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Thirteen Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2019 Edition of Georgia Super Lawyers (February 7, 2019)
Thirteen Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2018 Edition of Georgia Super Lawyers (March 15, 2018)
Baker Donelson Earns Highest Number of Metro Tier 1 Rankings in 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" List (November 1, 2017)
Bloomberg BNA and Baker Donelson Explore The State of Telehealth At September 14 Briefing (September 6, 2017)
Baker Donelson's Health Law Group Earns Multiple Top Three Rankings (August 24, 2017)
Baker Donelson Selected by Avis Budget Group for Law Firm Convergence Program (March 15, 2017)
Baker Donelson Earns Eighth Consecutive Ranking on FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For®" List (March 9, 2017)
Baker Donelson and Ober|Kaler Complete Merger (January 3, 2017)
Baker Donelson Achieves High Rankings in 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" List (November 7, 2016)
Baker Donelson and Ober|Kaler to Combine (October 31, 2016)
Baker Donelson Named Among Fortune's 100 Best Workplaces for Women (September 20, 2016)
Baker Donelson Earns Top Ten Ranking in Vault's 2017 "Best Law Firms for Diversity" (September 13, 2016)
Baker Donelson's Health Law Group Earns Top Ten Rankings (July 19, 2016)
Baker Donelson Named Gold Standard Firm by Women in Law Empowerment Forum (July 12, 2016)
Baker Donelson Named Gold Standard Firm by Women in Law Empowerment Forum (July 12, 2016)
Baker Donelson Ranked 32nd in Seventh Consecutive Year on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For® List (March 3, 2016)
Fourteen Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2016 Edition of Georgia Super Lawyers (February 22, 2016)
Baker Donelson Achieves High Rankings in 2016 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" List (November, 4 2015)
264 Baker Donelson Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Listing (August 19, 2015)
Baker Donelson Earns Top Ten Rankings in Vault's 2016 Best Law Firms Lists (August 14, 2015)
Baker Donelson Named Gold Standard Firm by Women in Law Empowerment Forum (June 25, 2015)
Baker Donelson Achieves High Rankings in Chambers USA 2015 (May 19, 2015)
Baker Donelson Named a 2015 NLADA Beacon of Justice Award Winner (May 5, 2015)
Baker Donelson Announces Newly Elected Shareholders Firm-Wide (April 21, 2015)
Baker Donelson Ranked 30th in Sixth Consecutive Year on FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For® List (March 5, 2015)
Fourteen Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2015 Edition of Georgia Super Lawyers (March 3, 2015)
Baker Donelson Announces Industry-Leading Parental Leave Policy (February 23, 2015)
Baker Donelson Announces 2014 Diversity Scholarship Program Recipients (December 2, 2014)
Baker Donelson Achieves High Rankings in 2015 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" List (November 3, 2014)
Survey Finds General Counsel in Southeastern U.S. View Health Care and Cybersecurity as Growing Legal Concerns for Companies (October 30, 2014)
Rehabilitated Eagle Released in Honor of Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. (September 2, 2014)
248 Baker Donelson Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 Listing (August 20, 2014)
Baker Donelson Earns High Rankings in Vault's 2015 Best Law Firms Lists (August 7, 2014)
Baker Donelson's Health Law Group Earns Multiple Top Ten Rankings (August 1, 2014)
Howard H. Baker Jr., 1925-2014 (June 26, 2014)
Baker Donelson Named a 2014 NLADA Beacon of Justice Award Winner (June 4, 2014)
Nine Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2014 Edition of Georgia Super Lawyers (February 18, 2014)
Baker Donelson 31st in Fifth Consecutive Ranking in FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For® (January 16, 2014)
Baker Donelson Achieves High Rankings in 2014 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" List (November 4, 2013)
Baker Donelson Among Top 10 Law Firms on Corporate Counsel's "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies" (September 26, 2013)
Baker Donelson Ranked Among Vault's Top Ten "Best Law Firms to Work For" (July 23, 2013)
Charles Ruffin Sworn in as 51st President of State Bar of Georgia (July 1, 2013)
Charles L. Ruffin Elected to Owners' Counsel of America's Board of Directors (February 27, 2013)
Baker Donelson Achieves Highest Ever Ranking in FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" (January 17, 2013)
Baker Donelson Attorneys Named Among 2012 Legal Elite by Georgia Trend (January 2, 2013)
Baker Donelson Earns Number-One Spot in National Ranking of Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing & Business Development (November 7, 2012)
Baker Donelson Achieves High Rankings in 2013 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" List (November 1, 2012)
Baker Donelson Chairman and CEO Ben Adams Named One of America's Most Innovative Managing Partners (October 11, 2012)
Baker Donelson Wins ILTA's 2012 Distinguished Peer Award for Project of the Year (September 18, 2012)
Baker Donelson Earns Top 10 Ranking Among Vault's "Best Law Firms for Diversity" (August 20, 2012)
Baker Donelson Ranked Among Vault's Top Five "Best Law Firms to Work For" (July 26, 2012)
Charles L. Ruffin Installed as President-Elect of State Bar of Georgia (June 14, 2012)
Baker Donelson Ranked Fifth on American Health Lawyers Association's List of Largest Health Care Law Firms (January 23, 2012)
Baker Donelson Ranked Among Vault's Top Ten "Best Law Firms to Work For" (October 5, 2011)
Baker Donelson Earns High Rankings in National Survey of Associates (June 7, 2011)
Charles L. Ruffin Re-Elected Treasurer of State Bar of Georgia (June 1, 2011)
Baker Donelson Ranked in Top 50 of FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" (January 20, 2011)
Baker Donelson Ranked Among Top 20 Firms for Associates (September 23, 2010)
Baker Donelson Achieves Top Spot for Metro Rankings in "Best Law Firms" List (September 15, 2010)
Baker Donelson Expands Pro Bono Program (July 22, 2010)
Charles L. Ruffin Elected Treasurer of State Bar of Georgia (May 27, 2010)

In the News

Baker Donelson Featured in Law360 Article Highlighting Emergency Preparedness Among Law Firms (October 4, 2017)
William Painter Talks with Memphis Business Journal About Baker Donelson's Investment in AI Software (September 22, 2017)
Bruce Doeg Discusses Baker Donelson's Adoption of AI Solution in Legaltech News (September 19, 2017)
Charles Ruffin Comments on Georgia Eminent Doman Bill in Atlanta Journal-Constitution (March 29, 2017)
News of Baker Donelson and Ober|Kaler Combination Featured in Bloomberg BNA's Big Law Business (October 31, 2016)
Law360 Highlights Baker Donelson’s Role in Monmouth REIT Credit Deal (August 28, 2015)
Gina Greenwood Comments on Health Care Data and Cyber Attack Vulnerability in Wolters Kluwer Health Law Daily (March 6, 2015)
Baker Donelson Client Crawford & Company Recognized in Daily Report's Legal Departments of the Year for Outside Legal Management (November 20, 2014)
The Daily Report Highlights Charles Ruffin's Contribution to "From Banished to Unified: A History of Georgia Lawyers" (August 13, 2014)
Gina Greenwood Comments on Data Breach Issues in Atlanta Business Chronicle (August 8, 2014)
Charles Ruffin Discusses Georgia Supreme Court Victory for Property Owners (July 17, 2014)
Charles Ruffin Profiled in Daily Report (June 5, 2014)
Charles Ruffin Featured in April 2014 Issue of Georgia Bar Journal (April 1, 2014)
Gina Greenwood Quoted in Las Vegas Review-Journal on Enforcement of EMTALA (March 14, 2014)
Charles Ruffin Featured in December 2013 Edition of Georgia Bar Journal (December 1, 2013)
Baker Donelson Launches Construction Law Blog (February 8, 2012)
Baker Donelson Expands Texas Presence with Second Houston Merger (February 1, 2012)
Baker Donelson Earns Third Consecutive Ranking in FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" (January 19, 2012)
Baker Donelson Continues Growth with Entry into Florida (November 17, 2011)
Baker Donelson Expands Footprint with Move into Texas (October 24, 2011)
Nashville Hosts Screening and Discussion of PBS Documentary – American Experience: Freedom Riders (August 15, 2011)
Baker Donelson Launches Firm-wide GLBT Training (August 15, 2011)
63 Baker Donelson Attorneys to be Ranked as "Leaders in Their Field" in Chambers USA 2010 Directory (March 18, 2010)

Events

"Valuation and Investment Banking Focus Before a Sale" (June 2016)
"DOL Audit Preparation: Fiduciary Liabilities, Identity Theft and Online Security" (April 2016)
"DOL Audit Preparation: Fiduciary Training and Upcoming Regulatory Changes" (January 2016)
"Special BakerReads Program featuring "The Smartest Kids in the World"" (August 2015)
"Why Women Should Rule the World, by Dee Dee Meyers" (March 2015)
"Get it in Writing: Five Contracts Too Risky to Live Without" (August 2014)
"Baker Recommends: Protecting Your Profits Through Project Documentatio" (July 2013)
"Receiverships Across the Southeast" (July 2013)
"The Supreme Court's Myriad Decision and What It Means for Your Business" (June 2013)
"How to Prevent a Punitive Damages Verdict Against Your Long Term Care Facility" (June 2013)
"Recent Trends in Lender Liability Claims" (March 2013)
"Setting Realistic Expectations with Families on Admission to Long Term Care Facilities" (January 2013)
"Big Verdict Trends for Long Term Care Providers – How Do We Prevent Them?" (November 2012)
"Quality Improvement Committees for Long Term Care Providers – Are You Taking Good Care of Your Most Sensitive Documents?" (September 2012)
"HUD: LEAN Revisited" (July 2012)
"Mastering the Move to Legal Project Management" (April 2012)
"The Truth about Tennessee Tort Reform: What Long Term Care Providers Need to Know" (April 2012)
"ABA's 34th Annual Forum on Franchising" (October 2011)
"Employment Law Alliance Webinar: Multi-National Companies Doing Business Abroad Avoiding Common Business Immigration Pitfalls" (March 2011)
"Baker Donelson Emerging Company Boot Camp" (March 2011)

Webinars

January 2017 Brings New Form I-9 and New Rules on Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices (January 2017)
Portfolio Loan Defaults: Issues Impacting Recovery Strategy (December 2016)
Are You Protecting Your QA Documents? (December 2016)
Is It Over for the New Overtime Rules? What Employers Should Do Now (Encore) (December 2016)
Is It Over for the New Overtime Rules? What Employers Should Do Now (December 2016)
Consumer Debt Collection Litigation: Where It Is and Where It Is Going (November 2016)
From a Hot Topic to a Hot Mess: Discussing Sensitive Issues in the Workplace (November 2016)
The FLSA December 1 Deadline is Almost Here. Are You Ready? (November 2016)
Understanding Your Responsibilities under the ACA's Anti-Discrimination Rule (November 2016)
How Ride-Sharing, Self-Driving Cars and Fewer Teen Drivers Are Impacting the Auto Finance Industry (October 2016)
Protected Concerted Activity: The Labor Board's Trap for Nonunion Employers (October 2016)
Personal Goodwill in Mergers and Acquisitions (October 2016)
The NLRB's Assault on Higher Education: How to Prepare for Union Organizing (October 2016)
Buying and Selling Your HUD Financed Facility (October 2016)
Agricultural Loan Defaults – Special Issues and Maximizing Recovery (September 2016)
Transgender Individuals in the Workplace (September 2016)
Transgender Rights on Campus (September 2016)
What Every Provider Needs to Know About Granny Cams (September 2016)
Equipment Leasing and Finance 101 (August 2016)
You Are About to Be Liquid: Now What? (August 2016)
How to Sell Your Cybersecurity Product to Large Companies (August 2016)
Top Ten Construction Contract Issues Facing Colleges and Universities (August 2016)
Effectively Representing the Veteran Client: Legal and Cultural Basics (August 2016)
Claims Appeals Developments and Proposals for Expansion (August 2016)
Negotiation of Representations and Warranties in the Purchase and Sale Agreement (July 2016)
As the Oil and Gas World Churns (July 2016)
Applying NLRB's Handbook Guidance (June 2016)
Valuation and Investment Banking Focus Before a Sale (June 2016)
To HUD and Back: Overview and Updates (June 2016)
How In-House Counsel Can Achieve Operational Excellence (June 2016)
What Every Provider Needs to Know About DOJ Investigations (June 2016)
Overtime Overhaul – The Final Regulations are Finally Here (Higher Education) (May 2016)
Financial Institutions and Data Breach Diligence (May 2016)
ADA Dos and Don'ts for Savvy Employers (May 2016)
Overtime Overhaul – The Final Regulations are Finally Here (Encore) (May 2016)
Overtime Overhaul – The Final Regulations are Finally Here (May 2016)
"Stressed Out": Critical Bankruptcy Concepts for Lenders and Operators (May 2016)
Live from the Trenches: Hot Exam Issues (April 2016)
The What, Why and Who of Directed Trusts (April 2016)
Back by Popular Demand: The New Overtime Rules Are Coming SOON – Are You Ready? (April 2016)
Ethical Considerations in Internal Investigations: Title IX and Beyond (April 2016)
10 Things You Wish You Didn't Have to Know About HIPAA/Data Breaches (April 2016)
Protecting What Makes Your Wine Special – Legally! (April 2016)
2015 SEC Targets and 2016 Labor Law Challenges (March 2016)
The New Overtime Rules Are Coming SOON – Are You Ready? (March 2016)
Training Days: Key Considerations for Designing and Implementing an Effective Title IX Training Program (March 2016)
Telemedicine and Long Term Care – What You Need to Know (March 2016)
Consumer Finance Trial Techniques (February 2016)
ACA Update: Six Changes for 2016 (February 2016)
"Fireworks" in July 2016 – The Final DOL Overtime Regs Are Coming! (February 2016)
Most Common Wage and Hour Mistakes in Long Term Care (February 2016)
Trendspotting the CFPB: What's Coming and How Institutions Can Prepare (January 2016)
EMTALA 101: The Fundamentals of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act – One of the Hottest Laws in the Country (January 2016)
Fraud & Abuse Webinar Compliance Program 101 (December 2015)
Patent Law Landscape – Recent Shifts and What You Need to Know (November 2015)
DOL Audit Preparation: Fiduciary Training Module 1 Webinar (November 2015)
Background Checks (November 2015)
Wellness Programs: A Legal Web For The Unwary (October 2015)
Who is Your Employee? Issues Involving Adjunct and Part-Time Professors, Independent Contractors, Interns and Athletes as Employees (October 2015)
Disasters and Public Health Emergencies – Planning and Preparing for New and Emerging Risks (October 2015)
Planning for Voluntary and Involuntary Changes in Your Business' Ownership (September 2015)
Disasters and Public Health Emergencies on Campus – Planning and Preparing for New and Emerging Risks (September 2015)
Ten Hot Topics in Labor and Employment (September 2015)
Independent Contractor Misclassification – A Problem for Uber or a Problem for You-ber? (September 2015)
Are You Ready? What to Expect During an OCR HIPAA Audit/Investigation (August 2015)
Vendor Management: Who the CFPB is Watching and Who They Are Expecting You to be Watching (July 2015)
Friend Me? When Social Media, Higher Ed and the Law Collide (July 2015)
Tight Around the "White" Collar – The Proposed New Overtime Regulations (July 2015)
Workplace Challenges and Communication – How to Reduce Risk (July 2015)
2015 FLSA Changes Webinar: How to Plan, Budget and Prepare (July 2015)
Defending Your Intellectual Property: The Limits of Academic Fair Use Under Copyright Law and Defending Your School Logo Under Trademark Law (June 2015)
SaVE-ing Your Campus: The Role of the Responsible Employee and Key Components for Effective Title IX Grievance Procedures (May 2015)
Under Attack: 10 Steps to Take if You Have a HIPAA Data Breach (May 2015)
It’s Not Just FERPA: Privacy and Security Issues in Higher Education (April 2015)
Title IX Athletics Compliance in the Age of Full Cost of Attendance Scholarships and Perpetual Budgetary Pressures (March 2015)
Risks of In-House Processing of Immigration Petitions for Foreign Faculty and Staff (February 2015)
The Sky is Falling! Would Chicken Little be a Protected Whistle-blower Under the Florida Whistle-blower's Act? (February 2015)
Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation (January 2015)
Remedial Action in Southeastern States: South Carolina (December 2014)
Baker Donelson's Directors Toolkit (December 2014)
What's New in Federal Guidelines Governing LTC Corporate Compliance and Ethics Plans (December 2014)
Remedial Action in Southeastern States: Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. (November 2014)
Lawsuit Claims Your Student-Athletes Are FLSA Employees – Now What? (November 2014)
Strategies for Responding to Efforts for Conditional or Final Class Certification in FLSA Cases (October 2014)
Training Employees on Employment Issues: Has It Become Mandatory for All Employers? (October 2014)
Class & Collective Actions: How to Communicate With Putative Class Members (September 2014)
Are You Compensating Your Long Term Care Employees Correctly? (September 2014)
Class and Collective Action Webinar: Audits, Removal, Evaluation and Resolution (August 2014)
Remedial Action in Southeastern States: Mississippi (August 2014)
OFCCP's New Regulations Under VEVRAA and the Rehabilitation Act (July 2014)
Discussion of Apology Laws and Setting Realistic Expectations (July 2014)
The Future - Preparing for the National Labor Relations Board's Next Steps (June 2014)
Understanding New Department of Labor Regulations Relating to Home Health Worker Pay (June 2014)
Tips to Lower Your Long Term Care Litigation Costs (March 2014)
