November 9, 2019
Federal Law Articles
- OSHA Brings Sharper Focus to Battling Occupational Lung Disease December 8, 2015Construction workers, coal miners, foundry workers, and stone cutters inhale tiny bits of dust on a daily basis. The dust penetrates their lungs and over time their lungs scar over. ...
- Million Dollar HIPAA Settlements Are About Compliance, Not Harm to Individuals December 7, 2015In the last two weeks, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced two substantial settlements under HIPAA that together totaled $4.35 million. These large amounts seem to be driven not ...
- Canada: New Employer Compliance Obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 Take Effect January 1, 2016 December 7, 2015A number of employment requirements set forth under the Integrated Accessibility Standards (“IAS”) will become effective on January 1, 2016. This will be the latest phase of the staggered ...
- The Race to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2016 December 7, 2015Executive Summary: We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast approaching April 1, 2016 deadline for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees ...
- Healthcare Worker Gives New Employer Patient Records, Old Employer Pays $15,000 to NY Attorney General For HIPAA Violation December 4, 2015One of your employees discloses your organization’s patient information to a soon-to-be new employer for use in generating business at the new employer’s competing business, and your company has to ...
- Ushering in a New Year of Labor and Employment Legislation December 4, 2015With the new year less than one month away, the compliance countdown for new laws has begun. Limited time remains in 2015 for employers to ensure policies and practices are ...
- Employers’ Immigration Update – No. 20, December 2015 December 4, 2015The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed amending its regulations on the optional practical training (“OPT”) program to allow international F-1 students with U.S. degrees in the sciences, technology, ...
- OSHA Launches Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare Webpage December 4, 2015OSHA launched a new Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare webpage this week. It contains several new tools and resources to help healthcare facilities combat workplace violence, including: jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( ...
- 2015 Employment and Labor Law Final Exam December 3, 2015As 2015 winds down, it’s time to test your employment and labor law knowledge with Nexsen Pruet’s fifth annual exam. From COBRA to the ADEA to right to work law, ...
- OSHA Law Blog Live: OSHA’s New Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines December 3, 2015This podcast discusses OSHA’s updated guidelines on safety and health management programs, which have been put out for public comment jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-6588").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-6588").sharrre({ share: { ...