Articles by Girish Anand

November 12, 2009

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Insider Identity Theft Accounts for 70% of ID Crime

Don't let the fox guard the hen house. According to "identity theft expert" Robert Siciliano: "As much as 70 percent of all identity theft is committed by someone with inside access to organizations such as corporations, banks, or government agencies, or by someone who has an existing relationship with the victim. People with access to sensitive personal data are most likely to ...

November 11, 2009

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ICE Deal Saves Managers from Doing Hard Time

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Think that maintaining properly vetted I-9 forms on your employees isn't that big a deal? The answer --it is a big deal--has been driven home forcefully to management at Columbia Farms in Columbia, S.C. After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in 2008 discovered hundreds of illegal immigrants working at the poultry plant, most of the workers were deported, dozens of others were t...

November 10, 2009

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Wal-Mart Comes Under Fire for Sick Leave Policy

Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, is coming under fire during the H1N1 flu season for its sick-leave policy, which awards demerits for sick days and forces workers to use a floating holiday or vacation day for the first day out (or forfeit their pay for the day). After the first day, the company does offer paid sick leave, but it's that first day that forces employees to choose whether t...

November 4, 2009

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Majority of Businesses Plan to End Salary Freezes

An October survey by consulting firm Watson Wyatt found that 54 percent of employers plan to end salary freezes within six months, up from 33 percent in August. Some 49 percent, just shy of a majority, also said they plan to end hiring freezes in the same time frame. Overall, 56 percent of those surveyed reported that they had enacted both hiring and salary freezes in response to the economic d...

November 4, 2009

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Bill Would Require Paid Sick Leave for H1N1 Sufferers

A bill has been introduced by one of the authors of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to require employers to provide up to five paid sick days for employees sent home with the H1N1 influenza. The emergency measure, which would also extend to sufferers of any other infectious disease, would be the first paid sick leave law on the national statutes. The author, Representative George Miller (D....

November 3, 2009

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Wal-Mart Agrees to Another $85 Million Wage Settlement

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Wal-Mart has agreed to, and a judge approved, a plan to settle unpaid-wage lawsuits for up to $85 million. The lawsuits, 30 in all that were combined into one before U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro in Las Vegas, alleged time clock manipulation and denial of rest periods to workers in several states. Lawyers for the plaintiffs will share in one-third of the pot. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal...

November 2, 2009

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HIPAA/ARRA Interim Final Rule Published

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Implementing changes to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) contained in the stimulus package (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Oct. 30, 2009, published its Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register. The Final Rule expands the power of the Health and Human Services Secretary to impose civil penalties ...

October 30, 2009

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BP Slapped With Largest Fine in OSHA History

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BP is the recipient of the largest fine in OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) history--$87 million, or four times the previous record--for a 2005 accident at a refinery in Texas City, Texas, that claimed 15 workers' lives. The fines were levied for BP's alleged failure to correct 271 hazards ($56.7 million) and for another 439 "willful and egregious" violat...

October 29, 2009

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PC's Labor Law Posters Updated for New EEOC Poster

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a new version of its "Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law" poster that incorporates new regulations for the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), along with new contact information. With GINA taking effect for employers on Nov. 21, 2009, it is imperative to...

October 27, 2009

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Obama Declares National Emergency as CBS Questions the CDC

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Vaccinations for the H1N1 virus are in full swing across the country with health officials specifically warning those 24 and younger, along with pregnant women, to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Over the weekend, President Obama declared a national emergency that will allow hospitals to obtain waivers and do things like pack more hospital beds into smaller spaces and establish off-site fac...

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