Roadmap to Financing Your Long Term Care Project (November 2013)
What You Need to Know about Government Audits and Prosecutions of Long Term Care Facilities (September 2013)
Getting to the Front of the Line – What to Do When Your Debtor Declares Bankruptcy (August 2013)
How Can the HUD LEAN Program Help Your Long Term Care Company? (August 2013)
Workplace Violence: Identification, Prevention and If the Worst Happens, Evaluating Exposure (October 2012)
Get Paid for the Long Term Care You Provide: How to Fight a Medicare Audit and Win (June 2012)

Publications

"The New York Privacy Act: A Consumer Privacy Bill to Monitor Closely" (June 2019)
"SEC Issues Risk Alert on Regulation S-P," (May 2019); reprinted in Westlaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability (June 2019)
"A Young Lawyer's Tips and Tricks for Defending Financial Institutions," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (June 2019)
"Preparing for the Fight: How Baker Donelson Trains Young Litigators," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (June 2019)
"Full Defense Verdict Shows Juries Want You to Care," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (June 2019)
"Matter Budgets Matter: A Case Study You Can Take to the Bank," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (June 2019)
"Spotlight on Alabama: Alabama Supreme Court Holds that All Software is Subject to Sales and Use Tax, While Confirming that Separately Invoiced Services for Custom Software are Not Subject to Tax" (June 2019)
"Cooperation Issues in Government Contractor Investigations – Part 2" (June 2019)
"Court Again Strikes Down 340B Payment Cuts; Remands Unlawful Payment Rules to HHS to Provide Relief," Payment Matters (June 2019)
"FY 2020 SNF PPS Rule Provides Opportunity for Comments," Payment Matters (June 2019)
"Employment Law Update: U.S. Supreme Court Declares EEOC Charge Requirement Non-Jurisdictional" (June 2019)
"Cooperation Issues in Government Contractor Investigations – Part 1" (May 2019)
"Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split to Hold that a Licensee's Trademark Rights Survive Following Rejection of the License in Bankruptcy" (May 2019)
"Surprise Medical Billing Gains Momentum in Washington" (May 2019)
"U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Lifts OMB's Stay of the Revised EEO-1's Component 2 Data Reporting Requirements" (May 2019)
"Don't Delay FMLA: DOL Makes Clear that Employers Must Designate Leave" (May 2019)
"BYOD Programs: Ensuring the Savings are Worth the Risks" (May 2019)
"To Post or Not to Post: NLRB, Social Media & the Workplace" (May 2019)
"It's Not Too Late! Developing a Backup Plan for Your Foreign Workers" (May 2019)
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of Corporate Compliance Programs – What the Government is Looking For," Health Law Alert (May 2019)
"Recent Court Decision Shows Best Way to Handle Civil Investigative Demands," Health Law Alert (May 2019)
"EPA Issues New Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule," Health Law Alert (May 2019)
"Disney Accused of Being Real Pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean," IAM Weekly International Report (May 2019)
"Department of Homeland Security Issues Report on Microsoft Office 365" (May 2019)
"Maryland Enacts Comprehensive Commercial Receivership Law" (May 2019)
"Tennessee Amends Anti-Bullying Immunity Act to Apply to Private Employers" (May 2019)
"Universal? You Bet – How the D.C. Universal Paid Leave Act May Impact Your Business," (March 2019); reprinted in Westlaw Journal Employment (May 2019)
"CMS Issues Draft Guidance on Shared Space Arrangements" (May 2019)
"USCIS Clarifies: Immigrants Cannot Establish Good Moral Character if Involved in State Licensed Marijuana-Related Activities" (May 2019)
"The Season of Giving Continues: Another Gift for the Oil & Gas Industry – A New Well Control Rule for OCS Operations" (May 2019)
"U.S. Supreme Court Curbs Class Arbitrations" (May 2019)
"SEC & FINRA: Shared Regulatory Priorities for 2019" (April 2019)
"Self-care: Making Sure Affairs Are in Order," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
"Tips for Professional Women," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
"Financial Wellness for Women: The 10 Rules of Investing," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
"Easy Ways to Track and Organize Key Health Information – From Your Smartphone! ," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
"No Pressure Meditation with "The Anxious Lawyer" by Jeena Cho," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
"Baker's Dozen: Best Self-Care Tips," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
"20 Questions with Katy Furr," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
"CMS Brings Changes to Nursing Home Compare and Five-Star Ratings in April 2019" (April 2019)
"Protecting LTC Residents' PHI: Eight Tips for Avoiding a Data Breach" (April 2019)
"OIG's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities – What Employers Need to Know" (April 2019)
"Shaping the Workforce: Emerging Trends for Long Term Care Employers" (April 2019)
"CMS Expands Telehealth Benefits Available to Medicare Advantage Patients," Payment Matters (April 2019)
"CMS Implements Enhanced Oversight of New Home Health Agencies," Payment Matters (April 2019)
"A Gift for the Oil and Gas Industry: Executive Orders Clear Way for More Energy Infrastructure" (April 2019)
"Civil Rules Committee Decides Companies Must Have Right to Choose 30(b)(6) Designees" (April 2019)
"Identity Theft Protections for Minors Signal New Area of Privacy Obligations for Companies" (April 2019)
"NLRB Restores Employer-Friendly Independent Contractor Standard," Hospitalitas Newsletter (April 2019)
"CBD Developments in the Food and Beverage Industry," Hospitalitas Newsletter (April 2019)
"Cruise Industry Opportunities – Land and Sea," Hospitalitas Newsletter (April 2019)
"Sixth Circuit Denies Petition to Rehear En Banc in Lindenberg" (April 2019)
""(Re)Writing the Rules of the Road": Autonomous Vehicle Conference Spotlights Key Legal Issues" (April 2019)
"Updated Syria Advisory Warns Petroleum Shippers on Syria and Iran Sanctions" (March 2019)
"OIG Approves In-Home Follow-Up Care for COPD Patients in Advisory Opinion 19-03 ," Health Law Alert (March 2019)
"Draft Rules Issued for New Arbitration Option for FEMA's Public Assistance Program " (March 2019)
"ESG Policies for REITs: Understand the Metrics and Improve Your Rating" (March 2019)
"Is Your Institution Immune from the College Admissions Scams? Thorough Self-Audit is the Only Way to Know" (March 2019)
"China's New Foreign Investment Law: What U.S. Businesses Need to Know Right Now" (March 2019)
"Section 4960 Excise Tax Relating to Employees of Tax-Exempt Organization" (March 2019)
"How Franchisors Can Benefit from the Qualified Business Income Deduction," (February 2019); reprinted in Westlaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability (March 2019)
"Adverse Action Reporting – Avoid Medicare Enrollment Denial or Revocation," Payment Matters (March 2019)
"Government Appeals 340B Payment Cuts Decision; Question of Relief Continues in District Court," Payment Matters (March 2019)
"IRS to Add More Criminal Investigators – Know What to Do when Visited by an Agent " (March 2019)
"President Trump's Budget: Key Takeaways for Health Care" (March 2019)
"Immigration Update: The New Labor Condition Application ETA 9035/9035E and What It Means for Employers" (March 2019)
"The New Landscape for Non-Compete Law in 2019 and Beyond" (March 2019)
"Top Five Executive Compensation Tips and Traps" (March 2019)
"The Complicated World of Pay Equity and Secrecy" (March 2019)
"Deceased Judge Dooms Equal Pay Case Before the Supreme Court" (March 2019)
"The So-Called "Rollback Rule": OSHA Reverses Electronic Recordkeeping Requirement" (March 2019)
"FEMA Extends Deadline for Choice on Management Costs Allocations to March 15" (March 2019)
"Round 2: The Trump DOL Reveals Its Proposed Overtime Rule" (March 2019)
"H-1B Cap Season is Here – Are You Ready to File? " (March 2019)
"Key Issues Involving Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability" (March 2019)
"Tightening the Reins: Ensuring Immigration Compliance in an Era of Increased Enforcement" (March 2019)
"Post Boeing NLRB Guidance on Employee Handbook Rules Bring Common Sense and Flexibility to Employer Work Rules" (March 2019)
"Still Smoking: Medical Marijuana in Maryland and What You Need to Know" (March 2019)
"Change is Coming: Calculating "Regular Rate of Pay" and Why It Matters" (March 2019)
"OIG Approves Smartphone Loaner Program in Advisory Opinion 19-02," Health Law Alert (February 2019)
"Fifth Circuit: Texas Operators Must Seek Best Price Available in Calculating Royalties" (February 2019)
"FERC Imposes Cybersecurity Standards on Third-Party Utility Vendors" (February 2019)
"Trump Spending Package Establishes New Section 301 "List 3" Tariff Exclusion Process; Improved Section 232 Exclusion Reviews" (February 2019)
"Parties Draft Own Pre-nup, Waiver of Alimony Held Invalid" (February 2019)
"Medicare Target, Probe and Education Audits Require Immediate and Full Attention from Providers/Suppliers," Payment Matters (February 2019)
"FDA Announces New Efforts to Strengthen Regulation of Dietary Supplements" (February 2019)
"2019: What to Expect in Health Care Policy" (February 2019)
"Who's Your First Round Pick? – Drafting Your Corporate Trial Representative," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (February 2019)
"A Young Lawyer's Guide to Avoiding Courtroom Curveballs," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (February 2019)
"Sixty Years Later: The Colorful Career of Leo Bearman," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (February 2019)
"Beyond Technology: Effective Real World Litigation Innovation," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (February 2019)
"How a Billion-Dollar Dispute Became an $18K Verdict," Trial Spotlight Newsletter (February 2019)
"Deadline Extended for Filing 2018 EEO-1 Reports" (February 2019)
"TCPA Litigation in the Post-ACA World: How Federal Courts Are Shaping the Issues," (November 2018); reprinted in Westlaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability (February 2019)
"HHS Proposes Removing Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Protection for PBM Rebates, Proposes Two New Safe Harbors " (February 2019)
"H-1B Cap Filings: Last Year of Current Process Officially Set" (January 2019)
"AdvaMed Issues a New Code of Ethics a Decade Later," Health Law Alert (January 2019)
"The Aftermath of the DOJ Granston Memo," Health Law Alert (January 2019)
"OIG Approves Charitable Pediatric Clinic's Cost-Sharing Waivers in Advisory Opinion 19-01," Health Law Alert (January 2019)
"Supreme Court Addresses Impact of AIA on "On-Sale Bar"" (January 2019)
"FERC Releases Its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Driftwood LNG Project" (January 2019)
"Reading the Employment Law Tea Leaves: What Can Employers Expect in 2019?" (January 2019)
"A Win for Employers: Justice Kavanaugh and Supreme Court Issue Pro-Arbitration Opinion" (January 2019)
"Qualified Business Income Deduction Guidance Package Released" (January 2019)
"The Hinman Standard: A Potential Path Forward in Token Offerings" (January 2019)
"U.S. Court of Appeals Declares Tennessee Punitive Damages Cap Unconstitutional | Part 2: Breaking Down the Issues" (January 2019)
"FEMA's New Interim Policy Requires Choice on Management Cost Allocations by February 12" (January 2019)
"SBA Small Businesses: New Law Increases Annual Receipts Measurement for Size Calculations" (January 2019)
"Putting a Price Tag on Allegiance: NBA CBA's "Supermax" is Super Unpredictable" (January 2019)
"New Medicaid DSH Audit Guidance: Its Impact on Pending and Recent State DSH Audits" (January 2019)
"U.S. Court of Appeals Declares Tennessee Punitive Damages Cap Unconstitutional | Part 1: The Lindenberg Decision" (January 2019)
"CFPB's New Final Rule Could Have Big Impact on Privacy Requirements," (November 2018); reprinted in Bank News (January 2019)
"Court Rules HHS 340B Payment Cuts Unlawful; HHS Seeks Stay in Proceedings," reprinted in Medical News (January 2019)
"Token Offerings: Three Lessons from Airfox and Paragon" (January 2019)
"More Help for Health Care Organizations: HHS Releases Voluntary Cybersecurity Practices Developed with Industry Input" (January 2019)
"The Perfect Financial Storm Hits Franchising" (December 2018)
"Serving Up Disruption: The New Age of Political Protests in Restaurants and Other Public Places" (December 2018)
"After the Midterm Elections: Next Steps in Congress in 2019" (December 2018)
"Spending Negotiations Remain In-Flux Ahead of Government Funding Deadline " (December 2018)
"Lawmakers Considering Several Key Bills during the Lame-Duck Session" (December 2018)
"New Federal Court Ruling Creates Further Uncertainty for the Affordable Care Act" (December 2018)
"Leadership Changes in Congress for the 116th Session U.S. House of Representatives" (December 2018)
"Revised NAFTA Awaits Congressional Approval" (December 2018)
"President Trump and President Xi Agree on Temporary Trade War Truce" (December 2018)
"Latest 2018 Midterm Election Results" (December 2018)
"How to Interrupt Implicit Bias in the Legal Workplace – Part I," Diversity Matters (December 2018)
"Avis Budget Group Leads the Way in Supplier Diversity Programs," Diversity Matters (December 2018)
"Attorney Profile: Mary Wu Tullis ," Diversity Matters (December 2018)
"Diversity Matters: Note from the Editor - Winter 2018," Diversity Matters (December 2018)
"After the Hashtag Stops Trending: What Are the Lasting Effects of the #MeToo Movement?" (December 2018)
"Immigration Update: USCIS Announces Proposed Changes to H-1B Program," reprinted in Texas Lawyer (December 2018)
"How Radical Candor Helps You Become a Better Boss: Q&A with Jennifer Keller and Leigh Davis," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2018)
"Rethinking the Way We Communicate Expectations to Women," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2018)
"Preventing the Unintended Consequences of #MeToo," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2018)
"Baker's Dozen: Our Favorite Holiday Traditions," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2018)
"20 Questions with Caldwell Collins, Women's Initiative Nashville Office Leader," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2018)
"New Horizons Calling for Action Under Home Health Agency Final Rule," Payment Matters (December 2018)
"CMS Transmittal Instructions Issued to MACs to Prevent Misuse of RAP Requests," Payment Matters (December 2018)
"CMS Adopts Important "Site-Neutral" Changes to Payment Rules," Payment Matters (December 2018)
"HRSA to Enforce 340B Program Oversight of Drug Manufacturers Next Year and Share 340B Ceiling Prices with Covered Entities," Payment Matters (December 2018)
"CMS to Issue Guidance on Shared Space Arrangements," Payment Matters (December 2018)
"Is Your Estate Plan Getting the Most Out of the New Tax Laws?" (December 2018)
"How a Government Shutdown Will Affect Immigration" (December 2018)
"Court Overrules USCIS "Collateralization" Policy for EB-5 Investors" (December 2018)
"BIS Requests Comments on "Emerging" Technologies for CFIUS and Export Control Reforms" (November 2018)
"New Federal Law Targets Referrals to Substance Abuse Treatment Providers and Labs," Health Law Alert (November 2018)
"OIG Approves Warranty Program for Surgical Devices and Wound Care Products in Advisory Opinion 18-10," Health Law Alert (November 2018)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 18-11 Offers Rare Insight to Safe Harbor for Price Reductions Offered to Eligible Managed Care Organizations," Health Law Alert (November 2018)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 18-13 Allows Charitable Donations Made by Business Affiliates to Fund Research Institute ," Health Law Alert (November 2018)
"Required Reading for All Health Executives – Key Draft Report Released Regarding Health Information Technology" (November 2018)
"Bonds Required on Federal Construction Projects Even if Contract is Silent" (November 2018)
"Three Challenges Facing HR Pros in Health Care and Beyond" (November 2018)
"Unanimous Supreme Court Sides with Public Employees in Age Discrimination Fight" (November 2018)
"Arbitration Merry-Go-Round: Employers Await Trilogy of Supreme Court Decisions" (November 2018)
"Trump's DOJ Says Gender-Identity Discrimination Not Prohibited by Title VII" (November 2018)
"Will FDCPA Apply to Non-Judicial Foreclosures?," reprinted in Collection Advisor (November 2018)
"When Does a Principal Business Purpose Amount to Debt Collection Under the FDCPA?," reprinted in SubPrime Auto Finance News (November 2018)
"U.S. Economic Sanctions Update: Iran Nuclear Sanctions Re-Imposed; Russia Chemical Weapons Sanctions Timeline Unclear" (November 2018)
"New Data Law Comes into Effect on January 1, 2019 – Does Your Business Have to Comply?" (November 2018)
"New Tennessee Law Targets Marketing and Referrals by Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Providers" (October 2018)
"HRSA Guidance Updates Suggest Tightening of 340B Covered Entity Repayment Rules," Health Law Alert (October 2018)
"DOJ Settlement Highlights False Claims Act Risk for Skilled Nursing Facilities," Health Law Alert (October 2018)
"OIG October 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (October 2018)
"Congress Funds Significant Share of FY19 Appropriations Ahead of Schedule " (October 2018)
"Proposed Rule on Drug Price Disclosure in TV Advertisements" (October 2018)
