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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a restructuring of its Whistleblower Protection Program. Under the restructuring, the... Read more from the original source: U.S. Department of Labor Prioritizes Whistleblower Protection

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As we all know, there was a big push under federal health care reform for plan sponsors to amend health plans for the 2011... Visit link: Health Care Reform 2012 Checklist

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Can you fire employees on leave? The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that applies to many businesses. The FMLA leave law mandates certain minimum requirements and rights for employees who take unpaid leave. The FMLA only applies to certain businesses -- and to certain leaves. First and foremost, you should find out if the...

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Mexico could lose nearly 70 percent of its cloud forests due to climate change by 2080, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change, that has implications for cloud forests worldwide. See original here: Cloud forests may be particularly vulnerable to climate change

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Global temperatures could rise by 1.4-3.0C (2.5-5.4F) above levels for late last century by 2050, a computer simulation has suggested. Read the rest here: Temperatures could rise by 3C by 2050, models suggest

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LOS ANGELES, March 23 (UPI) -- A scorpion species found in California's Death Valley may have escaped discovery until now because it is tiny and probably lives underground, scientists say. Excerpt from: New scorpion species found in California

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Scientists, politicians, businesspeople and NGO representatives from 95 countries are set to meet in London to find solutions to the issues of growing population and rising consumption of the Earth's limited resources. See the original post here: Summit tries to solve world's resource problems

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 23, 2012) - An international team of scientists, including some from Majorca and the Canary Islands, have described a new type of fossil scops owl, the first extinct bird on the archipelago of Madeira (Portugal). Read the original post: An Extinct Species of Scops Owl Has Been Discovered in Madeira

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The spread of the tick-borne disease may result in an increase in infections Here is the original post: Lyme Disease Pushes Northward

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Planning is not part of our culture. You just get up in the morning and do what you need to do for the day," said Marilyn Wallace of the Kuku Nyungka 'mob' (aboriginal nation) in northern Queensland, Australia. Originally posted here: Indigenous Peoples Needed to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change