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Jul 10, 2014 | Overview of the Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act of 2014
By Vanessa Burrows Yesterday, Senate Democrats introduced the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act of 2014, which would apply to group health plans, plan sponsors, and health insurance issuers. The bill responds to the United Sta...Article
Jul 9, 2014 | Firing a Physician: 3 Issues to Consider Before Termination
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Jul 3, 2014 | FDA Issues Pharmacy Related Compounding Regulations and Guidance Documents
On July 1, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released several documents applicable to compounding pharmacies, which are in the business of preparing custom-tailored drugs intended for patients. The first document is draft interim guidance...Article
Summer 2014 | Realizing the Recovery: Recent Case Law from the Eleventh Circuit
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Jun 30, 2014 | Department of Justice Intervenes in False Claims Act Suit over Fraudulent Delay in Repayment of Overcharges
On Friday, June 27, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing and filing of a civil fraud lawsuit against Continuum Health Partners and others for their delay in fully repaying nearly $1 million in Medic...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Jun 30, 2014 | High Court Holds Closely Held Corporations Can Avoid Contraception Mandate for Religious Reasons
By Nathan Pangrace On June 30, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby and other family owned and closely held for-profit companies can opt out of the Affordable Care Act's requirement to provide no-cost prescription contraception in most...Alert | Franchise Law Alert
Jun 27, 2014 | Recent Legal Developments' Potential Impact on Franchisees
By Matthew D. Austin, Partner Labor unions are targeting franchisees and the restaurant industry as a whole, and they are not alone. Worker centers, including Fast Food Forward and Worker’s Organizing Committee, are generally closely affiliated wi...Alert | Corporate Compliance Alert
Jun 27, 2014 | Department of Health and Human Services Issues a Special Fraud Alert on Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians
By Nicole Hughes Waid, Partner On June 25, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the “Special Fraud Alert: Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians.” Specifically, this Special Fraud Al...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Jun 26, 2014 | Supreme Court Rules That President Obama's NLRB Recess Appointments Were Invalid
By Nathan Pangrace, Associate The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June 26, 2014 that President Obama’s three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were unconstitutional and therefore, invalid. The Court’...Article
Jun 25, 2014 | Poor Off-site Records Policies Put Practices at Risk of HIPAA Violations
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Jun 25, 2014 | Omnicare Inc. Agrees to Pay $124 Million Settlement to Resolve Fraudulent Billing Claims
By Christian M. Auty The Department of Justice announced today that Omnicare Inc. has agreed to pay $124.24 million for offering improper incentives to skilled nursing facilities to induce the nursing facilities to select Omnicare as their pharmac...Alert | Corporate Compliance Alert
Jun 25, 2014 | The Florida Information Protection Act of 2014: The Trend Toward Stricter Data Security Breach Laws and Effective Compliance Protocols
By Nicole Hughes Waid, Partner Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed into law The Florida Information Protection Act of 2014 (FIPA) which requires companies to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data containing personal information in...Alert | Corporate Compliance Alert
Jun 24, 2014 | U.S. Supreme Court Holds Intent to Defraud Bank Not Required for Bank Fraud Conviction
By Nicole Hughes Waid, Partner Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Loughrin v. United States, No. 13-316. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court, which held that in a prosecution for bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Jun 24, 2014 | Senate Considers Changes to Retiree Group Health Benefits Vesting Laws
By Matthew D. Austin, Partner The Senate is considering amendments to federal benefits and labor laws that would make any retiree group health benefits vest upon retirement or the completion of 20 years of service. The Bankruptcy Fairness and E...Alert | Insurance Alert
Jun 19, 2014 | Ohio Governor Signs Captive Insurance Bill
By Christopher Cotter Ohio companies are able to operate their own locally based commercial insurance subsidiaries under legislation signed into law on June 17, 2014 by Ohio Governor John Kasich. House Bill 117 allows Ohio businesses to form a cap...Alert | Wealth Transfer & Succession Planning Alert
Jun 19, 2014 | U.S. Supreme Court Finds Inherited IRAs Not Protected in Bankruptcy
On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a Seventh Circuit decision that said inherited IRAs do not enjoy the protections of IRAs in bankruptcy proceedings. The petitioner in Clark v. Rameker, Trustee, Hedi Heffron-Clark, inherited a...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Jun 19, 2014 | OSC Issues New Fact Patterns Flyer on Citizenship/Immigration Status and National Origin Discrimination in Employment
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC”), has recently released an updated and instructive "Fact Patterns Flyer" (rev. June 2014), which includes many examples of citizensh...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Jun 18, 2014 | IRS Begins Code Section 409A Audit Program
By David C. Strosnider, Partner Background Congress added Section 409A to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Section 409A dramatically increased the federal regulati...Article
Jun 11, 2014 | Billing New Physicians Incident-to Current Physicians
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Jun 9, 2014 | Canada Cracks Down on Bribery - Charges Two Americans under Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act
By Thomas M. Larned, Of Counsel The Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued arrest warrants for former Cryptometrics Inc. CEO Robert Barra and former COO Dario Bernini, charging both with violations of the CFPOA. Details of the bribery scheme involve...
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