"Five-Year Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization, Including Disaster Relief Funding and Recovery Reform" (October 2018)
"Comprehensive Bipartisan Opioids Response Package" (October 2018)
"Revised NAFTA Trade Agreement, Pending Congressional Approval" (October 2018)
"Senate Fails to Advance Measure to Restrict Expansion of Short-Term Health Plans" (October 2018)
"Senate Republicans Continue Push on Judicial Nominee Confirmations" (October 2018)
"Treasury Issues Initial Pilot Program for CFIUS Reform" (October 2018)
"2018 Midterm Elections: Key Races to Watch" (October 2018)
"Changes to the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool Require Attention" (October 2018)
"Permitted (Mis)-Use of the SEC's EDGAR Disclosure Platform" (October 2018)
"New Administration, New NLRB" (October 2018)
"EEOC Fiscal Year-End Lawsuits Filed Provide Insight into Agency Priorities" (October 2018)
"The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018: Key Provisions Affecting FEMA Funding" (October 2018)
"New Deadline in Effect to Claim Tax Sale Excess Proceeds in Florida" (October 2018)
"Supreme Court Grants Review in Allina Health Services Case," Payment Matters (October 2018)
"Provider Reimbursement Review Board Revises Rules, Effective Immediately," Payment Matters (October 2018)
"Expanded Telehealth Coverage in New Opioids Legislation" (October 2018)
"Georgia's Foreign Direct Investment Remains Strong Despite Uncertainty," Daily Report (October 2018)
"NAFTA Renegotiation Concluded: Introducing the USMCA" (October 2018)
"Implicit Bias in the Legal Industry: How ALA Members Can Take Action," Association of Legal Administrators, New Orleans Chapter Newsletter, (3rd Quarter 2018) (October 2018)
"Hard Lessons Learned from a Multi-State Medical License Holder," Health Law Alert (September 2018)
"OIG September 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (September 2018)
"A Decade Makes Quite a Difference in eDiscovery" (September 2018)
"FDA to Provide Further Guidance for Review of Cybersecurity in Premarket Review for Medical Devices" (September 2018)
"U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs & Retaliation Tariffs Imposed," Trade & Industry Development (September 2018)
"The Uncertain Future of Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms" (September 2018)
"CMS Softens Physician Inpatient Order Documentation Requirement," Payment Matters (September 2018)
"Proposed Home Health Regulations Add a Number of Key Substantive Changes," Payment Matters (September 2018)
"CMS Increases Hospice Payments, Updates Quality Reporting Requirements for 2019," Payment Matters (September 2018)
"NLRB Proposes Employer-Friendly Rule to Standardize the Joint-Employer Test" (September 2018)
"Financial Institutions: CFPB Finalizes Changes to Annual Privacy Notice Requirements," (August 2018); reprinted by Subprime Auto Finance News (September 2018)
"Avoiding Pitfalls for Private Equity Investors in Franchisors: Structure Counts" (September 2018)
"DOL's Final Rule on Association Health Plans Aims to Help Small Businesses and Self-Employed" (September 2018)
"Non-Enforcement of Non-Competes: What's an Employer to Do?" (August 2018)
"Safe Leave: Employers' Evolving Obligations to Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims" (August 2018)
"LGBTQ Employees Remain Closeted at Work While Legal Protection Remains Unclear" (August 2018)
"Louisiana Rolls Out Regulatory Scheme for Medical Marijuana," Health Law Alert (August 2018)
"OIG Allows Cost-Sharing Waivers Among Fire Departments for Ambulance Services in Advisory Opinion 18-08," Health Law Alert (August 2018)
"It's Déjà Vu All Over Again as OIG Approves Yet Another Medigap/PHO Arrangement in Advisory Opinion 18-09," Health Law Alert (August 2018)
"Answers to Your Most Biting Questions About Service and Comfort Animals," Health Law Alert (August 2018)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 18-07 Permits GPO Expansion to Serve Wholly Owned Members," Health Law Alert (August 2018)
"OIG August 2018 Work Plan Update," Heath Law Alert (August 2018)
"More States Mandate Paid "Safe Leave" for Victims of Domestic Abuse" (August 2018)
"IRS Proposes New Regulations for Bonus Depreciation Deduction" (August 2018)
"Spotlight on Louisiana: After Wayfair, Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Louisiana E-Commerce" (August 2018)
"Interview with Sarah Powell, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Focus Brands," Women's Initiative Newsletter (August 2018)
"How We Built a Mentoring Program that Actually Works," Women's Initiative Newsletter, reprinted in Texas Lawyer (August 2018)
"Back to Basics: Mentoring Topics that Spark Real Conversations," Women's Initiative Newsletter (August 2018)
"Making the Most of In-House Mentoring Relationships with Anna Hartog, Associate General Counsel at Edward Jones ," Women's Initiative Newsletter (August 2018)
"Baker's Dozen – How to Get Serious About Sponsoring Women," Women's Initiative Newsletter (August 2018)
"20 Questions with Bobbie Stratton, Women's Initiative Houston Office Leader," Women's Initiative Newsletter (August 2018)
"Spotlight on Non-Profits: IRS Eliminates Donor Reporting Requirements for Certain Tax-Exempt Organizations" (August 2018)
"Recent FDA Plan to Improve Marketplace for Biosimilars" (August 2018)
"The Perils Facing a U.S. Person Having an Undeclared Offshore Financial Account" (August 2018)
"The Qualified Business Income Deduction: Proposed Regulations Shed Light on Several Key Issues" (August 2018)
"Introducing: The New CFIUS Requirements, as Approved by the U.S. House and Senate" (August 2018)
"Administration Drug Pricing Proposals Could Reduce Provider Payments" (August 2018)
"Spotlight on South Carolina: After Wayfair, Sales and Use Tax Compliance for E-Commerce in South Carolina" (August 2018)
"Congress Passes Defense Authorization Bill, Including New Authority for CFIUS" (August 2018)
"House and Senate Continue Appropriations Sprint for Fiscal Year 2019" (August 2018)
"Senate Consideration of Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Expected to Extend into October " (August 2018)
"NAFTA Negotiators Express Optimism, But Significant Concerns Remain" (August 2018)
"Medicare Issues Proposed Hospital Outpatient Payment Rule, Proposes to Extend Site-Neutral Payment Reductions and 340B Payment Reductions " (August 2018)
"Senate Delays Timeline for Opioids Legislation" (August 2018)
"Congress Extends National Flood Insurance Program Through November 30" (August 2018)
"2018 Midterm Elections: Key Primaries to Watch in August" (August 2018)
"CMS Proposes More Payment Changes for 340B Hospitals in 2019," Payment Matters (August 2018)
"CMS Proposes Major "Site-Neutral" Changes to Payments for Off-Campus Locations," Payment Matters (August 2018)
"QPP Year 3 – CMS Continues Implementation with Proposed Changes," Payment Matters (August 2018)
"Proposed 2019 Payment Rules Contain Notable Changes to Medicare's Telehealth Policy," Payment Matters (August 2018)
"Iran Sanctions Go into Effect August 7 – U.S. and Foreign Businesses Need to Be Alert" (August 2018)
"Trump Administration Expands Access to ACA-Exempt Short-Term Plans" (August 2018)
"Stark Law Clarifications in Proposed CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule," Health Law Alert (July 2018)
"OIG Allows Free and Reduced-Cost Services to Strained Caregivers in Advisory Opinion 18-05," Health Law Alert (July 2018)
"OIG Approves (Again) Another Medigap/PHO Arrangement in Advisory Opinion 18-06," Health Law Alert (July 2018)
"OIG July 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (July 2018)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: After Wayfair, Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Mississippi E-Commerce" (July 2018)
"CMS Refines Proposed Changes to SNF Reimbursement with Patient-Driven Payment Model" (July 2018)
"Tips for Providers to Cope with the Challenge of Whistleblower Retaliation Claims" (July 2018)
"Top Ten Ways to Avoid Litigation in Long Term Care" (July 2018)
"If You're Reading This, You're Too Late: Key Drivers in Rising Health Care Defaults" (July 2018)
"National Telemedicine Accreditation Program Launched" (July 2018)
"Will the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Survive? Stakeholders Weigh In," reprinted September 2018 in Thomson Reuters (July 2018)
"New York Federal Judge Rules CFPB's Structure Unconstitutional" (July 2018)
"California Consumer Privacy Act – What Financial Service Providers Need to Know" (July 2018)
"CMS Reinstates ACA Risk Adjustment Payments" (July 2018)
"Reminder – First Iran JCPOA Wind Down Period Deadline Approaching" (July 2018)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: After Wayfair, Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Tennessee E-Commerce" (July 2018)
"Justice System to Workforce: The Finer Points of Title VII's Implications on Criminal Background Checks" (July 2018)
"Good News for Employers: ACA Affordability Percentages Will Increase for 2019 " (July 2018)
"Immigration Update: Student Workers in Changing Times – What Employers Need to Know" (July 2018)
"Supreme Court Roundup: A Look Back – and Ahead – for Employment Law" (July 2018)
"Update: FEMA Issues Revised Policy on Alternative Procedures for Direct Administrative Costs" (July 2018)
"Spotlight on Georgia: After Wayfair, Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Georgia E-Commerce" (July 2018)
"Court Rejects CMS's "Predicate Facts" Position," Payment Matters (July 2018)
"A SLIP on the LIP Adjustment: No Judicial Review Available for Hospitals' LIP Challenges," Payment Matters (July 2018)
"Federal Repeal of ACA's Individual Mandate Prompts States to Enact Replacement Policies," Payment Matters (July 2018)
"SEC Adopts Inline XBRL for Tagged Financial Statement Data" (July 2018)
"STOP: Text Message Lessons from the Outcome Health Settlement (April 2018)," reprinted in Collection Advisor (July 2018)
"Spotlight on Alabama: After Wayfair, Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Alabama E-Commerce" (July 2018)
"SEC Amends Definition of 'Smaller Reporting Company'," reprinted in Corporate Compliance Insights (July 2018)
"Gloria's Ranch LASC Opinion" (July 2018)
"GAO Recommends Improvements to 340B Contract Pharmacy Oversight " (July 2018)
"California Passes New Privacy Law with Far-Reaching Implications" (July 2018)
"Beyond GDPR: EU's ePrivacy Regulation to Add New Layer of Data Obligations" (June 2018)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 18-04: Another Favorable Medigap/PHO Arrangement," Health Law Alert (June 2018)
"Advisory Opinion 18-03 Confirms OIG's Focus on Telehealth," Health Law Alert (June 2018)
"OIG June 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (June 2018)
"Maryland All-Payer Model's Progression to Total Cost of Care: Alignment Strategies for Stakeholders in New Cost Paradigm," Health Law Alert (June 2018)
"BSEE Plans to Revise Its Well Control Rule Governing the OCS" (June 2018)
"A Matter of Time: The Growing Recognition of an Employee's "Right to Disconnect" " (June 2018)
"Immigration Update: Didn't Make the H-1B Cap? Options for Developing a Plan B" (June 2018)
"Employee Rights and Free Speech: Does the NFL's National Anthem Policy Violate the First Amendment?" (June 2018)
"Spotlight on SALT: Wayfair Decision Broadens E-Commerce Sales Tax Responsibilities" (June 2018)
"CMS Signals Willingness to Revamp Stark for Coordinated Care Efforts " (June 2018)
"Senate Passes Defense Authorization Bill, Including Penalties on China's ZTE and New Authority for CFIUS" (June 2018)
"House Passes First Appropriations Bills of the Cycle; Rescissions Package Passes House, Senate Prospects Unclear" (June 2018)
"Opioids Focus in Congress: House Passes Dozens of Opioids Bills; Senate Finance and HELP Committees Advance Draft Legislation" (June 2018)
"Azar Targets Drug Rebates and Medicare Part B for Drug Pricing Policy Changes" (June 2018)
"Trade Tensions Escalate After Trump Administration Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Allies and Technology Tariffs on China" (June 2018)
"Department of Justice's Stance on Legal Challenge to ACA Reignites Fight over Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions" (June 2018)
"Dodd-Frank Law Loosened by the House; Volcker Rule Changes Proposed by the Fed" (June 2018)
"New Louisiana Law Requires Public Entities to Pay Interest on Late Payments to Contractors" (June 2018)
"Trump Administration Releases Regulations to Expand Association Health Plans" (June 2018)
"Title IX Pathway to More Male Students and Tuition Dollars," Diverse (June 2018)
"Study Concludes Fracking Not a Major Threat to Groundwater" (June 2018)
"No, Governor Hogan Did Not Veto Maryland's General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages Act" (June 2018)
"IRS Finally Provides Important Penalty and Filing Relief on the Section 965 Tax for Qualifying Individuals" (June 2018)
"HHS Expands Settlement Conference Facilitation for Medicare Claims Appeals," Payment Matters (June 2018)
"CMS Refines Proposed Changes to SNF Reimbursement with Patient-Driven Payment Model," Payment Matters (June 2018)
"Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Holding Prior Lessee Liable for Imprudent Operations of Subsequent Lessee" (June 2018)
"Hurricane Season 2018: The Basics of FEMA's New Alternative Procedures for Direct Administrative Costs" (June 2018)
"GDPR and Employers – Five Questions Answered" (May 2018)
"Here's a Tip: Proceed with Caution on Tip-Pooling" (May 2018)
"How to Avoid Costly Improper Pay Practices: The $50 Million Question" (May 2018)
"New Maryland Law Makes Construction GCs Liable for Subcontractors' Wage and Hour Violations" (May 2018)
"Maryland to Increase Sexual Harassment Protections and Require Settlement Disclosures" (May 2018)
"Providers Be Aware of Limitations on Government's Ability to Conduct Investigations Under False Claims Act," Health Law Alert (May 2018)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 18-02: Medical Device Distributor Can Provide Free Samples and Patient Surveys," Health Law Alert (May 2018)
"OIG May 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (May 2018)
"A GDPR Check-up for U.S.-Based Hospitality Businesses" (May 2018)
"FDA Labeling and Serving Size Rules: What Sellers of Packaged Foods Need to Know" (May 2018)
"It's Here… GDPR Goes into Effect May 25" (May 2018)
"Supreme Court Holds that Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements are Enforceable" (May 2018)
"Tax Act Presents New Opportunity for Gain Deferral" (May 2018)
"Using Arbitration Agreements to Avoid Class Action Claims in Data Breach Lawsuits" (May 2018)
"New Export Rules for Firearms and Ammunition – Opening the Door for More Commercial Sales" (May 2018)
"President Trump Releases Drug Pricing Blueprint" (May 2018)
"HHS Solicits Comments on Possible 340B Program Changes to Reduce Drug Prices " (May 2018)
"The New Aluminum and Steel Tariffs: Implementation, Consequences, and Next Steps," Area Development (May 2018)
"Department of Justice Proposes "No Piling On" Approach to Criminal Corporate Prosecutions" (May 2018)
"Trump Withdraws U.S. From Iran Deal: Can Your Company Still Do Business?" (May 2018)
"Deciphering the OIG's Findings in its Recent Report on Non-Compliant Telehealth Claims ," Payment Matters (May 2018)
"CMS Releases FY 2019 Proposed Payment Rules," Payment Matters (May 2018)
"Fifth Circuit's Reversal in Hip Implant Bellwether Appeal Underscores Risk of Overemphasizing Bellwether Trials in MDL " (May 2018)
"Sharing the Mental Load: Tips and Tricks to Get Your Sanity Back," Women's Initiative Newsletter (May 2018)
"Interview with Carol Owen, Chief Counsel for Revenue Payment Integrity, TeamHealth," Women's Initiative Newsletter (May 2018)
"Back to Basics: Crafting a Business Development Plan that Works for You," Women's Initiative Newsletter (May 2018)
"Baker's Dozen – 13 Tips to Make Your Next Florida Getaway Great," Women's Initiative Newsletter (May 2018)
"20 Questions with Michelle Zaltsberg," Women's Initiative Newsletter (May 2018)
"USDA Announces Proposed Rule for Bioengineered Food Disclosures" (May 2018)
"FDA Final Rule Extends Labeling and Serving Size Compliance by 18 Months" (May 2018)
"With a Rescission Package on the Way, Fiscal Uncertainty Persists in Washington" (May 2018)
"Eleventh Circuit Clarifies FCA's Statute of Limitations and Deepens Circuit Split," reprinted May 21, 2018 in Westlaw Journal (April 2018)
"Antitrust Division on the Prowl to Prosecute No-Poach Agreements " (April 2018)
"Is the Health Care Industry Ready for I-9 Audits? What You Need to Know About Compliance," Health Law Alert (April 2018)
"OIG April 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (April 2018)
"Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures: The SEC Means What It Says" (April 2018)
"When a Third Party Becomes the Harasser: How the #MeToo Movement May Impact Your Workforce in the Most Unsuspecting Way" (April 2018)
"NLRB Invalidates Hy-Brand and Complicates Joint Employer Issues for the Hospitality Industry" (April 2018)
"More Trouble for Facebook: Are Targeted Content Options "Aiding and Abetting" Age Discrimination in Job Ads?" (April 2018)
"Is an Audit in Your Future? Best Practices and Advice for I-9 Compliance" (April 2018)
"Potentially Good News for Contractors Seeking Final Payment on Public Construction Projects" (April 2018)
"Supreme Court Rules PTAB Proceedings Constitutional" (April 2018)
"Tariff Trade War with China?" (April 2018)
"TCPA Update: Impact of D.C. Circuit's Ruling on 2015 FCC Order" (April 2018)
"Health Care Providers Beware: Consumer Finance Regulations Apply to Medical Debt Collection," reprinted in Bloomberg Health Law, May 9, 2018 (April 14, 2018)
