by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, HHS, HIPAA, Human Resources, Latest News, OCR
On October 6th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency that enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), published its 2023 annual inflation adjustments to the civil monetary penalties for HIPAA...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | Latest News, paid sick leave, State Labor Law, State News, Wage & Hour
On October 4th, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 616, expanding California paid sick leave under the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014. The new law will cover virtually all California employees who work for at least 30 days in a year. SB 616...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | ADA, Discrimination, Latest News, reasonable accommodation
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that a New Mexico-based company will pay $750,000 for violating Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including ADA disability discrimination and...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 4, 2023 | Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Labor Law, harassment, Latest News
On September 29th, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 litigation statistics. Overall, the EEOC significantly increased its litigation filings in 2023. This included several broadly impactful...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 4, 2023 | ADA, DOL, EEOC, Latest News, reasonable accommodation
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) released a commemorative disability resource guide. The guide provides information regarding recruiting, hiring,...