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April 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...

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April 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...

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April 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...

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April 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...

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April 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...

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April 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...

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April 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...

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April 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.

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April 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...

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April 08, 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...

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April 06, 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...

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April 06, 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...

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April 05, 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...

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April 05, 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)...

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April 02, 2021

IRS Cracks Down: Reporting Crypto and NFTs on Your 2020 Taxes

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. The 1040 Form for 2020 is the fir...

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April 01, 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...

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March 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...

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March 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...

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March 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...

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March 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...