"New 2019 ACA Payment Policies for Individual and Small Group Markets" (April 2018)
"What Baseball Can Teach Us About Investment Performance Advertising" (April 2018)
"Consumer Financial Services Reform in Year Two of the Trump Administration," reprinted August 20, 2018 in ABA's CFSC Newsletter (April 2018)
"Court Finds Jurisdiction to Bar Recoupment Associated with Pending Claims Appeal," Payment Matters (April 2018)
"CMS Issues Updated Medicare Payment and Billing Policies for 340B Hospitals ," Payment Matters (April 2018)
"Moving? Selling? Don't Forget to Report Your CHOW to Medicare," Payment Matters (April 2018)
"Precision Medicine Advances: Medicare Coverage of Next Generation Sequencing Testing," Payment Matters (April 2018)
"Alabama's Data Breach Notification Law Takes Effect June 1, 2018" (April 2018)
"Changes for Telemedicine Policies in New Proposed Opioid Legislation" (April 2018)
"Tit-For-Tat Tariffs Heighten Trade Tensions," Industry Today (April 2018)
"Section 301 Escalates Trade Risks," Industry Today (April 2018)
"Cutting Some Slack? How to Avoid Slack Fill Litigation" (April 2018)
"Costs Increase for Health Care Fraud and Abuse Violations," Health Law Alert (March 2018)
"Tax Reform Impacts Resolutions of FCA Enforcement Actions," Health Law Alert (March 2018)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 18-01: Excluded Individual May Serve as Marketing Liaison to LTC Pharmacies," Health Law Alert (March 2018)
"OIG March 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (March 2018)
"Spotlight on Alabama: State Tax Filing Deadline Extended for Taxpayers Affected by March 19 Storm" (March 2018)
"Financial Services Reform - New Legislation Could Offer Relief for Community Banks," reprinted April 30, 2018 in Bank & Lender Liability (March 2018)
"Spotlight on Alabama: 2018 Tax Amnesty Program" (March 2018)
"Prospects for ACA Market Stabilization Measures Remain Uncertain" (March 2018)
"President Trump Announces Section 301 Tariffs on China: What We Know So Far" (March 2018)
"Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exemptions – What You Need to Know" (March 2018)
"D.C. Circuit Sets Aside 2015 FCC Order on ATDS Definition, Upholds Revocation Expansion" (March 2018)
"Maryland Healthy Working Families Act: The DLLR Updates FAQs, Poster and Issues Model Policies" (March 2018)
"No News is Not Always Good News: IRS's Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program is Ending" (March 2018)
"Blockchain and State Law: Five Legislative Developments" (March 2018)
"Florida Sets 120-Day Deadline on Tax Deed Sale Surplus Claims" (March 2018)
"Second Circuit Sides with EEOC, Expands Title VII Protections to Sexual Orientation" (March 2018)
"Get Ready for Audit? The OFCCP Issues 1,000 Audit Announcement Letters to Federal Contractors" (March 2018)
"Employers Get Ready: GDPR Implications in the Employment Law Arena" (March 2018)
"SEC & FINRA: Shared Regulatory Priorities for 2018," reprinted in Corporate Compliance Insights (March 2018)
"Anti-Money Laundering Trends in the Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry" (March 2018)
"New DOJ False Claims Act Guidance Delivers More Questions than Answers for Health Care Industry," Health Law Alert (February 2018)
"OIG February 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (February 2018)
"SEC Expands Cybersecurity Guidance: All Public Companies Must Take Note," reprinted in Corporate Counsel (February 2018)
"Taking Pills for Pay: FDA Releases Information Sheet on Paying Research Subjects," Payment Matters (February 2018)
"Key Health Care Provisions of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018," Payment Matters (February 2018)
"New ACA Regulation: HHS Proposes Expanded Access to Short-Term Insurance" (February 2018)
"Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Restricted By Supreme Court" (February 2018)
"Major Advances for Telehealth in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018" (February 2018)
"President's Budget on Health Care: Entitlement Reform, Opioid Funding, and Cuts to Health Programs " (February 2018)
"NLRB Establishes New Standard for Analyzing Employers' Policies" (February 2018)
"DOL Increases Civil Penalty Amounts (Again)" (February 2018)
"The New Option in Town: Applying for the Low Volume Appeals Settlement" (February 2018)
"A New Year, a New, Firmer DOJ: Recently-Released Parameters for DOJ in False Claims Act Litigation" (February 2018)
"White House Unveils Long-Awaited Infrastructure Proposal" (February 2018)
"Trump Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Proposal" (February 2018)
"Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: Major Impacts on Health Care" (February 2018)
"U.S. Exporters – Don't Forget the U.S. Commercial Service" (February 2018)
"NLRB Overrules 2016 Browning-Ferris Decision on Joint Employer Liability" (February 2018)
"Keeping Your Social Media Contests Compliant" (February 2018)
"Failure to Follow Franchising Disclosure Laws Isn't Necessarily Unfair Trade Practice" (February 2018)
"Ten Simple Steps to Avoid Employment Lawsuits" (February 2018)
"Medicare Extenders Included in House-Passed Continuing Resolution" (February 2018)
"401(k) Plan Hardship Withdrawals for Casualty Losses" (February 2018)
"LIBOR Phaseout: What Happened and What's Next?" (February 2018)
"Three Pay Equity Trends to Watch in 2018," (January 2018); reprinted in Employee Benefit News (February 2018)
"OIG Offers Additional Guidance on Gainsharing Arrangement in Advisory Opinion 17-09," Health Law Alert (February 2018)
"Nursing Facility Discounts Approved in OIG Advisory Opinion 17-08," Health Law Alert (February 2018)
"OIG January 2018 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (February 2018)
"Post-Acute Care Providers Ponder Role in BPCI Advanced," Health Law Alert (February 2018)
"BPCI Advanced – CMS Offers a Familiar Program with a New Twist," Health Law Alert (February 2018)
"Comments Solicited on New Telemedicine Accreditation Standards" (February 2018)
Homeland Security and Emergency Management: A Legal Guide for State and Local Governments, Co-editor; author or co-author, Introduction and chapters "Representing Local Governments in Catastrophic Events" and "Catastrophic Events, the Law, and Federalism" (ABA Press: 1st edition 2005; 2nd edition 2010; 3rd edition 2018)
"Indirect Auto Lending: GAO Opinion Sets Wheels in Motion for Regulatory Clarity" (January 2018)
"TCPA Update: Financial Industry Keeps Up the Pace in Challenging FCC, Alleged Violations," reprinted February 5, 2018 in Collection Advisor (January 2018)
"OCC Stresses Importance of Complex and Heightened Risks in Competitive Banking Environment" (January 2018)
"Louisiana First Circuit Holds that Private Works Act Surety Cannot Raise Pay-if-Paid Defense " (January 2018)
"Challenges for the Affordable Care Act Remain in 2018" (January 2018)
"Trump Administration Asserts New Vision for Medicaid" (January 2018)
"Future of Medicare: Funding for Extenders and Payment Policy Priorities " (January 2018)
"Drug Pricing May Return to HHS Agenda in 2018" (January 2018)
"Continued Contention over CMS 340B Drug Payment Policy" (January 2018)
"Maryland Telehealth Update: RPM, Store and Forward and Looking Ahead" (January 2018)
"DOJ Marijuana Memo Goes Up in Smoke – Should Companies Inhale or Exhale?" (January 2018)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (January 2018)
"New SAMHSA Rule: Permissible Part 2 Substance Abuse Disclosures to Subcontractors" (January 2018)
"It's Here! Veto Override Vote Makes Maryland's Healthy Working Families Act a New Maryland Law" (January 2018)
"Medicare 340B Drug Payment Policy Survives Legal Challenge; Hospitals Say, It's Not Over," Payment Matters (January 2018)
"New Tax Overhaul and Government Funding Measures: What's in It for Health Care?," Payment Matters (January 2018)
"Court Upholds Procedural Validity of HHS's Outlier Reconciliation Instructions," Payment Matters (January 2018)
"The Battle over Medicare's Treatment of Provider Taxes May be Coming to an End," Payment Matters (January 2018)
"Tax Law Changes Affecting Equipment Leasing Companies" (January 2018)
"Spotlight on Alabama: Supreme Court Affirms Limitations of Municipal Business License Tax on Out-of-State Suppliers," reprinted by JD Supra (January 2018)
"Tax Reform: Spotlight on Compensation and Benefits Provisions" (January 2018)
"CMS Clarifies Text Messaging Prohibition" (January 2018)
"Congress Responds to Proposed Health Care Mergers with Calls for Hearings and New Merger-Related Legislation" (January 2018)
"Senate Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Legislation" (January 2018)
"Major Changes in Taxation of Business Under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Is Pass-Through Right for You?" (December 2017)
"Real-Time EMR Interface Program to Reduce Readmissions Finds Favor in OIG Advisory Opinion 17-07," Health Law Alert (December 2017)
"OIG December 2017 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (December 2017)
"Congress Passes Government Funding Measures" (December 2017)
"New Tax Plan Changes Rules on Health Coverage, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation" (December 2017)
"No Business Left Behind - New Tax Bill Ushers in Significant Changes for All Companies" (December 2017)
"Tax Overhaul Draws New Boundaries Around International Business" (December 2017)
"Tax Change for the Tax-Exempt: How Will Organizations – and Their Donors – Be Affected?" (December 2017)
"Creating a Safe Workplace in the Wake of the #MeToo Wave" (December 2017)
"Do You Need Another Reason to Avoid a Big (Alter) Ego?" (December 2017)
"Global Mobility Objectives and Immigration" (December 2017)
"$325 Million Qui Tam Reveals Growing Focus on EHR Incentive Payments " (December 2017)
"Congress Passes GOP Tax Overhaul Legislation" (December 2017)
"New HMDA Disclosure Guidance Creates Concern in Wake of Recent Data Breaches," (October 2017); reprinted in Bank News (December 2017)
"Republicans Release Final Tax Bill Agreement" (December 2017)
"Cyber-Threats: Five Tips for Data Protection We Learned in 2017" (December 2017)
"What's Next Now that Mandatory EPM and Cardiac Rehabilitation Payment Models Have Been Terminated?," Payment Matters (December 2017)
"HHS Reveals New Settlement Options to Address Medicare Appeals Backlog," Payment Matters (December 2017)
"Finding Joy," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2017)
"Client Interview – Jennifer Armstrong, Vice President of Customer Engagement Operations, Centerstone of America," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2017)
"Health Tip – Destressing During the Holiday Season," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2017)
"Finding Joy in Business Travel," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2017)
"Holiday Traditions – What Brings You Joy During the Holidays?," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2017)
"On My Bookshelf – The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2017)
"Update on Florida's Emergency Generator Rules" (December 2017)
"Lyondell Trial Teaches Lender Lessons" (December 2017)
"SEC Proposes to Update Regulation S-K" (December 2017)
"Sweeping Implications for CFIUS Reform: Bipartisan FIRRMA Legislation Gains Traction" (December 2017)
"Checking in on China: Developments in Litigation and Policy and How They Impact Foreign Intellectual Property" (December 2017)
"Senate Passes GOP Tax Cuts Package; House and Senate Bills Now Move to Conference Committee " (December 2017)
"OIG November 2017 Work Plan Update," Health Law Alert (November 2017)
""Breaking Bad" News: Sharing PHI During Opioid Crisis," Health Law Alert (November 2017)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 17-06: Another Medigap/PHO Arrangement Approved," Health Law Alert (November 2017)
"Physician Practice Penalized by DOJ for 60-Day Overpayment Rule Violation," Health Law Alert (November 2017)
"OSHA Deadline for Submission of 2016 Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses is Fast Approaching" (November 2017)
"Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Mandatory Union Fees for Public Employees" (November 2017)
"Is a Federal Paid Leave Law on the Horizon? Maybe. . . Employers Should Stay Tuned" (November 2017)
"CMS's Massive 340B Drug Pay Cut Policy Lands in Federal Court," Payment Matters (November 2017)
"Home Health Payment Rule Published," Payment Matters (November 2017)
"CMS Seeks Demonstration Proposals from State Medicaid Directors to Address the Opioid Abuse Problem," Payment Matters (November 2017)
"Medicaid Forecast: Slower Enrollment Growth and Higher Spending Growth for FY 2017 – 2018," Payment Matters (November 2017)
"Three Questions on Disaster Response with Ernie Abbott, Of Counsel, Baker Donelson" (November 2017)
"House Passes and Senate Considers GOP Tax Proposals, Leadership Target End of Year for Passage" (November 2017)
"With December Deadlines Approaching, Congress Considers Another Continuing Resolution" (November 2017)
"National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Advances as Congress Debates Reform" (November 2017)
"Affordable Care Act Initially Fades from Spotlight; Reemerges in Senate Republicans' Latest Tax Proposal" (November 2017)
"CHIP Reauthorization Stalls in Congress, Increasing Fiscal Pressure on States" (November 2017)
"CMS Releases Final 2018 Medicare Payment Regulations" (November 2017)
"MACRA Final Rule Continues Gradual Transition and Provider Flexibility for 2018" (November 2017)
"House Ways and Means Committee Announces Bipartisan Medicare Extenders Package" (November 2017)
"OIG Turns Its Attention to Telehealth Medicaid Compliance" (November 2017)
"Sixth Circuit Not Willing to Relent that Business Owner Was Liable for Trust Fund Tax Penalty Despite Creditor's Control over Finances," reprinted by JD Supra (November 2017)
"Requirements for Participation Guidance for LTC Surveyors Published" (November 2017)
"Peer Review Not Protected: U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Disturb Florida Decision Limiting the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act" (November 2017)
"Cuba Sanctions Guidance: November 2017 Update" (November 2017)
"Vitas Hospice and Chemed Corporation Settle Largest-Ever FCA Claim Against a Hospice," Health Law Alert (November 2017)
"CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure: Comparing CEO and Employee Compensation" (November 2017)
"Year-End Tax Planning in Light of Republican Tax Proposal" (November 2017)
"Eleventh Circuit Restores Auto Body Shop Antitrust Case" (November 2017)
"Delrahim Takes Over at DOJ Antitrust – and Quickly Lays Out His Priorities" (November 2017)
"Z: The Next Generation Entering the Workforce," Labor and Employment Compass (October 2017)
"Florida's Emergency Generator Rules Invalidated" (October 2017)
"TCPA Update: Courts Deliver Mixed Bag on Customer Consent and Call Outsourcing," reprinted December 6, 2017 in SubPrime (October 2017)
"CFPB Continues Focus on UDAAP" (October 2017)
"No Damages, No Award: Loan Servicer Prevails in Alleged RESPA Violation Suit" (October 2017)
"USCIS to Place More Scrutiny on I-129 Extensions: What Can Employers Expect?" (October 2017)
"Employers' Role in Changing "Me Too" to "Not Us"" (October 2017)
"CMS Clarifies Streamlined Submission to Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol for Physician Organizations," Health Law Alert (October 2017)
"CMS Requests Industry Feedback on "New Direction" for the Innovation Center," Health Law Alert (October 2017)
"Texas Medical Board Proposes New Rules on Heels of Relaxed Telemedicine Laws," Health Law Alert (October 2017)
"OIG Work Plan – October 2017 Update," Health Law Alert (October 2017)
"Ready, Set, Go: Preparing and Testing for Data Security Events," Cyber-Threats: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Business Now (October 2017)
"CMS Advisory Opinion 2017-01 Approves Pop-up Alerts to Physicians Through Online Laboratory Portal," Health Law Alert (October 2017)
"Alexander, Murray Announce Bipartisan Proposal on Market Stabilization" (October 2017)
"ICE Director Confirms Significant Increase in Workplace Immigration Enforcement" (October 2017)
"GDPR Goes into Effect Next Year; Is Your Privacy Program Ready?" (October 2017)
"WINTER IS COMING… and the PTO Will Be Pruning Your Deadwood!" (October 2017)
"The EEOC's Focus on Equal Pay and the Health Care Industry Finally Comes to a Crossroad" (October 2017)
"EEOC Filed More than 80 Lawsuits this Summer – Why Employers Should Pay Attention" (October 2017)
"MAGA or Else: Trump DOJ Goes After Employer" (October 2017)
"Supreme Court Appears Split on Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements" (October 2017)
"Federal Court Declines to Overturn $780,000 Jury Verdict in Favor of Employer's Argument that Application for SSDI Trumps the ADA" (October 2017)
"President Trump Issues Far-Reaching Changes to the Affordable Care Act" (October 2017)
"OIG Finds Continued Procedural Errors in Hospital Outlier Payment Reconciliations," Payment Matters (October 2017)
"Will CMS Consider Your Institution to Be a Hospital? Guidance on the "Primarily Engaged In" Standard," Payment Matters (October 2017)
"OIG Finds Acute Care Hospitals Improperly Billed for Outpatient Services Provided to Inpatients of Other Hospitals," Payment Matters (October 2017)
"Treasury to Withdraw Controversial Section 2704 Proposed Regulations" (October 2017)
"White House Reaches Deal with Congressional Democrats to Keep Government Open and Suspend Debt Limit Until December" (October 2017)
"Congressional Republicans and White House Release Outline of Tax Reform Proposal" (October 2017)
