Clarification of Permissible Fees for HIPAA Right of Access – Flat Rate Option of Up to $6.50 is Not a Cap on All Fees for Copies of PHI Earlier this… Read more

JUST ANNOUNCED!  US Labor Department Announces Final Rule to Improve Workers’ Protection from the Dangers of ‘Respirable’ Silica Dust OSHA has issued two silica standards: one for construction and one… Read more

On September 18, 2014, OSHA issued a final rule revising its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements in 29 C.F.R. 1904.  Shortly before OSHA’s new injury and illness… Read more

Year One of OSHA’s Severe Injury Reporting Program: An Impact Evaluation Every year, tens of thousands of men and women across the United States are severely injured on the job, sometimes with permanent consequences… Read more

Focus is on Healthcare: Fourth OSHA Document in Three Months Aimed at Healthcare The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has updated inspection procedures related to worker exposures to tuberculosis in… Read more

Article brought to you by: Stephen A. Burt, BS, MFA In an interpretation letter to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association dated July 6, 2015, OSHA reversed its earlier interpretation that… Read more

Rule becomes effective July 1, 2015. In a press release issued September 11, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the final rule for Occupational Injury and Illness Recording… Read more

The Department of Labor (DOL) states many employers “have a culture of compliance,” while others “depend upon luck or happenstance to avoid workplace violations.”  Still others “make a calculated decision… Read more

Each year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issues hundreds of citations to employers in the healthcare industry. While nursing homes, medical centers, doctors’ offices, and clinics must all… Read more