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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
The delay is at the request of the Washington D.C. federal court, due to the court currently hearing a legal challenge regarding the rule. Challenges such as this one are not unusual regarding new federal posting requirements. The NLRB states that postponing the effective date will facilitate the resolution of ...
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
If you’re old enough – say, 50ish or beyond – you probably remember a time when women who had breast cancer were very “hush hush” about their illness and treatment. People would whisper about this friend or that family member having cancer, but speaking about it openly simply wasn’t done. ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
There is a new labor law posting requirement that may affect your practice.
The National Labor Relations Board has recently issued a rule that requires nearly all U.S. businesses to post a notice to employees communicating their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Covered employers must replace their federal poster ...
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Every year in the U.S., more than 300 million used ink and toner cartridges from printers, copiers and fax machines are tossed into the trash, destined for a landfill. Because these cartridges are made of plastic, they require petroleum to produce and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. ...
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
The State Surgeon General's issued a supplemental order to the State's Declaration of Public Health Emergency order issued on July 1, 2011. This supplemental order suspends the implementation of this requirement for 60 days from July 1, 2011, unless the Declaration of Public Health Emergency is amended, rescinded, or renewed ...
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Monday, December 27th, 2010
Physicians Exempt from Rules under New Law
On December 8, 2010 Congress passed legislation that exempts physicians from the FTC’s Red Flag Rules. For more information on you can visit the Physicians Practice blog at: http://www.physicianspractice.com/blog/content/article/1462168/1752034
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