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December 12, 2016

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Jenny Yang to Fill Out Term on EEOC, Retaining Democrat Majority

Current Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Jenny Yang has announced she will fulfill her statutory appointment and not leave the agency until July 2017, giving the Democrats a three-to-two majority until that time. However, she will be forced to relinquish her chair to a Republican commissioner whom incoming President Donald Trump chooses. Yang told Bloomberg news that she ho...

December 10, 2016

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5th Circuit Court Agrees to Expedite Overtime Injunction Review, But...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, responding to a filing by the Department of Labor (DOL), has agreed to an expedited schedule for a review of a Texas federal judge's injunction blocking the DOL's overtime rule that was set to take effect Dec. 1. Under the expedited process, the DOL must file its opening brief by Dec. 16, with amicus (friendly) briefs due a week later. Now for the clinch...

December 7, 2016

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OSHA Seeks Input on Preventing Violence in Healthcare, Social Assistance Settings

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information on whether to propose a standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare and social assistance settings. The agency has also scheduled a public meeting on Jan. 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C., to discuss strategies for reducing incidents of violence in these workplaces. A recent Government Account...

December 7, 2016

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OSHA Issues Advisory on Safety and Health Programs in Construction

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week issued Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs in Construction to help industry employers develop proactive programs to keep their workplaces safe. The recommendations may be particularly helpful to small- and medium-sized contractors who lack safety and health specialists on staff. Safety and health programs encourage fi...

December 3, 2016

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OCR Trebles Its HIPAA Violations Fines in FY 2016

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) shattered all monetary settlement records for violations of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) privacy, security and breach rules in the fiscal year ended this past Sept. 30, according to a study by the law firm McDermott Will & Emery. In fiscal 2016, OCR socked companies $25,6 million for HIPAA violations, up from a measly $7....

December 2, 2016

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DOL Appeals Overtime Rule Injunction with Scant Chance It Will Be Heard

The Department of Labor (DOL) has appealed the Texas federal judge's nationwide injunction blocking the agency's new overtime rule that was set to take effect on Dec. 1. Unless an expedited appeal is granted, which is not done very often, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans won't receive the relevant documents from Texas for a couple of weeks. After that, there is generally a 30-da...

December 2, 2016

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OSHA Extends Commentary Period on Revisions in Standards

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the comment period for its proposal to revise provisions in the agency's recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards. Originally scheduled to expire Dec. 5, 2016, the comment period will be extended to Jan. 4, 2017, to allow parties more time to review the rule and collect necessary information and d...

November 29, 2016

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OSHA Recordkeeping Rule: This Dec. 1 Start Date Will Stand

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday escaped the curse of Texas judges and Obama administration regulations when a federal court in the Lone Star state refused to place an injunction on the agency's new recordkeeping rule, which will now take effect on Dec. 1. OSHA had twice delayed the rule's start date in light of resistance, both legal and administrative, after...

November 29, 2016

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Poll Shows Widespread Support for Obamacare Overhaul, Possible Replacement

While President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments to posts responsible for the nation's health care policies, a Gallup poll continued a yearslong indication of public discontent with Obamacare. Some 53 percent of those polled in November dislike the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while only 42 percent approve, figures relatively unchanged since the ACA passed in 2010 and the exchanges o...

November 22, 2016

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Federal Judge Declares Overtime Rule Illegal, Issues Temporary Injunction

A federal judge in Texas hearing a lawsuit by 21 states over the Obama administration's overtime rule, set to take effect Dec. 1, has declared the rule illegal and issued an injunction to block its implementation nationwide. An Obama appointee, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in Sherman, Texas, ruled that the Department of Labor (DOL) cannot establish overtime rules based solely on pay scales...

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