by Girish Anand | Feb 20, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
In direct response to President Trump’s October 2017 Executive Order, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury today issued a proposed rule that is intended to increase competition, choice, and access to lower-cost healthcare options...
by Girish Anand | Feb 19, 2018 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a fact sheet urging owners and managers to conduct regular safety walk-arounds. The fact sheet states: There are at least two reasons why managers and owners should periodically conduct...
by Girish Anand | Feb 14, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS
While Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R.-Wisc.) told Fox Business that the new Republican goal was to seek “incremental” health care reform rather than repeal-and-replace, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R.-Texas) said separately that the...
by Girish Anand | Feb 14, 2018 | ACA, ADA, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare
Health and Human Services (HHS) head Alex Azar, when pressed about the legality of Idaho’s plan to market non-Affordable Care Act (ACA) health policies, affirmed his support for the 2010 legislation that in essence federalizes standards for health insurance....
by Girish Anand | Feb 14, 2018 | paid sick leave
Overriding Republican Gov. Pat Hogan’s veto, the Maryland legislature passed a paid-sick-leave law that took effect this past Sunday, but which critics say is so lacking in details that many businessowners are scrambling to figure out their new responsibilities....