"Graham-Cassidy Falters; Bipartisan Talks Restart on Market Stabilization" (October 2017)
"HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns and the Search Begins for Replacement" (October 2017)
"Federal Funding for CHIP Expires, Pending Congressional Reauthorization" (October 2017)
"Lawmakers Approve a Six-Month Extension of FAA Authorization" (October 2017)
"Trump Administration Broadens Employer Exemption from ACA's Contraceptive Coverage Requirements" (October 2017)
"Trump Executive Order Expected to Expand Association Health Plans and Short-Term Coverage" (October 2017)
"Historic $95M Fine Issued Against Company for Hiring Undocumented Workers" (October 2017)
"Client Interview – Jennifer F. Nelson, Senior Associate General Counsel, Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.," Women's Initiative Newsletter, Reprinted by JD Supra (October 2017)
"Five Lessons I Learned from Baker Donelson's Work-Life Warriors," Women's Initiative Newsletter (October 2017)
"Baker's Dozen – 13 of the Best Places to Visit in Music City," Women's Initiative Newsletter (October 2017)
"Health Tip – "Life Hacks" for Working Moms," Women's Initiative Newsletter (October 2017)
"On My Bookshelf: Grit, The Secret to Advancement: Stories of Successful Women Lawyers," Women's Initiative Newsletter (October 2017)
"Baker Donelson Recognized for Advancement of Women ," Women's Initiative Newsletter (October 2017)
"FDA Proposes Extension Dates for Labels and Serving Size Final Rules" (October 2017)
"Trump Administration Announces New Travel Ban" (September 2017)
"OIG Work Plan – September 2017 Update," Health Law Alert (September 2017)
"New York Expands Telehealth Originating Sites – More Changes Could Be in the Wings," Health Law Alert (September 2017)
"OIG Approves (Yet) Another Medigap/PHO Arrangement in Advisory Opinion 17-04," Health Law Alert (September 2017)
"OIG Advisory Opinion 17-03 Approves Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Product Spoilage/Replacement Program," Health Law Alert (September 2017)
"Pharmacy Chain's Benefit Program Gets OIG Approval in Advisory Opinion 17-05," Health Law Alert (September 2017)
"Beware of Federal Requirements when Selling or Leasing Facilities Funded by FEMA" (September 2017)
"DOE Replaces Obama Title IX Guidance with New, Interim Q&A Document" (September 2017)
"President Trump Blocks Foreign Acquisition by Chinese Firm: Isolated Case or Harbinger of Increased CFIUS Scrutiny?" (September 2017)
"Say Goodbye to the 30/60 Day Rule" (September 2017)
"Fate of Last-Minute Affordable Care Act Initiatives Uncertain" (September 2017)
"What Hospitals Need to Know About the Natural Disaster Exception to Stark Law" (September 2017)
"Court of Appeals Reverses D.D.C. Order Requiring HHS to Eliminate Medicare Appeals Backlog by December 31, 2020" (September 2017)
"Targeted Probe and Educate – CMS Changes Its Approach to Auditing" (September 2017)
"Spotlight on Alabama: Tax Tribunal Distinguishes Scope of Federal and Alabama Responsible Person Penalty" (September 2017)
"Lessons From the Ezekiel Elliott Arbitration" (September 2017)
"E-Verify Participants: Updated E-Verify Participation Poster Available for Download" (September 2017)
"As Medical Food Industry Grows, So May FDA Scrutiny" (September 2017)
"Selling or Buying an HUD Financed Nursing Home or Assisted Living: A Baker's Dozen Tips for TPA Transactions" (September 2017)
"A Year into the Elder Justice Task Force: Is Your Community a Target?" (September 2017)
"CMS Lifts Ban on Arbitration Agreements and Proposes Rules for Transparency in the Arbitration Process" (September 2017)
"Faulty Issues with No-Fault Attendance Policies" (September 2017)
"Essential Revisions to CMS' SNF Civil Money Penalty Policies" (September 2017)
"Employers Take Note: Seventh Circuit Widens Scope of EEOC's Right to Investigate" (September 2017)
"Department of Labor Rule Rescissions Are on the Rise" (September 2017)
"Department of Labor Moves to Rescind 2011 Tip Pooling Regulations" (September 2017)
"Changes Coming to DOE Title IX Rules" (September 2017)
"Congress Returns to Washington with a Packed Health Care Calendar" (September 2017)
"NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law to Be Presented for Adoption" (September 2017)
"Government Agencies Grant Employee-Benefits Relief for Harvey Victims" (September 2017)
"Hurricane Harvey Reshuffles the Deck for this Fall" (September 2017)
"Debt Ceiling Expected to be Breached at the End of September" (September 2017)
"Congress and the White House Remain Divided over Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations" (September 2017)
"Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Set to Expire September 30" (September 2017)
"Next Steps on Tax Reform Expected Later this Fall" (September 2017)
"Affordable Care Act – Repeal, Reform or Stabilize?" (September 2017)
"Authorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program Set to Expire at End of September" (September 2017)
"Don't Forget Medicare and Other Extenders" (September 2017)
"Final Rule for MACRA's Second Year (2018) Expected in November 2017" (September 2017)
"Final Medicare Payment Regulations Expected for Physician Providers, Hospitals and Home Health Agencies in Fall 2017" (September 2017)
"NAFTA Renegotiations Have Begun – Expect Them to Continue Through the Fall" (September 2017)
"Movement on Infrastructure Package Possible, but Unlikely this Fall" (September 2017)
"HHS Seeks to Ease Burden of Hurricane on Health Care Organizations" (September 2017)
"Hurricane Harvey: Immediate Considerations for Impacted Public and Non-Profit Entities" (September 2017)
"Contracting Under Federal Procurement Requirements After Hurricane Harvey" (September 2017)
"Obama's Overtime Rule is Overruled" (September 2017)
"FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division Still Waiting for New Leaders" (August 2017)
"European Commission Announces Antitrust Investigation of Irish Auto Insurance Industry" (August 2017)
"Specialty Pharmacy's Antitrust Claim against Humana Fails" (August 2017)
"Auto Body Shop Antitrust Appeal in Jeopardy of Being Dismissed on Procedural Grounds" (August 2017)
"Maryland and Delaware to Roll Out Changes to Data Breach Laws in 2018" (August 2017)
"Foreign Investors Should Not Let Fear of CFIUS Limit Investment in U.S. Manufacturers," Industry Week (August 2017)
"CMS Implements Uniform Provider-Based Checklist," Payment Matters (August 2017)
"Hospitals Plagued by HHS's 2012 Medicare DSH Calculation Obtain Relief from the D.C. Circuit," Payment Matters (August 2017)
"CMS Cancels EPM and Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Program While Revising CJR in New Proposed Rule" (August 2017)
"State AGs Data Breach Settlement Reinforces the Importance of Patch Management" (August 2017)
"Louisiana Second Circuit: Oil and Gas Lender Held Liable for Certain Mineral Lease Obligations" (August 2017)
"Quality Payment Program EHR Hardship Application Now Open," Health Law Alert (August 2017)
"FEMA's 60-Day Appeal Deadlines Now Strictly Enforced Against Applicants and State Grantees" (August 2017)
"Déjà Vu: DOL Argues It Has Authority to Set Overtime Salary Threshold, Requests Input to Create New OT Rule" (August 2017)
"Beyond "You're Fired": Key Points for Executing Terminations" (August 2017)
"Employers, Get Ready (For Now): EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Still a Go" (August 2017)
"On Drugs and at Work: Keeping Your Work Force Safe and ADA-Compliant in the Opioid Abuse Problem" (August 2017)
"Increased Compliance and Enforcement Activities Under the Trump Administration: Are You Prepared?" (August 2017)
"CMS Extends Comment Period for New SNF PPS Methodology Proposal," Payment Matters (August 2017)
"CMS Delays Implementation of Revised HHA Conditions of Participation," Payment Matters (August 2017)
"CMS Proposes QPP Revisions: The Paths for QPP Participation Continue to Evolve," Payment Matters (August 2017)
"CMS Proposes to Reduce Facility Payment for Non-Excepted Provider-Based Outpatient Department Services by 50 Percent," Payment Matters (August 2017)
"RAISE Act Proposal Likely to Thud" (August 2017)
"CFPB Warns Against "Tricking Consumers" with Pay-by-Phone Fees" (August 2017)
"Hang On, the Overtime Roller Coaster is Taking Another Turn" (July 2017)
"It's Not Reefer Madness, It's Risk Management: Providing Investment Services to the Marijuana-Related Industry" (July 2017)
"FTC's New Guidance on COPPA is a Wake-Up Call to Review Your Privacy Policy" (July 2017)
"2017's Top Five Consumer Complaints to the CFPB (So Far)" (July 2017)
"Living with the Robust Causality Requirement for Disparate Impact Under the Fair Housing Act" (July 2017)
"Not All Compliance Management Systems (CMS) are Created Equal" (July 2017)
"USCIS Will Resume Premium Processing for Certain H-1B Petitions" (July 2017)
"OIG Claims CMS Paid $729 Million in Erroneous EHR Incentive Payments," Health Law Alert (July 2017)
"OIG Approves Cost-Sharing Arrangement Involving Clinical Research Study," Health Law Alert (July 2017)
"OIG Unveils New Work Plan Process: Assessing the Impact on Compliance Risk Assessment," Health Law Alert (July 2017)
"Provider Taxes: The Battle over Medicare's Treatment Continues," Payment Matters (July 2017)
"CMS Proposes Reimbursement Reduction for 340B Drugs ," Payment Matters (July 2017)
"Surprise Opposition Sinks the Better Care Reconciliation Act; New Vote on "Repeal-and-Delay" Uncertain to Advance" (July 2017)
"New I-9 Form Required as of September 18" (July 2017)
"Employers, Be Wary of Judging "Sincerely Held Beliefs"" (July 2017)
"Will Trump-Era NLRB Overrule Recent Decisions?" (July 2017)
"Nine Members Again, the Supreme Court Takes On Uneasy Relationship Between Church and State" (July 2017)
"CFPB Breaks Down State-by-State Complaints in Special Report" (July 2017)
"SEC Allows Non-EGCs to Submit Certain Draft Registration Statements for Confidential Review" (July 2017)
"Living in the Clouds: Is Your Business Data at Risk Because of a Disgruntled Employee?" (July 2017)
"CFPB Announces Final Rule to Ban Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses," reprinted in WestLaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability, August 2017, Volume 23, Issue 6 (July 2017)
"Travel Ban Ruling by the Supreme Court: FAQ and Guidance for International Students, Professors and Academic Institutions" (July 2017)
"Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Case Against Health Insurer" (July 2017)
"Senior Leadership at the DOJ Antitrust Division Begins to Take Shape" (July 2017)
"Pennsylvania Vision Insurer Accused of Anticompetitive Conduct" (July 2017)
"Anthem Terminates Merger Deal with Cigna; Litigation Continues in Delaware Chancery Court" (July 2017)
"U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates Key Provisions of the Travel Ban" (June 2017)
"District Court Protects Franchisor Against Anti-Contractual Competition in Frye" (June 2017)
"Federal Court Rules Against Yum! Brands in Third-Party Franchise Sale Case – What Franchisors Need to Know" (June 2017)
"The Road to Confirming a Secretary of Labor" (June 2017)
"Second Circuit "Drives" Forward Classification of Workers as Independent Contractors" (June 2017)
"Disgruntled Employees and Other Internal Threats to Your Cybersecurity" (June 2017)
"OSHA Indefinitely Suspends July 1 Electronic Injury and Illness Submission Requirements" (June 2017)
""Locum Tenens" Physical Therapist – Does the Change Provide Sufficient Relief?," Payment Matters (June 2017)
"Senate Republican Health Care Working Group Releases Health Care Reform Bill Text" (June 2017)
"Delaware and Oregon Join the Movement Banning Employers from Making Salary History Inquiries" (June 2017)
"Power Outage Shows Unique Risks for Airport Cybersecurity" (June 2017)
"Provider Concerns When Recommending Medical Marijuana," reprint, Law360 (June 2017)
"CMS Releases MACRA Proposed Rule for 2018" (June 2017)
"Facing Political Unrest, While Keeping Inner Peace," Women's Initiative Newsletter (June 2017)
"On My Bookshelf: Sisters, the Lives of America's Suffragists," Women's Initiative Newsletter (June 2017)
"Nancy Degan Offers Testimony for Confirmation Hearings of Justice Neil Gorsuch," Women's Initiative Newsletter (June 2017)
"Treasury Department Issues FAQ on Impact of Cuba Policy Shift" (June 2017)
"Credit Card Issuers Get Ready – MLA in Full Effect October 3," (May 2017); reprint, Corporate Compliance Insights (June 2017)
"OFAC Enforcement Trends in the Health Care, Agriculture and Tech Industries" (June 2017)
"Free Speech Protects Disparaging Trademarks: Band's Trademark Case May Be Good News for Football's Redskins" (June 2017)
"Uncompensated "Off-the-Clock" Work Time Nets Call Center Nurses a $6.2 Million Settlement," Health Law Alert (June 2017)
"Start Date Delayed for EPM, Cardiac Rehabilitation and CJR Episodes of Care," Health Law Alert (June 2017)
"Court Puts the Brakes on Whistleblower's FCA Parking Claims," Health Law Alert (June 2017)
"Update on Regulatory Compliance in the Global Health Care Industry," Health Law Alert (June 2017)
"Washington, D.C. Update – June 2017" (June 2017)
"Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to SEC Disgorgement Claims in Kokesh" (June 2017)
"SCOTUS Says Debt Purchasers Are Not Debt Collectors" (June 2017)
"FDA Extends Compliance Dates for Nutrition and Supplement Facts Label and Serving Size Final Rules" (June 2017)
"What You Need to Know About Georgia's New Family Care Act – Effective July 1" (June 2017)
"Trump's Parental Leave Plan: How to Plan for the Plan" (June 2017)
"Will Maryland Employers Be Required to Provide Mandatory Paid Sick Leave?" (June 2017)
"Proposed Telehealth Expansion of Medicare Reimbursement" (June 2017)
"Trump's DOL Working Overtime to Change Obama-Era Policy" (June 2017)
"Protecting Breach Investigation Reports in Litigation – Key Actions" (June 2017)
"Trends in Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement and Compliance," reprint, Bloomberg Law White Collar Crime Report (June 2017)
"Spotlight on Alabama: New Law Extends Creditor Protections for Certain Retirement Account Assets in Alabama " (June 2017)
"Texas Jumps on Board with Relaxed Telemedicine Practice Requirements" (June 2017)
"Businesses Invited to Comment on NAFTA Renegotiation by June 12" (May 2017)
"Supreme Court Reinforces Patent Exhaustion, Both Domestically and Internationally" (May 2017)
"CFPB: Incorrect Representations Regarding Debt Amounts are Actionable, Even if Made to a Consumer's Lawyer" (May 2017)
"CFPB is Busier than Ever – And Not Only with the Usual Suspects" (May 2017)
"CFPB Delays Effective Date of Prepaid Accounts Rule – How Can You Prepare?" (May 2017)
"What You Need to Know from the CFPB Spring 2017 Supervisory Highlights" (May 2017)
"Trump Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal" (May 2017)
"Hold the Phone – Debt Collectors Challenge FCC's Take on TCPA" (May 2017)
"Scott Angelle Tapped to Take the Helm of BSEE" (May 2017)
"Circuit Split: Expansion of Title VII Protections and Sexual Orientation as a Subset of a Protected Class," Health Law Alert (May 2017)
"Is the 8 and 80 Overtime Exception for Hospitals and Health Care Providers the Right Fit for Your Company?," Health Law Alert (May 2017)
"Medical Residents and Title IX – What Teaching Hospitals Need to Know," Health Law Alert (May 2017)
"Three Things Health Care Employers Should Know About Affordable Care Act Section 1557," Health Law Alert (May 2017)
"Ransomware Imminently Expected to Target Medical Devices" (May 2017)
"Play is Not Work: Judge Dismisses Former USC Linebacker's Wage and Hour Lawsuit" (May 2017)
"CPRA and LOSCO Issue Proposed Compensation Schedule for Natural Resource Damages Banking Program" (May 2017)
"What You Need to Do Now: Responding to the Major Cybersecurity Attack Against Organizations" (May 2017)
"Politics in the Workplace" (May 2017)
"Will the Supreme Court Rein in Employee Class Actions?" (May 2017)
"Arkansas Goes to Bat on Medical Marijuana: Hits Homerun for Employers" (May 2017)
"Fifth Circuit Sides with EEOC in Title VII Discriminatory Hiring Case" (May 2017)
"CMS Proposes to Eliminate Therapy-Driven SNF Reimbursement," Payment Matters (May 2017)
"Deemed Providers Beware: IPPS Rule Proposes Publicizing Accreditation Survey Results," Payment Matters (May 2017)
"CMS Seeks Comments on Overhauling Hospital IPPS," Payment Matters (May 2017)
"Government Deadline Looms for Training on Insider Threats" (May 2017)
"The Working Families Flexibility Act – Congress's First Step to Helping Employers Manage Overtime Costs" (May 2017)
"How Should Businesses Prepare for the Second 100 Days of the Trump Administration?" (May 2017)
"Washington, D.C. Update – May 2017" (May 2017)
"Vendor Relations – Your Best Friends Really Can Hurt You" (May 2017)
"CFPB Continues Expansive Approach to UDAAP Claims and Focus on Online Lending" (May 2017)
"U.S. State Department Proposes Stricter Visa Scrutiny" (May 2017)
"IRS (Once Again) Begins Using Private Debt Collectors" (May 2017)
"House Makes Good on Promise to Repeal and Replace Affordable Care Act" (May 2017)
"The FDA Extends Menu Labeling Compliance Date to 2018" (May 2017)
"'Play' is Not 'Work'" – USC Football Player Loses FLSA Suit Seeking "Employee" Wages (May 2017)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Governor Signs IMPROVE Act to Fund Infrastructure, Reduce Taxes" (May 2017)
"Bill to Eliminate Health Insurers' Antitrust Exemption Passes in the House" (May 2017)
"Anthem Loses Merger Appeal in a 2-1 Decision by the D.C. Circuit" (May 2017)
"Antitrust "Whistleblower" Protection Legislation Reintroduced in the Senate" (May 2017)
