OSHA Issues Rule Re: Whistleblower Protection Under Obamacare

Posted: 02/28/2013  browse the blog archive

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor today issued the interim final regulations governing the employee protection (whistleblower) provision of section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act--also known as Obamacare--which added section 18C of the Fair Labor Standards Act, to provide protections to employees of health insurance issuers or other employers who may have been subject to retaliation for reporting potential violations of the law’s consumer protections (such as the prohibition on denials of insurance due to pre-existing conditions) or affordability assistance provisions (such as access to health insurance premium tax credits).  Read the Interim Final Rule.

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