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Alert | Environmental Law
May 7, 2021 | Clean Water Act Update
Overview of Recent Nationwide Permit Program Changes On March 28, 2017, former President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13783, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.” The Executive Order directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Alert | Bankruptcy and Creditors' Right
May 6, 2021 | Tenants Get at Least a Week’s Breathing Room Under Continuing Eviction Moratorium
While the District of Columbia federal court's order yesterday vacated the moratorium, HHS (the CDC is part of the family of agencies under the HHS, which was actually named as the Defendant) quickly filed an emergency motion to stay the order.  You...
Podcast
May 6, 2021 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: How to Respond to Payor Audits Without Panicking
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 week’s episode, Roetzel attorneys Ericka Adler and Christina...
Alert | Bankruptcy and Creditors' Right
May 5, 2021 | Federal Judge Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium
On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Judge Friedrich of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, entered an Order vacating the CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium order. In a related opinion, Judge Friedrich ruled that the Public Health...
Alert | Drone Alert
May 4, 2021 | It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a … Drone?
The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued final rules requiring remote identification of Unmanned Aerial Systems (“UAS” aka drones) and allowing flight over people, moving vehicles, and at night under certain conditions. The final rules wen...
Article
May 3, 2021 | Limit Physician Burnout Risk by Analyzing Company Culture, Contract Criteria
"Physician burnout has become a national epidemic. Although it was a concern before COVID-19, burnout has increased over the past year with many physicians feeling more stressed and overworked than ever." To read the full article, click HERE.
Podcast
Apr 29, 2021 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Is Private Equity Right for Your 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.  There has been a steady increase in private equity investment in phy...
Alert | Employment Services Alert
Apr 27, 2021 | Department of Labor Planning Enhanced Enforcement
Not surprisingly, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is looking to reverse many of the Trump administration’s employer-friendly initiatives and rules. Those reversals include: Setting aside gig-industry-friendly rules that ma...
Alert | Employment Services Alert
Apr 27, 2021 | President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Calls for Significant Funding for Worker-Focused Agencies
Workplace civil rights and health and safety agencies will likely receive additional funding to carry out anti-bias enforcement under President Biden’s American Jobs Plan.   Last month, President Biden announced his administration’s $2 trillion Am...
Alert | Education Law Alert
Apr 22, 2021 | Eleventh Circuit Decision Creates Further Division Among Circuit Courts Regarding Website Accessibility and ADA
On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals vacated a trial court ruling from 2017 which held that Winn-Dixie Stores violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) because the Plaintiff, who is visually impaired, could...
Podcast
Apr 22, 2021 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: What Can Technology Do for Your 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.  In this week's Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot episode, Roetzel attorneys...
Alert | Employment Services Alert
Apr 20, 2021 | OSHA's Rollout of COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard on Hold
Upon taking office, President Biden issued an executive order directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to decide by March 15 whether an emergency temporary standard was needed relative to COVID-19, and if OSHA determined t...
Alert | Employment Services Alert
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...