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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 | Drug & Pharmacy Alert
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...Article
Jun 25, 2014 | Poor Off-site Records Policies Put Practices at Risk of HIPAA Violations
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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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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...Alert | Employment Services Alert
Jun 5, 2014 | Deadline Looming to Amend Retirement Plans for Same-Sex Benefits
The recent IRS Notice 2014-19 provides much needed guidance on how qualified retirement plans should treat the marriages of same-sex couples following the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor. The Windsor decision invalidated Section...Alert | Drug & Pharmacy Alert
Jun 5, 2014 | Department of Health and Human Services Issues Special Advisory Bulletin on Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs
By Brian Dickerson The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin concerning Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs). The Supplemental Bul...Article
Jun 2, 2014 | Fallout from the SEC's Move to Reverse 'No Admit or Deny' Policy
In 2013, Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") Chairman Mary Jo White announced that the SEC will turn away from its "no admit or deny" policy...Alert | Corporate Compliance Alert
May 29, 2014 | Eleventh Circuit Opinion Extends Reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
By Brian E. Dickerson, Partner In a decision with broad implications for any company doing business overseas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has become the first U.S. appeals court to attempt to define the term “instrumentality...Article
May 28, 2014 | When Medical Practice Staff Return After FMLA Leave: What to Know
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May 16, 2014 | Appellate Court Agrees Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Group-Rating Plan was Unlawful, But Remands to Lower Court to Review Damages
An appellate court has ruled that the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) violated Ohio law by developing and maintaining an unlawful rating system under which excessive premium discounts were given to group-rated employers at the expense of...Alert | Corporate Compliance Alert
May 14, 2014 | Two Prominent New York Health Care Organizations to Pay Record-Setting HIPAA Fine of $4.8 Million
New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and Columbia University (CU) have agreed to pay a combined $4.8 million to settle allegations that they failed to secure the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of thousands of patients, making the sett...Article
May 14, 2014 | Physicians Experience Payment Problems Due to ACA Hiccups
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May 13, 2014 | Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Chastises Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Overreaching in Form I-9 Penalties
Very recently, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) issued a decision admonishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for assessing excessive penalties against a small employer for Form I-9 violations. ICE filed a c...
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