"Makan Delrahim Nominated to Head DOJ Antitrust Division" (May 2017)
"Blues Defeat Antitrust Claim by Heart Monitoring Device Maker" (May 2017)
"USCIS Announces Redesign of Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents" (April 2017)
"The Trend Continues: New York City Passes Salary History Ban" (April 2017)
"Diversity Matters: Note from the Editor - Spring 2017," Diversity Matters (April 2017)
"The Orlando Attack – A Female American-Muslim Attorney Perspective," Diversity Matters (April 2017)
"Choices," Diversity Matters (April 2017)
"Baker Donelson Demonstrates Commitment to LGBT Equality with Repeat of Perfect Score on HRC Equality Index," Diversity Matters (April 2017)
"The DOL's 2016 Proposed Overtime Rule Under the Trump Administration: Reading the Tea Leaves" (April 2017)
"Federal Appeals Court Rules that Title VII Protects Employees from Sexual Orientation Discrimination" (April 2017)
"Third Circuit Allows Medical Resident to Sue Private Teaching Hospital Under Title IX" (April 2017)
"Immigration Update: Targeted Site Visits and Restrictions on Computer Programmers in the H-1B Program; Plan B Options If You Don't Win the H-1B Lottery" (April 2017)
"Seventh Circuit Becomes First Circuit Court to Extend Title VII Protection to Sexual Orientation Claims" (April 2017)
"Medicare Two-Midnight Rule and Observation Status Updates," Payment Matters (April 2017)
"HHS Finalizes Rule Aimed at Stabilizing ACA Individual Marketplace" (April 2017)
"Protecting Privilege of the Corporate Compliance Officer," reprinted in Corporate Compliance Insights (April 2017)
"CMS Finalizes New SRDP Disclosure Form and Process" (April 2017)
"SEC to Require Hyperlinks to Exhibits in Registration Statements and Exchange Act Reports," Small Business Securities Bulletin (April 2017)
"New EEOC Proposed Guidelines May Signal What is to Come in the Area of Sex-Based Workplace Discrimination" (April 2017)
"Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Expanding the Rights of K-12 Special Education Students" (April 2017)
"New York AG Puts Mobile Health App Developers on Notice" (March 2017)
"Delayed ETA for EPMs – CMS Delays New Bundled Payment Models," Health Law Alert (March 2017)
"OIG Approves Free Lodging and Meals Under "Promotes Access to Care" Exception to Beneficiary Inducement CMP," Health Law Alert (March 2017)
"Varsity Brands Earns Hard-Fought Win in Supreme Court Ruling Designs on Cheerleading Uniforms Are Copyrightable" (March 2017)
"AHCA Pulled From the House Floor Minutes before an Expected Vote " (March 2017)
"FMCSA to Withdraw Safety Fitness Determination Rule" (March 2017)
"Doctrine of Laches Does Not Apply to Patent Damages," with Nigamnarayan "Nigam" Acharya (March 2017)
"CFPB Explores Use of Alternative Data in Calculating Credit Scores" (March 17, 2017)
"New CSBS Tool for BSA/AML Aims to Enhance Risk Assessment" (March 17, 2017)
"Tennessee's Bankers to CFPB: "Regulation by Enforcement" Concerns Loom Large" (March 17, 2017)
"Expect a Change to Regulation of Non-Bank Mortgage Servicers" (March 17, 2017)
"First Circuit Proves Importance of the Oxford Comma" (March 2017)
"New Guidance Document: How DOJ Evaluates Corporate Compliance Programs," Health Law Alert (March 2017)
"Supreme Court Steps Back, Punts on Student Transgender Bathroom Access Case for Now " (March 2017)
"A Wage and Hour Pitfall: Paying Bonuses to Non-Exempt Employees Can Lead to Trouble," reprinted in American Bankers Association's Newsbytes Human Resources (March 2017)
"A New Year, a New EEOC? What to Expect Under Acting Chair Victoria Lipnic" (March 2017)
"Eight Keys to Securing Portable Devices" (March 2017)
"Republican ACA Replacement Passes House Committees on Party Line Votes" (March 2017)
"'You Can't Do That to Me, I Requested FMLA Leave!' - Proving FMLA Retaliation" (March 2017)
"No H-1B Premium Processing. At All. For Who Knows How Long." (March 2017)
"Trump Pares Down Travel Ban in Revised Executive Order" (March 2017)
"CMS Issues Instructions to Hospitals Regarding the Implementation of Ruling 1498-R2," Payment Matters (March 2017)
"Off the Hook: Oil & Gas Operators No Longer Have to Comply With Obama-Era Information Requests Regarding Existing Oil & Gas Operations" (March 2017)
"Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Coastal Erosion Lawsuit Against Oil and Gas Defendants" (March 2017)
"eDiscovery Proportionality Review: Three Key Themes" (March 2017)
"Hearing Held on McCarran Repeal Legislation" (February 2017)
"DOJ Prevails in Both the Anthem and Aetna Merger Trials" (February 2017)
"The Trump Administration Begins the Task of Selecting New Federal Antitrust Enforcers " (February 2017)
"How Effective is Your Anti-Money Laundering Program?" (February 2017)
"Supreme Court Limits Overseas Contributory Liability" (February 2017)
"Whistleblower General Counsel Prevails Through Use Of Attorney-Client Privileged Information" (February 2017)
"Parsing the Revisions to the I-9 Handbook for Employers" (February 2017)
"Sanctuary Jurisdiction Policy Could Impact Disaster Recovery" (February 2017)
"Executive Order Results in IRS' Reconsideration of Plan to Reject Certain Returns Missing Health Insurance Information" (February 2017)
"340B Drug Pricing Program: The Withdrawal of Mega Guidance and the Future of Patient Definition" (February 2017)
"HHS Makes Its First Move to Stabilize the Individual Health Insurance Market" (February 2017)
"New Bundled Payments Are a Go… For Now," Health Law Alert (February 2017)
"Despite Uncertain Future of ACA, OIG Issues Final Rule Revising Permissive Exclusion Authority," Health Law Alert (February 2017)
"Accommodating Mental Health Conditions – The EEOC's Latest Guidance and Some Practical Tips for Complying with the ADA" (February 2017)
"Key Takeaways for Employers from the EEOC's Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment" (February 2017)
"Courts to Employers: Get Your Background Searches in Order" (February 2017)
"FEMA Requires Compliance with National Standard Building Codes for Restoration of Facilities Funded Through Public Assistance Grant Program" (February 2017)
"Louisiana Establishes Natural Resource Damage Restoration Banking Regulations" (February 2017)
"Keep Only What You Need – Information Management in the Digital Age," reprinted April 2017, Corporate Compliance Insights (February 2017)
"SEC and FINRA Regulatory Priorities: Common Goals for 2017" (February 2017)
"Background (Credit) Checks Under Attack" (February 2017)
"SAMHSA Continues to Update Rules Related to Substance Abuse Records" (February 2017)
"Overview and Q&A for President Trump's Executive Order, 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States'" (February 2017)
"HHS Publishes Final Rule Overhauling the Medicare Appeals Process," Payment Matters (February 2017)
"Structure and Advantages of a Titling Trust Program" (February 2017)
"The New Overtime Rule - The Plot Thickens" (January 2017)
"DHS Final International Entrepreneur Rule to Take Effect July 16, 2017" (January 2017)
"Time to Review Your Online Marketing Practices and Privacy Policies" (January 2017)
"E-Verify for Federal Contractors" (January 2017)
"Florida Court Reverses Stance on Post-Judgment Inferior Liens" (January 2017)
"Is Andrew Puzder the Knight in Shining Armor for the Hospitality Industry?" (January 2017)
"Regulation A+: A Capital-Rising Method that is Ready for Franchising" (January 2017)
"The (Sometimes Unethical) Reality of Competition and Your Ammo to Combat a Rival's False Advertising" (January 2017)
"SBA Changes the Game" (January 2017)
"Value-Based Pricing Options for Franchise Clients" (January 2017)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Governor Haslam Seeks to "IMPROVE" the Volunteer State" (January 2017)
"BOEM Suspends Implementation of New Financial Assurance Requirements" (January 2017)
"President Trump Has Been Inaugurated. What's Next for Tax Reform?" (January 2017)
"U.S. Department of Labor Issues More Stringent Regulations for the Review of Disability Benefit Claims" (January 2017)
"The EEOC Report: A Look Back at 2016," Baker Donelson Publications (January 2017)
"You Asked: Can My Employees Hack My Company?" (January 2017)
"Immigration Update: New Rule on Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Effective January 18, 2017; Changes to National Interest Waiver Standard" (January 2017)
"CFPB Continues Its Focus on Medical Debt" (January 2017)
"CMS Finalizes Revamped Home Health Agency Conditions of Participation," Payment Matters (January 2017)
"Summary of Possible Changes in U.S. Trade Policy During President Trump's First 100 Days" (January 2017)
Honorary Consul General's Corner, AlabamaGermany Partnership (January 2017)
"Tax Season Becomes "Spear Phishing" Season for Cybercriminals" (January 2017)
"New Year, New Filing Deadline for Certain Tax Returns" (January 2017)
"New Year's Resolution for Website Operators: Register Your Copyright Agents Before December 31, 2017 to Avoid Liability for Users' Copyright Infringements" (January 2017)
"Medicaid: Significant Changes Coming in 2017 and Beyond" (January 2017)
"Mandatory Salary Increases Now in Effect for New York – What to do Now" (January 2017)
"Anthem and Aetna Merger Trials Begin" (January 2017)
"European Commission Permits Insurers' "Block Exemption" from the Antitrust Laws to Expire" (January 2017)
"Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Reinstate Auto Body Shop Antitrust Case that Was Dismissed on Procedural Grounds" (January 2017)
"Blue Cross Plans Effort to Escape MDL Antitrust Case on Jurisdictional Grounds Fails" (January 2017)
"New ESI Principles in the District of Maryland," Maryland Litigator (January 2017)
"Final Rule Implements Quality Payment Program under MACRA" (December 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"U.S. District Court for District of Columbia Requires HHS to Eliminate Medicare Appeals Backlog by December 31, 2020" (December 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Publishes the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice Form and Instructions," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"The 21st Century Cures Act," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Year's Resolution for Website Operators: Register Your Designated Copyright Agents in the Copyright Office's New Electronic System Before December 31, 2017 to Remain Shielded from Liability for Users' Copyright Infringements" (December 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Salman v. U.S.: More Questions than Answers?" (December 2016)
"OIG Finalizes CMP Regulations, Largely as Proposed," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"First Stand Alone Telemedicine Legislation Close to Becoming Law," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Approves Another Medigap/Preferred Hospital Network Arrangement in Advisory Opinion 16-11," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"8 Years and a New Reimbursement Methodology Later," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Finalizes New and Amended Anti-Kickback and CMP Safe Harbors," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Ransomware – A Significant Cybersecurity Concern" (December 2016)
"MLPs, REITs and S&P's New Real Estate Sector Classification" (December 2016)
"Roadmap for Merger Decision-Making Process in Delaware" (December 2016)
"The Presidential Election: Trying to Become Comfortable in an Uncertain Time" (December 2016)
"The Meaning of "No" – Putting the Italian Referendum in Perspective" (December 2016)
"HHS OIG Expands Safe Harbors, but Doubles Down with Enhanced Civil Monetary Penalties" (December 2016)
"2016 Christmas Party Post Mortem" (December 2016)
"Significant Changes to Health Information Technology Found in 21st Century Cures Act" (December 2016)
"Seventh Circuit Sidelines Claims That Student-Athletes Are "Employees" Under The FLSA" (December 2016)
"It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over – First Circuit Rejects Settlement Agreements Between Providers and Intermediary and Upholds Cost Report Reopenings," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Final Rule and 21st Century Cures Act Include Good and Bad News for Provider-Based Sites," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"New POS Code for Telehealth Distant Site Providers," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Philly Follows Massachusetts and Prohibits Inquiries About Applicants' Salary Histories" (December 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Current Title VII May Soon Protect Sexual Orientation" (December 2016)
"NLRB: Warning Coworker that Job is at Risk Inherently Protected Activity" (December 2016)
"NLRB Continues to "Like" Enforcement over Social Media Policies and Related Issues" (December 2016)
"American Apparel to Send 3,500 Workers Home: What You Need to Remember About the WARN Act" (December 2016)
"Fifth Circuit Agrees To Fast-Track DOL's Overtime Appeal" (December 2016)
"Texas Supreme Court Denial of Review Could Impact / Dissuade Health-Based Tort Claims Involving Neighboring Oil and Gas Activities" (December 2016)
"Industry May Be Foreshadowing More CFPB Challenges" (December 2016)
"CFPB's First Project Catalyst Innovation Report Addresses FinTech Regulation" (December 2016)
"The Evolving Landscape of the TCPA" (December 2016)
"How Does the CFPB View Private Label Servicing?" (December 2016)
"Recent Enforcement Under Section 5 of the FTC Act: So That's What a Standalone Claim of Unfair Competition Looks Like," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Post-Election Events Making Waves in the Cannabis Industry" (December 2016)
"Advisory Opinion 16-10: OIG Approves Transportation Assistance Program," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"FTC Staff Provides Antitrust Guidance to State Medical Boards," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"OCR Examines Hybrid Entity Designation in Latest HIPAA Settlement" (November 2016)
"USCIS Rule Expands Work Card Authorization All Employers Must Accept" (November 2016)
"USCIS New Rule Implements Old Laws with a Few Twists" (November 2016)
"DOL's Overtime Rule Blocked Nationwide by Texas Court" (November 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Stop the Presses – The Overtime Rule is in Overtime" (November 2016)
"New I-9 Form: Very Different, Many Quirks, Required for Use by January 22, 2017" (November 2016)
"SEC, FINRA and the DOL Take Aim at Confidentiality Provisions in Firm Agreements" (November 2016)
"Persuader Rule Determined to Be Unlawful: What to Do Now" (November 2016)
"What In-House Counsel Need to Know About China's New Cybersecurity Law" (November 2016)
"OIG Pushing FEMA to Get Tougher on Procurement Compliance" (November 2016)
"The October DDoS Attack – Separating Fact from Fiction" (November 2016)
"What Does a Trump Presidency Mean for Oil and Gas?" (November 2016)
"D.C. District Court Bucks the Trend and Rules for Hospital in Provider Tax Case," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Releases the 2016 OPPS Final Rule," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Issues CY 2017 ESRD Final Rule," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Home Health Agency PPS Update for 2017: Quality, Quality, Quality," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Historic Night for Cannabis Legalization" (November 2016)
"United States Supreme Court to Review Student Transgender Bathroom Access Case" (November 2016)
"Immigration Update: New Form I-9 Version Mandatory in January 2017; Immigration Filing Fees to Increase in December 2016; Pack Up Your Glasses Before Applying for a Passport or Visa USCIS: New Form I-9 Version Mandatory in January 2017" (November 2016)
"INJUNCTION GRANTED: AHCA Jumps the First Hurdle in Overturning CMS's Ban on Pre-Dispute Arbitration" (November 2016)
"FTC and DOJ Warn HR Professionals Against Anticompetitive Hiring and Compensation Agreements" (November 2016)
"Bartram Affirmed: Florida Supreme Court Provides Guidance For Filing a Successive Foreclosure Action Post Dismissal," Baker Donelson Alert; reprinted by ALFN Update (November 2016)
"New Requirements for Broker Recruitment" (November 2016)
"All Eyes on Mississippi: Federal Judge Hears Argument Over CMS's New Pre-Dispute Arbitration Regulation" (November 2016)
"Diversity Recruiting Spotlight: Noah Kressler," Diversity Matters (November 2016)
"DOJ/FTC Issue Antitrust Guidance on Hiring Practices: Insurance Industry Spotlight" (November 2016)
"Auto Body Shop Antitrust Case Crashes on Appeal; Can It Be Repaired?" (November 2016)
"Anthem and Aetna Prepare for Merger Trials Against the DOJ Antitrust Division" (November 2016)
"Looking Forward to 2017: Cybersecurity and the SEC" (November 2016)
"Standard Confidentiality Provisions May Be Prohibited "Pretaliation" in Eyes of SEC" (November 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"505 Is Not Alive: SEC Adopts New and Amended Rules Governing Intrastate and Small Offerings" (November 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Part Two: Challenges in Solar Equipment Finance," Law Journal Newsletters' Equipment Leasing, Volume 35, Number 9 (October 2016)
"New SEC Rules and Their Impact on Securities Offerings" (October 2016)
"CMS Finalizes Changes to the Future of Physician Reimbursement with the Quality Payment Program," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Comparison of Maryland Trust Act to Prior Maryland Law and the Uniform Trust Code" (Updated 2016)
"Next Steps for Residential Lenders in Light of CFPB Approval to Collect Borrowers' Disaggregated Ethnic and Racial Categories" (October 2016)
"4 More Things to Know About Transgender Rights in the Workplace" (October 2016)
