Bankers Need to Change: the High Cost of Complacency

A call to action on a grievous injustice that shouldn't be legal.

All Service Providers The DDA Affects You! Do Not Ignore This Article!

Is your business accessible to those who may be Disabled - if not you could be breaking the Law

Corporate Investment with All these Attacking Regulatory Agencies; Why Bother?

The government is saying re-invest in America. Pour capital into the free markets, but why? If they do who will work in the new factories and plants? Who will work in the new outlets? Who will man the machinery? Unemployment is at a very low number.

Regulatory Compliance and The Mis-Use of Law

To protect the public from what might be called run-away capitalism, the United States Government has set up regulatory bodies to curb corporate crime. Unfortunately nearly every law they make they make not to protect the American People but rather to protect one corporation, industry or business group against another. How so you ask?

Will New Federal Regulations Restrict Your Site Choices?

Do you plan meetings or conferences in Canada or Mexico that U.S. citizens attend? If so, you may soon have a tough time picking the perfect location for your next meeting or conference when a new effort by the Department of Homeland Security is implemented in December 2006.

Change Management in Regulatory Agencies

Change Management in regulatory government agencies can be extremely serious indeed. For instance take the resigning of Minetta from the Department of Transportation or resignation Powell from the Federal Communications Commission and you can understand what I am getting at.

FTC Needs Rules and Regulations Overhaul

The Federal Trade Commission needs to reduce the rules and regulations and since they are hurting American businesses, causing barriers to entry and increasing corporate monopolies they need to start over. So often, the Federal Trade Commission, which is supposedly to help prevent

HIPAA Compliant FTP Hosting

In Medical Transcription or other Health Care Services, medical reports are stored and exchanged in digital format. The growing necessity of exchanging large volume of medical reports and files over the Internet allows the Health care Service providers to use File Transfer Protocol as the most effective way to exchange files. When exchanging files over the Internet you need to be sure the FTP hosting services conform to the HIPAA security rules.

NFPA-70E Compliance Takes More Than A Label

Since the release of IEEE-1584 in September 2002 and NFPA-70E, 2004 Edition, I have talked with hundreds of facility engineers concerned about NFPA-70E arc-flash hazard compliance. NFPA, the IEEE Safety Committee, and other groups have done a great job of spreading the word regarding arc-flash hazards and the need to address this specific safety issue. Unfortunately, most engineers I have spoken with are under the misconception that if they label equipment for arc-flash hazards, and enforce the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) per the label, they are in compliance with 70E and OSHA requirements. Nothing could be further from the truth. Arc-flash hazard labeling and PPE compliance are only a small part of 70E compliance and even a smaller part of a properly defined safety program.

Federal Trade Commission Revising Biz Op Rules and Regulations

If you run a business opportunity business, you might be interested in the new proposed rules that the Federal Trade Commission is considering. It is important for you of course to protect your interests and advise the FTC

Franchisee Compliance With Law and Government Licensing Issues

A franchising company must always be a Stickler for details when it comes to government licensing and compliance with Law of their franchises and franchised outlets. If a franchisee fails to comply with Law or secure the proper government licenses to operate their business it could become a public relations nightmare.

HIPAA and Email - How Does Your Practice Deal with Compliance in a Digital Age?

Email as a communication solution for the smaller clinic can be a time-saving resource. It can replace the many phone calls and postal mailings, adding a financial benefit to the smaller clinic. However, some healthcare practitioners feel that emailing their patients equates to working for free, but some clinics have already adopted charging for email consultations. At some practices, patients pay a flat rate from $100 to several hundred dollars per year for this type of service. This article addresses email in the digital medical office and ramifications of HIPAA Compliance.

FAA to Regulate Space Flight and Space Ships?

Well it seems the Federal Aviation Administration seems to have more lofty goals than the new NASA Mission to the Moon and Mars. The FAA now wants to regulate Space Flight

Overregulation Choking All Aspects of Human Life

No human civilization runs perfectly, that is not to say one couldn’t, as it is possible. Surely the United States runs better than most civilizations on the Planet in this present period, but with its top heavy Government it is not the epitome of efficiency by any means.

Industry Regulation and Recent Legislation

A number of states from coast to coast are attempting to impose further regulations on the payday loan industry, but without much success in many cases. Consumers of payday loans have generally argued against more stringent measures and limitations, that would limit their access to payday loans. And, in the meantime, the payday loan industry continues to grow, both in the numbers of loans issued and the dollar amounts of loans issued.