Alerts

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that a doctor in a service corporation was actually an employer, and thus could not bring a claim under federal discrimination statutes based upon her termination.

Health care organizations that contract with physicians can face potential liability, as well as exclusion from participation in federal health care programs, under various laws (such as the Stark Law), the anti-kickback statute, and the False Claims Act (FCA).

The FTC recently announced a significant enforcement action against AT&T Mobility for unlawfully billing customers for unauthorized third-party charges, also known as “cramming.”

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a policy allowing acute care and critical access hospitals to settle inpatient-status claims currently on appeal in exchange for a partial payment equal to 68 percent of the claims’ net allowable amount.

US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Office of Regulatory Audit will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 2:00 pm–3:30 pm Eastern Time to provide an overview of its Focused Assessment (FA) Program.

In the City’s motion for summary judgment, it argued that Stragapede was not disabled under the ADA and that the City did not consider him to be disabled.

This case presents a common scenario and dynamic that a party involved with a distressed bank holding company may have seen in the last several years.

On September 30, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously held that the first-in-the-nation Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance passed by Alameda County, California is constitutional.

On October 1, 2014, at the President’s directive, the Department of Labor promulgated the final rule raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced changes to the “Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise” Rule, or the Mail Order Rule, aimed at updating the Rule for the 21st century and easing the costs of compliance.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it is extending the deadline for the Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Report, commonly known as FCC Form 477.

You have the choice of one of two viewpoints: either death always wins or death offers you the opportunity for an extraordinary life. I choose the latter. I choose embracing a post professional career life. I choose never to retire!

Congress created the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program to help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identify improper payments made to providers by Medicare and Medicaid.

Last month, a federal district court in Georgia ordered Columbus Regional Healthcare System to turn over communications protected by the attorney-client privilege in a decision that could have a chilling effect on requests for legal advice, if misunderstood.

In testimony before the US Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this summer, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lent its support to federal legislation that would require businesses to obtain “affirmative express consent” from consumers before collecting geolocation data from mobile devices.

Fourth Circuit in McAirlands Inc. v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. recently held that ownership of a utility patent does not necessarily preclude a claim in trade dress.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 23, 2014 that it recently completed a nationwide advertising review that resulted in warning letters to more than 60 advertisers.

The FCC Annual Regulatory Fees are due Tuesday, September 23, 2014.

Import managers and compliance personnel can now be held personally liable in circumstances other than fraud for imports that violate US custom laws.

On April 13, 2014, MPM Silicones, LLC and certain debtor affiliates (the Debtors) filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Debtors filed their plan of reorganization (the Plan) about a month later.

Court Holds That Document Reviewers “Practiced Law” for Purposes of the FLSA