"The FAA's New Drone Regulations" (October 2016)
"Eighth Circuit Rules That Sleep Apnea Testing Does Not Violate Disabilities Act" (October 2016)
"Prepare for the Hack: Five Things to Keep in Mind when Shopping for Cybersecurity Insurance" (October 2016)
"Bank Websites Targeted for Title III ADA Violations – 12 Ways to Comply" (October 2016)
"Extended Leave Under the ADA: Necessary Next Steps to Consider" (October 2016)
"Weed in the Workplace: What You Need to Know" (October 2016)
"CFPB's Structure Declared Unconstitutional – What You Need to Know" (October 2016)
"Update on Fraud and Abuse Developments," Annual Health Law Forum, Tennessee Bar Association (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Receivables Based Lenders Beware" (October 2016)
"Lessons from the Trump Foundation: Complying with State Charitable Solicitation Requirements" (October 2016)
"One Appellate Court's Message to Debtors: Do What You Say!" (October 2016)
"Due Diligence in a Dynamic Health Care Landscape," Evolution of a Health Care Deal, Ober|Kaler and Bloomberg BNA (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"5 Things to Know About Transgender Rights in the Workplace" (October 4, 2016)
"CMS Clarifies Its 855R Policies," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Approves Free Vaccine Refrigeration Systems in Physician Offices in Advisory Opinion 16-09," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Says: No More Arbitration Provisions in LTC Admission Agreements" (September 2016)
"Court Upholds CMS's Inclusion of Part C Days in the Medicare Fraction of the DSH Calculation for FYE 2012," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"D.C. District Court Strikes Down PRRB's Application of the "Self-Disallowance" Jurisdictional Requirement," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"D.C. Circuit Precludes Review of DSH Uncompensated Care Data," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Part 1: Challenges in Solar Equipment Finance," Law Journal Newsletters' Equipment Leasing, Volume 35, Number 8 (September 2016)
"Advertising and Fair Use of Trademark: Oprah's Aha! Moment" (September 2016)
"Unsecured Creditors May Expect Better Recoveries in Bankruptcy" (September 2016)
"Electronic Discovery Preparedness Audit Handbook" (September 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"VIDEO: Workplace Violence in the Health Care Setting – Is Your Organization Prepared?" (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Update on the J.G. Wentworth CID Fight" (September 20, 2016)
"IRS Provides Guidance Addressing Leave-Based Donations Benefiting Louisiana Storm Victims" (September 2016)
"CFPB Wants to Share Its Confidential Information with the World" (September 20, 2016)
"CFPB Allies and Opponents Clash Over Arbitration Proposal," reprinted December 2016 in Westlaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability, Volume 22, Issue 15 (September 20, 2016)
"The CFPB's Latest: Student Loans and Fix-It Forms" (September 20, 2016)
"Happy Fifth Birthday, CFPB: It's Time for Your Check-Up" (September 20, 2016)
"Electronic Discovery Preparedness Checklist" (September 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Will Physicians Accept CMS's Offer to "Pick Your Pace"?," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"The MOON Notification is Coming: CMS Publishes Final Changes," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"D.C. District Court Applies Prohibition on Administrative and Judicial Review to IRF PPS Rates," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS's Payment Suspensions Wreak Havoc: Understanding the Risks," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Update on First 60-Day Case," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Warns Against Social Media Postings Involving Nursing Facility Residents," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Federal Agencies Forced to Implement Huge Increases in Civil Monetary Penalties for Health Care Fraud," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Recent HHS Report Provides Insight into Government's View of the Challenges of and Need for Expanded Telemedicine," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"First Circuit Reinstates Consumer Action Previously Dismissed on FDCA Preemption Grounds" (September 2016)
"Clinton and Trump: A Policy Comparison" (September 2016)
"Employers Beware of the Cat's Paw" (September 13, 2016)
"Entrepreneurs May Have a New Way to Start Up in the United States" (September 2016)
"EEOC Issues Its First Guidance on Retaliation in Almost Two Decades: Next Steps for Employers" (September 2016)
"Health Care Employers Heads Up: What You Need to Know About Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act" (September 2016)
"Defend Trade Secrets Act – What Employers Need to Know" (September 2016)
"DOJ/FTC Issue Their Annual "Hart-Scott-Rodino Report" – Insurance Industry Spotlight" (September 8, 2016)
"In re Auto Body Shop Antitrust Litigation Heads to the 11th Circuit" (September 8, 2016)
"DOJ and States Challenge Health Insurer Mergers" (September 8, 2016)
"Montgomery County, MD Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act: Coming October 1, 2016" (September 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Florida Inferior Liens Not Extinguished If Recorded After Foreclosure Judgment – What To Do Now" (September 2016)
"SEC Amendments Require Advisers to Disclose More Information and Keep Additional Records" (September 2016)
"HHS Issues Final Rule on the ACA's Anti-Discrimination Provisions" (September 2016)
"EB-5 Investors From Sanctioned Countries? No Problem—Just Follow the OFAC Rules," Regional Center Business Journal (September 2016)
"Court Rules in Favor of Hospitals in Bad Debt Collection Effort," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"So You Want To Sell Your Business… PART 4 of 4 – Engaging Advisors to Assist in the Sale" (August 2016)
"Say-On-Pay Considerations for Compensation Committees" (August 2016)
"NLRB Permits Graduate Students to Unionize at Private Institutions" (August 2016)
"Health Care Legislation Maryland 2016 First Interim Report" (August 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Court Rules Termination For Bringing Gun to Work Unlawful" (August 2016)
"Health Tip – An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away" (August 25, 2016)
"Baker's Dozen: 13 Things You Must Do in Istanbul" (August 25, 2016)
"Baker Donelson Recognizes Commitments to the Advancement of Women in the Profession" (August 25, 2016)
"2016 Changes to Tennessee Workers' Compensation" (August 2016)
"Just Play the Game: Sixth Circuit Says Student-Athletes Have No Right of Publicity in Game Broadcasts" (August 2016)
"Provider Mergers: The Need for Early Antitrust Advice," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Final FY 2017 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Payment and Policies Rule," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"SNF and IRF Proposed Changes for FY 2017," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Releases the 2017 IPPS and LTCH PPS Final Rule, Including MOON Requirements," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Lifts Temporary Moratorium on Emergency Ground Ambulance Suppliers but Extends and Expands Other Moratoria," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Releases Final Rule Addressing Hospice FY 2017 Wage Index, Payment Rates, and Quality Reporting Requirements," Payment Matters (August 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Therapy Evaluation Codes Expanded Under CMS' Proposed Rule," Payment Matters (August 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Re-proposes Ban on Per-Click Fees for Space and Equipment Leases under Stark," Health Law Alert (2016: Issue 13) [Ober|Kaler]
"CFPB Amends Mortgage Servicing Rules" (August 2016)
"Should Your Facility Try Telemedicine and Navigating Reimbursement for Telemedicine" (August 2016)
"Proposed Regulations Seek to Significantly Limit Common Estate Planning Tool" (August 2016)
"CMS Issues Final Rule Outlining FY17 Medicare Payment Policies and Rates for SNF PPS" (August 10, 2016)
"Shareholder Spotlight: Christy Tosh Crider" (August 10, 2016)
"$650,000 Lesson in HIPAA Compliance for Business Associates: Nursing Home Management Company Settles with Government" (August 2016)
"Federal Contractors Must Comply with OFCCP's Revised Sex Discrimination Guidelines or Face Possible Debarment" (August 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"For a Whistleblower, What is Good Faith?" (August 2016)
"The NLRB Eases the Way for Temporary Employees to Unionize" (August 9, 2016)
"Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Worsens Headaches for Employers Negotiating Pattern or Practice EEOC Claims" (August 9, 2016)
"Immigration Update: August 2016 Visa Bulletin; Increased Fines for I-9 and Other Immigration Violations; USCIS Returns Unselected Fiscal Year 2017 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions; and More" (August 2016)
"Tennessee Employers Can Continue to Prohibit Guns Without New Liability" (August 9, 2016)
"Is Sexual Orientation a Protected Category under Title VII?" (August 9, 2016)
"Pokémon in the Workplace: Does Your Company Need a Policy?," Baker Donelson Publications (August 9, 2016)
"Proposed Cardiac, Hip, and Femur Episode Payment Models Are Next Generation from BPCI and CJR," Payment Matters (August 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"When is a Receivership Sale of Real Estate a Reasonable Alternative to Foreclosure?" (August 2016)
"New Sex Discrimination Rules for Federal Contractors" (August 2016)
"Did You Know Whistleblowers Can Divulge Trade Secrets?" (August 2016)
"Washington, D.C. Fall Preview" (August 5, 2016)
"Court Says No Protection for Sexual Orientation Discrimination" (August 2016)
"The CFPB's Overhaul of Debt Collection Regulation" (July 2016)
"650,000 Record Breach: OCR Cautions Covered Entities with Electronic Health Records," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Summary of Updated Mortgage Servicing Examination Procedures" (July 25, 2016)
"CFPB Appears Poised to Increase Its Focus on Auto Lending" (July 25, 2016)
"Dietary Supplements and Class Actions: Getting Schooled in California" (July 2016)
"Credit Reporting Complaints on the Rise" (July 25, 2016)
"Another Target Objects to CFPB Jurisdiction" (July 25, 2016)
"Reading the CFPB Amicus Tea Leaves" (July 25, 2016)
"SCOTUS to Review the Reach of the Fair Housing Act" (July 25, 2016)
"CFPB Cites Violations of Regulation X" (July 25, 2016)
"Health Care, Defense and Other Government Contractors Will Face False Claims Act on Implied False Certification Theory" (July 2016)
"Medical Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA: How Far Must an Employer Go?" (July 20, 2016)
"Fairness and Employee Motivation" (July 20, 2016)
"House Appropriations Labor Legislation Blocking the Labor Department's Fiduciary Rule and Other Regulations Moves Forward" (July 20, 2016)
"The DOL Isn't Done Yet and Non-Compliance is Getting More Expensive Than Ever" (July 20, 2016)
"Handling Hashtags in the Workplace" (July 20, 2016)
"NLRB Continues Defense of Employees Discussing Wages and Hours" (June 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"USCIS Ombudsman's Report: Continued High RFE Rates in Employment-Based Petitions; Employment Authorization Document Adjudication Delays" (July 2016)
"Congress Passes GMO Labeling Bill – Preempting State Labeling Laws" (July 2016)
"OSHA Postpones Its New Workplace Injury and Illness Reporting Rule in the Face of Scrutiny and a New Lawsuit" (July 2016)
"Health Care Fraud Prosecutions: Strong Seas and High Winds Ahead for Individuals and Corporations," Health Law Alert (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Senate Finance Committee Report Concludes Stark Law Change Is Necessary to Drive Health Care Reform," Health Law Alert (2016: Issue 11 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"Ransomware Attack is a Breach – Unless You Can Prove Otherwise" (July 2016)
"What U.S. Businesses Should Be Thinking About Now that European Commission Has Adopted Privacy Shield" (July 2016)
"SEC Approves NASDAQ's Rule Requiring Annual Disclosure of Golden Leashes – Effective August 1, 2016" (July 2016)
"Medicare Appeals Backlog: HHS' Response to the Decade-Long Delay in Reviewing Appeals," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Agencies and the Department of Justice Raise Level of Civil Penalties for Violations" (July 2016)
"$650k Lesson in HIPAA Compliance for Business Associates: Nursing Home Management Company Settles With Government" (July 2016)
"Helis Oil & Gas Poised to Drill Well in St. Tammany Parish" (July 2016)
"Maryland Employers Will Face Tougher Sanctions for Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors" (July 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Lessons Learned from the CFPB and DOJ's Latest Fair Lending Enforcement Action" (July 2016)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: 2016 Tax and Related Legislation" (June 2016)
"OSHA's Policy Mandates for ALL Employers Require Compliance by August 10, 2016" (June 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Republican Alternative to the Affordable Care Act Addresses the McCarran Ferguson Act's Antitrust Exemption" (June 28, 2016)
"Health Insurer Mergers Draw Regulatory Opposition" (June 28, 2016)
"Florida Court Rejects Auto Body Shops' Effort to Revive their Antitrust Claims Against the Auto Insurance Industry" (June 28, 2016)
"Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma Escapes Antitrust Action by Disgruntled Provider" (June 28, 2016)
"Maryland Enacts Mandatory Private-Sector Retirement Program That Impacts Most Maryland Employers" (June 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Summer 2016" (June 27, 2016)
"Spotlight on Non-Profits: IRS Lowers Tax-Exemption Application User Fees for Certain 501(c)(3) Organizations" (June 2016)
"New Opportunities in Cuba for Universities" (June 22, 2016)
"Controversial Overtime Rule Comes in For a Landing" (June 21, 2016)
"The Legal Implications of Restaurant-Designed House Brand Craft Beers" (June 2016)
"What You Need to Know About Hospitality REITs" (June 21, 2016)
"Best Practices for Responding to the Threat of Ransomware" (June 2016)
"Maryland Strengthens Protections and Adds Pay Transparency Provisions Under Its Equal Pay Law" (June 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Supreme Court Lowers Bar for Awarding Enhanced Damages for Patent Infringement" (June 2016)
"Considerations for C Corporations Making a 2016 Conservation Easement Gift" (June 2016)
"Oilfield Service Companies Face Daunting Challenges" (June 2016)
"Tennessee Employers with 50 or More Employees Will Be Required to Use E-Verify Beginning January 1, 2017" (June 2016)
"More Overtime Headaches for Employers" (June 8, 2016)
"OSHA's New Recordkeeping Rule" (June 8, 2016)
"In-house Bout: Company Privilege Overshadows Advice-of-Counsel Defense" (June 8, 2016)
"The EEOC's New Corporate Wellness Regulations" (June 2016)
"CFPB Issues Proposed Rule for Payday Lending" (June 2016)
"Washington, D.C. Update – June 2016" (June 1, 2016)
"Employers Beware: Clock Ticking on Constructive Discharge Claims" (June 2016)
"FDA Finalizes Revisions to Nutrition/Supplement Facts Labeling" (May 2016)
"Is This the Beginning of an End to a Long Controversial Debate on Concurrent Surgeries?," Health Law Alert (2016: Issue 8 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"CFPB and Other Regulators Warn Banks about Customer Deposit Errors" (May 19, 2016)
"CFPB's New HMDA Rule Still Leaves Privacy Concerns Unanswered" (May 19, 2016)
"GAO's Report Suggests Congress Give CFPB More Oversight" (May 19, 2016)
"Was a CFPB Enforcement Action Based on "Racial Profiling and Junk Science?"" (May 19, 2016)
"Supreme Court Reshapes Consumer Financial Law with Two Recent Decisions" (May 19, 2016)
"The Case of Actually Actual Fraud" (May 2016)
"Overtime Overhaul — DOL Tells Higher Education Not To Worry, But Should You?" (May 2016)
"Overtime Overhaul – The Final Regulations are Finally Here" (May 18, 2015)
"HUD Proposes Expanding Indebtedness Eligible for Refinancing with FHA-Insured Loans" (May 2016)
"Is Today Overtime D-Day?" (May 2016)
"Someone Needs to Take the Lead on Data Security for Financial Services Industry" (May 2016)
"Light in the Alice Tunnel: Software Claims Found Patentable" (May 2016)
"OSHA's Public Shaming of Employers, i.e., New Recordkeeping Rules" (May 2016)
"EPA Finalizes Methane Emissions Limits for Oil and Gas Industry" (May 2016)
"Visiting Canada? Better Pack Your eTA or Visa!" (May 11, 2016)
"So You Want To Sell Your Business… PART 3 of 4 – Valuing Your Business for Sale" (May 11, 2016)
"New "Inversion" Proposed Regulations Inspired By The Pfizer/Allergan Deal May Impact Corporate Tax Planning Strategies" (May 11, 2016)
"Top 10 Questions Employers Have About the Newly Proposed Overtime Regulations" (May 11, 2016)
"OFAC Further Amends Cuban Assets Control Regulations – President Obama Authorizes More Travel and U.S. Presence in Cuba" (May 11, 2016)
"State Laws Are Not a Defense to Title VII's Prohibition on LGBT Discrimination, Says the EEOC" (May 10, 2016)
"EEOC Announces Six-Figure Transgender Discrimination Settlement" (May 10, 2016)
"Congress Passes the Defend Trade Secrets Act" (May 2016)
"Immigration Update: H-1B Cap FY2017 and Aftermath; Adjudicating the L-1A Functional Manager Petition Requires Consideration of Role Within the Wider Qualifying International Organization" (May 2016)
