percent chance of being sued by an employee for discrimination, or for retaliation for reporting discrimination. The District of Columbia leads all U.S. locations at a whopping 81 percent,...
