Risk Management

OSHA Citing Facilities “It Hasn’t Even Visited”

A post from attorney John Hyman looks at a recent administrative law judge decision and finds cause for alarm. The […]

Captive Insurance In Crosshairs As Tax Dodge

Captive insurance companies – subsidiaries set up one or a number of businesses to self-insure – have long been seen […]

Employee Gag Law Is Challenged In NC Federal Court

A recently passed North Carolina law made it easier for employers to go after people who get themselves hired with […]

FTC Asleep On “Big Data” Regulation?

An LA Times columnist looks at a recent Federal Trade Commission report about the implications of “big data” and finds it…

A Close Look At The New Cybersecurity Act

Title I is most relevant to companies, and this post takes a close look at what it says.

FDA Putting Brakes On Livestock Antibiotics

After decades of delay while antibiotic resistant “superbugs” continued to gain ground, the FDA is about to impose some restrictions […]

More GCs Looking To “Litigation Funding”

A litigation financing ploy, formerly geared to plaintiffs and to evening out the playing field for small litigants, has gone […]

Justice, Labor Depts, Will Double-Team On Workplace Hazards

The two departments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will establish coordination for criminal prosecutions of workplace violations…

States That Require An Employee Info Privacy Statement

Five states now require employers to have an internal privacy policy that governs their ability to disclose some forms of […]

Ratings Agencies Skewered Again In SEC Report

According to a recent SEC report, major ratings agencies have not corrected the kinds of shortcomings in their business models that were instrumental in the 2008 financial crisis.

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