The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program is poised to defray eligible health care providers’ costs of providing certain telehealth services. On September 3, 2020, the FCC issued additional information and guidance for potential applicants.
Since the pandemic began, associations and their members have had to manage tighter budgets and virtual gatherings. With pandemic-related litigation already blooming, as we reported in May and August, managing liability risks is critical.
Medical providers treating patients covered by ERISA-governed health plans on an out-of-network basis can assert state-law claims to hold plans to their payment promises without running afoul of ERISA’s preemption provision (ERISA § 514(a), 29 U.S.C. § 1144(a)).
Businesses across the country are facing challenges, including lawsuits, as they grapple with how COVID-19 has impacted their operations, work forces, and supply chains. The wave of litigation is rising, and it appears that no industry is immune.
Yesterday, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its technical assistance document, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.
On August 31, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the pre-publication notice of a final rule that revises two aspects of the technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and standards (ELGs).
In a first for the FTC, the Tate Automotive Group, with dealerships in AZ and NM, is being forced to cease business operations as part of a settlement of allegations related to falsification of consumer income.
As online shopping picked up during the COVID-19 pandemic due to brick-and-mortar closures, so too have questions about liability for online marketplaces.
In a move with far reaching implications for the health care industry, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a proposed rule that would codify into regulation specific requirements that it and its related agencies must follow when issuing guidance to the public or regul
On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted significant rule changes to Regulation S-K, including changes to risk factor disclosures by public reporting entities, which will impact public companies and private investors.
On August 21, 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published an interim final rule (IFR) to implement hemp-related amendments to the Federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) that were made by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill).
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act allows eligible employees to take up to two weeks of paid sick leave and up to 12 weeks of expanded family and medical leave – 10 paid – for specified reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
