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Apr 20, 2021 | EEOC Will Issue Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Programs Offered by Employers
Lawmakers and many employer organizations have urged the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) to issue guidance to companies that are considering providing incentives to employees who get the COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, Sen. Richard B...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Apr 20, 2021 | DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance Focused on ERISA
Last week, the Employee Benefits Security Administration arm of the Department of Labor issued guidance focused on protecting and preventing workers’ benefits from the escalating impact of cybersecurity threats. The guidance, which addressed plan...Article
Apr 15, 2021 | Can You Discharge Patients with Unpaid Balances?
"A physician asks whether he can legally refuse treatment to a patient with an unpaid balance. Here are five legal considerations." To read the full article, click here.Podcast
Apr 15, 2021 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Physician Burnout: The Next Pandemic?
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. In this episode, Roetzel health law attorneys and HealthLaw HotSpot co-h...Podcast
Apr 8, 2021 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: How to Handle Difficult Employees in Your Health Care Practice
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. Roetzel health law attorneys and HealthLaw HotSpot co-hosts Ericka Adler...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Apr 6, 2021 | Department of Labor Scales Back Financial Oversight of Unions
Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) scaled back its financial oversight of unions. Under the Trump Administration Rule, unions had to report strike fund, apprenticeship program and other “trust fund” information to the DOL. The Trump Administrat...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Apr 6, 2021 | Department of Labor Steps Up Enforcement of Anti-Bias for Government Contractors
The Department of Labor (DOL), under the Biden Administration, has stepped up anti-bias enforcement against government contractors. In doing so, the DOL, through its investigators, is conducting more thorough audits with more detailed questions and i...Alert | Health Law Alert
Apr 5, 2021 | Effective April 5, 2021, Health Care Providers to Comply with the Information Blocking Rule of the 21st Century Cures Act
Effective April 5, 2021, Health Care Providers are prohibited from blocking access, exchange, or the use of protected electronic health information (“EHI”), or engaging in an act or omission or practice that is unreasonable and likely to interfere wi...Alert | Health Law Alert
Apr 5, 2021 | IRS Announces that COVID-19 Related Personal Protective Equipment Qualifies as a Medical Expense –
On March 26, 2021, in Announcement 2021-7, the IRS notified taxpayers that amounts paid for personal protective equipment, such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 (COVID-19 PPE)...Alert | Tax Alert
Apr 2, 2021 | IRS Cracks Down: Reporting Crypto and NFTs on Your 2020 Taxes
By Jake Nicholson & Donna Hartl Online brokers and trading platforms have made access to crypto exchanges a standard feature over the past few years, and the IRS has responded to the resulting surge in ownership with updated reporting requirements...Podcast
Apr 1, 2021 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Physician Compensation and Reimbursement
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. This week on Roetzel’s HealthLaw HotSpot, Roetzel attorneys Ericka Adler...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Mar 30, 2021 | Labor Secretary Walsh’s Challenging Agenda
After a lengthy confirmation process last week, Marty Walsh was confirmed by the Senate as U.S. Labor Secretary. With the confirmation process finally behind Walsh, all eyes are now on his impending agenda for the Department of Labor (DOL). It is...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Mar 30, 2021 | Anticipated Department of Labor Changes Under President Biden
Last week, the Senate confirmed Marty Walsh as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. Walsh is expected to be heavily pro-labor, given his experience as a trade union official. He is also the former Mayor of Boston. The most anticipated chang...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Mar 30, 2021 | Department of Labor Considers Two Rules Regarding Tipped-Workers’ Wages
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued two proposed rules that seek to withdraw the Trump Administration rule regarding the lower minimum wage of $2.13 for tipped workers (the “Tip Rule”). The Trump Administration Tip Rule was completed in December...Article
April 2021 | Best Practices in Mass and Toxic Torts
In toxic and mass tort litigation, we repeatedly see plaintiffs naming defendants that have no connection to plaintiff’s alleged injuries. Individual defendants may feel that they are wrongly named and want a dismissal without payment. In many cases,...Podcast
Mar 25, 2021 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Malpractice Insurance - What Providers Need to Know
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. Roetzel health law attorneys and HealthLaw HotSpot co-hosts Ericka A...Alert | Public Law Alert
Mar 24, 2021 | Legislature Limits Governor’s Emergency Powers, Overriding Veto on SB 22
The Statehouse hosted its first veto override votes of 2021 on Wednesday, when the House and Senate gathered to override Governor DeWine’s veto of Senate Bill 22, which amends the powers of the executive branch in an emergency, making virtually all e...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Mar 23, 2021 | Equality Act Advances to the Senate and to Controversy
Last summer, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, which held that the protected classification of “sex” under Title VII included sexual orientation and gender identity. Under Bostock, LGBT employe...Alert | Education Law Alert
Mar 23, 2021 | HB 67 Provides Relief for Ohio School Districts in the 2020-2021 School Year
After the federal government announced in late February that states are still required to administer statewide assessments in the 2020-2021 school year, Ohio school districts have now been granted a sigh of relief. On March 20, 2021, Governor DeWine...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Mar 23, 2021 | Biden Administration Likely to Expand Enforcement Efforts in the Health Care Industry
Nearly every administration has carried out efforts to investigate fraud and abuse in the health care industry, but under the Biden Administration, those efforts are likely to expand. Below is a brief review of areas where the Biden Administration wi...
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