"North Carolina Doubles Down on Transgender Bathroom Law" (May 2016)
"CFPB Wants to Prohibit Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses" (May 2016)
"Insurer Antitrust Exemption in Europe in Jeopardy" (May 2, 2016)
"California Insurance Commissioner Approves Centene/Health Net Merger" (May 2, 2016)
"Insurers Gain Additional Dismissals in the Florida Auto Body Action" (May 2, 2016)
"DOJ Antitrust Leader William Baer Departs to Take No. 3 Position in Justice Department" (May 2, 2016)
"CFPB Field Hearing May Unveil New Rule on Arbitration Agreements" (April 2016)
"Washington, D.C. Update – April 2016" (April 2016)
"Defend Trade Secrets Act To Be Signed Into Law" (April 2016)
"Tax Court Affirms Use of Intergenerational Split-Dollar Arrangements" (April 2016)
"CFPB's Latest Action is Against the Co-Founders of a Lead Aggregator" (April 2016)
"To Plead or Not to Plead (the Fifth Amendment) in Civil Litigation - That is the Question" (April 2016)
"New Offshore Well Control Regulations Unveiled to Mixed Reviews" (April 2016)
"Significant New EU Data Protection Privacy Framework Regulation Approved" (April 2016)
"Data Localization and the TPP: Financial Institutions Beware" (April 20, 2016)
"The CFPB's New Debt Collection Rule is Coming" (April 20, 2016)
"Will the DOJ Kill FHA Loans Through Their Use of the False Claims Act?" (April 20, 2016)
"New Amendments to Florida's Proceedings Supplementary Statute Offer Clarity and Guidance for Judgment Creditors" (April 2016)
"Jury Sides with Defendant in Whistleblower's Suit Alleging Defendant "Caused" False Claims," Health Law Alert (2016: Issue 6 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Fiduciary Duty Rule: What You Need to Do Now" (April 2016)
"Courts Cut the Fat, Clarify When Obesity is a Disability Under the ADA" (April 14, 2016)
"Gawker FLSA Ruling Leaves Interns Gawking" (April 14, 2016)
"PHH Mortgage Attacks the CFPB: Will the Bureau Become a Commission?" (April 2016)
"Louisiana Governor Institutes Sexual Orientation and Transgender Protections for State Workers and Contractors" (April 14, 2016)
"State and Local Law Update Could Signal Trend" (April 14, 2016)
"Navigating the Louisiana Legislature's New Sales and Use Tax Labyrinth" (April 2016)
"Immigration Update: Extensions for Form I-9 and H-2B Emergency Processing; STEM OPT Rules Pack In more than Just 7 More Months; Shedding Light on the "Same or Similar" Analysis" (April 2016)
"Valuable Information Security Lessons from the Olympus Mortgage vs. Guaranteed Rate Case" (April 2016)
"OCC Issues White Paper on "Responsible Innovation"" (April 2016)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: Supreme Court Rules Against Department of Revenue's Claimed Entitlement to Deference" (April 2016)
"Important Notice Regarding Amendments to Tennessee's Breach Notification Statute" (April 2016)
"Going for the Goal and the Gold - the Quest for Equal Pay" (April 2016)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Forced Franchise/Excise Tax Variance Upheld by Supreme Court" (April 2016)
"Washington, D.C. Update – March 2016" (March 31, 2016)
"Watch Out Employees: Comply with Policies or Lose FMLA Rights" (March 2016)
"Supreme Court's Four-to-Four Decision in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore Leaves Open Question about Application of Equal Credit Opportunity Act to Spousal Guarantees of Commercial Loans" (March 2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Wage and Hour Focus in the Energy Sector Alive and Well" (March 2016)
"Baker Donelson Becomes a WILEF Gold Standard Certified Firm" (March 25, 2016)
"Time Saver Savvy – A Working Mom's Guide to Spending More Quality Time with the Kids" (March 2016)
"Is It Time to Take a Fresh Look at Your Parental Leave Policy?" (March 2016)
"The FTC's Three Current Hospital Merger Challenges: Will the FTC Ever Lose?," Health Law Alert (2016: Issue 4 - Focus on Antitrust) [Ober|Kaler]
"Are You Ready? New Round of HIPAA Audits Are Underway" (March 2016)
"Federal Circuit Issues Sprawling Opinion Certain to Continue Big Pharma Forum Shopping in ANDA Litigation" (March 2016)
"Court Allows 'Retroactive' Application of 2005 Wage Index Rule Limiting Reimbursement for Pension Plan Costs," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"NLRB, Social Media and the Right to Complain" (March 2016)
"New Salary Threshold Is One Step Closer to Reality" (March 2016)
"Interior Secretary Sally Jewell: No Drilling in Atlantic Ocean" (March 2016)
"Oil and Gas Gathering Contracts: Contracts Running With the Land or Running On Empty?" (March 2016)
"The CFPB Seems Poised to Increase Their Scrutiny of Mortgage Banking Fair Lending Issues" (March 14, 2016)
"Looking Ahead: What the Auto Lending Industry Can Expect from the CFPB in 2016" (March 14, 2016)
"Recent CFPB Enforcement Actions Focus on Data Security and Discriminatory Lending" (March 14, 2016)
"What You Need to Know About the CFPB's Priorities for 2016 and 2017" (March 14, 2016)
"Five Steps to Boosting TCPA Compliance" (March 14, 2016)
"The Single Director Structure of the CFPB Needs to Change" (March 14, 2016)
"FTC's Annual FDCPA Enforcement Letter to CFPB Filled with Insight into 2016 Focus" (March 14, 2016)
"Big Payment Changes Revealed In New Medicare Part B Drug Payment Test" (March 2016)
"U.S. Tax Considerations for Corporate Dealings in Cuba" (March 2016)
"CFPB Issues Fines and Penalties Against Financial Institutions for Misleading Marketing Materials" (March 2016)
"EEOC: Show Me Yours, but I Won't Let You See Theirs" (March 7, 2016)
"The Spotlight on Pay Equity is Here to Stay" (March 7, 2016)
"EEOC Does Its Best to Make Complaining Employees Untouchable with New Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation" (March 2016)
"Immigration Update: Trying to Cut the Red Tape: Department of Labor Announces Emergency Procedures for Backlogged H-2B Applications" (March 2016)
"OCR Releases Tool to Help Organizations Safeguard Health Data" (March 2016)
"CMS Therapy Payment Model Under Review: What to Expect in 2016" (March 2, 2016)
"Field Trips, Resident Safety and Liability: Considerations for Long Term Care Facilities" (March 2, 2016)
"Whether You Know It or Not, There Is or Will Be a Granny Cam in Your Center: What Are You Going to Do About It?" (March 2, 2016)
"Help with HIPAA!" (March 2016)
"California Insurance Department Holds Hearing on Centene/Health Net Merger" (March 1, 2016)
"DOJ Antitrust Division and FTC Seek Additional Funds and More Attorneys in 2017 Budget" (March 1, 2016)
"Will 2016 Be the Year for McCarran Repeal?" (March 1, 2016)
"UnitedHealth Settles NY Attorney General Antitrust Probe" (March 1, 2016)
"Common Trends in FINRA and SEC Regulatory Priorities" (March 2016)
"Washington, D.C. Update – February 2016" (February 2016)
"EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Grows Stronger with Passing of Judicial Redress Act" (February 2016)
"Justice Scalia's Sudden Death: What Does It Mean for You?" (February 2016)
"NCAA, Colleges Defeat FLSA Lawsuit Claiming Student-Athletes Are Employees" (February 2016)
"Proposing a Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan in Good Faith" (February 2016)
"Ransomware Attack Highlights Importance of Preparation" (February 2016)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Winter 2016" (February 17, 2016)
"NLRB: Joint Liability Inquiry Can Precede Finding on Merits of Underlying Unfair Labor Practice Charge" (February 17, 2016)
"Federal Part 2 Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs Take Note: Proposed Rule Has Significant Gaps" (February 2016)
"A No-Win Situation: The Supreme Court Declines To Resolve CAFA Circuit Split" (February 2016)
"Franchisor Protected from Unfair Competition, Not All Competition" (February 17, 2016)
"CMS Relaxes Proposals for Returning Overpayments, but Significant Questions Remain" (February 2016)
"100 Members of Congress Throw a Hail Mary Against New Overtime Regs" (February 12, 2016)
"Wake Up – The Persuader Agreements Rule is On the Way" (February 12, 2016)
"Obama's Clean Power Plan Rule Halted By SCOTUS" (February 2016)
"Play Under Review: USC Football Coach Wanted Mid-Season Timeout for Alcoholism" (February 12, 2016)
"All Dogs Go to Heaven, But Can They Go to Work?" (February 12, 2016)
"Immigration Update: H-1B Cap Season and a Cautionary Fairy Tale; Changing ESTA/VWP Questions Answered; Improvements to E-3, H-1B1, CW-1 and EB-1 Regulations" (February 2016)
"New Opportunity for 'C' Corporations to Convert to 'S' Corporations Under Recent Tax Law" (February 2016)
"The Oil Bust…Bankruptcy Boom?" (February 2016)
"High Volatility Commercial Real Estate: Loan Document Considerations" (February 2016)
"California "Organic" Labeling Decision: A Blueprint for More Class Actions of FDA Regulated Products?" (February 2016)
"U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement Reached: Introducing the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield" (February 2016)
"Eye-Popping Verdict For "The Little Guy" Against Wal-Mart" (February 2016)
"2016 Washington Preview" (January 2016)
"So You Want To Sell Your Business… PART 2 of 4 – Preparing for the Sale" (January 27, 2016)
"Drafting Arbitration Clauses in Chinese/American Commercial Contracts for Arbitration in China" (January 27, 2016)
"Florida Considers Competing Bills Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing" (January 2016)
"Will Your EU Registrations Be Invalidated by the New Law?" (January 2016)
"CFPB in 2016" (January 21, 2016)
"House Votes to Protect Indirect Auto Lending Against CFPB" (January 21, 2016)
"CFPB Agrees to Give Originators a Grace Period for Compliance with New TRID Regulations" (January 21, 2016)
"How the Current Regulatory and Legal Landscapes Can Lead to Fair Lending Violations" (January 21, 2016)
"Recent Case Law Hints at Possible Additional Defenses for Auto Finance Companies Hit With Debt Collection Lawsuits" (January 21, 2016)
"SCOTUS: Unaccepted Settlements and Judgment Offers Don't Moot a Plaintiff's Case" (January 21, 2016)
"Technology, Guns and the NLRB – Get Ready for 2016" (January 13, 2016)
"How to Incentivize an Employee Exempt Under the White Collar Exemptions" (January 13, 2016)
"UPDATE – What's On the Horizon for Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs and the EEOC in 2016?" (January 13, 2016)
"Safety First? When Safety and Employment Laws Collide" (January 13, 2016)
"The Perils of BYOD Policies" (January 2016)
"Immigration Update: Changes Ahead for Highly-Skilled Workers; Stricter Visa Waiver Program" (January 2016)
"Lessons Learned from LabMD's Successful Challenge to the FTC's Cyber Authority and Wyndham's Monumental Settlement with the FTC" (January 2016)
"CMS Changes to Cost Report and Appeal Rules Are Now in Effect," Payment Matters (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"Deadlines Extended on Cadillac Tax and ACA Forms 1095 and 1094 Reporting" (January 2016)
"Landlords Beware: Potential Post-Holiday Bankruptcy Filings By Retail Tenants" (January 2016)
"States Launch Hearings on Major Insurance Company Mergers" (January 4, 2016)
"Antitrust Division May Name Individual Employees as Defendants in Civil Actions Brought Against Corporations" (January 4, 2016)
"Quest Defeats Claims that It Conspired with Health Insurers" (January 4, 2016)
"Lessons Learned in Project Financing: Revenue Streams That Are Not Absolute & Unconditional," Monitordaily (January/February 2016)
"VIDEO: Government Investigations - How to Respond to a Search Warrant: 10 Practical Steps" (2016) [Ober|Kaler]
"D.C. Appeals Court: Coast Guard May Impose Non-Financial Conditions for Departure Clearance in "Magic Pipe" Case" (December 2015)
"FAST Act Brings Holiday Cheer to Issuers" (December 2015)
"Cyber Attack Information Sharing Will Bring Liability Protections to Companies" (December 2015)
"Recent Tax Extenders and Modification Package Signed into Law" (December 2015)
"What's on the Horizon for Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs and the EEOC in 2016?" (December 18, 2015)
"Washington, D.C. Update – December 2015" (December 2015)
"Immigration Update: FAM Gets a Makeover; I-9/E-Verify tips for Documenting H-1B Validity Dates for Short-Term Workers; Conducting Internal I-9 Audits" (December 2015)
"The Flipside of BFI: Joint Employment Not Found" (December 18, 2015)
"USPTO Releases Patent Counts by Class by Year Report" (December 2015)
"New Act Significantly Alters Partnership Audit Procedures" (December 2015)
"Highlights of H.R. 22: Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act" (December 2015)
"Summary of the Business License Tax Increase for Contractors in the City of Birmingham" (December 2015)
"Danger Ahead? The Yates Memo and Some Strategic Considerations for Corporations and Individuals" (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Criminal Prosecutions of Health Care Fraud: The Stakes Continue to Rise for Individual Provider," Health Law Alert (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Antitrust Enforcement Agencies Release Annual Report Summarizing 2014 Merger Enforcement Activity Under Hart-Scott-Rodino," Health Law Alert (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Federal Trade Commission Guidance Addresses Stand-alone Claims of Unfair Competition Under Section 5 of the FTC Act," Health Law Alert (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Deepwater Horizon Update: Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of Cameron on Insurance Issues" (December 2015)
"Structured Finance and Revenue Streams: Not Absolute and Unconditional," Monitordaily (November/December 2015)
"Eat, Drink and Be Wary...The Aftermath of Holiday Parties is Not So Merry" (November 23, 2015)
"Words Matter: D.C. Circuit Upholds (in part) NLRB's Ruling on Hyundai Handbook Policies" (November 23, 2015)
"Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Laws on the Rise" (November 23, 2015)
"Five Months after Same-Sex Marriages Held Constitutional: Where Are the Courts Headed on the Unanswered Questions?," Diversity Matters (November 2015)
"Diversity Matters: Note from the Editor - Fall 2015," Diversity Matters (November 2015)
"Paula Estrada de Martin Combines Science and Law to Make a Difference" (November 20, 2015)
"Lessons for Smaller Creditors" (November 13, 2015)
"Arbitration Update" (November 2015)
"The Writing is On the Wall – The CFPB Wants MSAs Gone; What Does This Mean for You?" (November 2015)
"CFPB's October Complaint Snapshot Focuses on Credit Card Complaints" (November 13, 2015)
"Washington, D.C. Update – November 2015" (November 2015)
"California Adopts Nation's Toughest Equal Pay Protections" (November 2015)
"OIG Fraud Alert Serves as Stern Warning to Physicians Regarding Compensation Arrangements," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 11 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse)
"CMS Proposes Rules Requiring LTC Facilities to Implement Compliance and Ethics Programs" (November 2015)
"Arrest of Pharma Executive on Federal Kickback Charges Sends Strong Message About DOJ's Initiative on Personal Accountability" (November 2015)
"What is the TCPA and Why is it of Concern to Long Term Care Facilities?" (November 9, 2015)
"DOL Creates Long-Term Headache for Long Term Care: Higher Wages, More Overtime and Greater Overhead" (November 9, 2015)
"Preparing for the Inevitable: Legal Holds" (November 9, 2015)
"What Happens to LTC Arbitration Agreements if the Proposed CMS Rules are Implemented?" (November 2015)
"Clash Over Class/Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements" (November 2015)
"Recent Government Cyber Alert and Draft Guide for Financial Institutions: Lessons for All Organizations" (November 2015)
"5th Circuit Affirms the Dismissal of Federal Antitrust Claims Against Insurance Broker on McCarran-Ferguson Act Grounds While Permitting the Plaintiff’s State Antitrust Claims to Proceed" (November 2, 2015)
"Congress Takes Long Look at Proposed Health Insurance Mergers" (November 2, 2015)
"Strike Three: Antitrust Claims in Florida Auto Insurer Proceeding Dismissed With Prejudice" (November 2, 2015)
"SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Crowdfunding Rules" (November 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Approves Charitable Organization's Patient Assistance Program," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 11 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Approves Subsidies to Medicare Beneficiaries Provided by a Clinical Research Study," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 11 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"Consider Refreshing Your Existing SEC Disclosure" (October 30, 2015)
"Social Media Compliance Policies: Your Company Needs One" (October 30, 2015)
"They've Arrived: Long-Awaited Federal Crowdfunding Rules Adopted by SEC" (October 2015)
"NYSE Amends Rule Regarding Disclosure of Material Nonpublic Information" (October 30, 2015)
"So You Want To Sell Your Business…" (October 30, 2015)
"Canada's Energy Politics" (October 2015)
"Avoiding a Limitations Fight by Rescinding Acceleration" (October 28, 2015)
"TRID's Closing Disclosure" (October 28, 2015)
"New Case Poses Threat to Mortgage Servicers in Bankruptcies" (October 28, 2015)
"What's the FCC's "Capacity"?" (October 28, 2015)
"Recent Eleventh Circuit Decisions Clarify "Debt Collector" Status Under the FDCPA" (October 28, 2015)
"Challenges to Medicare's Outlier Payment Rules - the Secretary Largely Prevails," Payment Matters (October 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Hospital Compliance Audits: Is Your Number Up? Are You Ready?" (October 2015)
"Failing on the Big Stage: Another Attempt to Regulate Fracking Falls Short" (October 2015)
"SCOTUS to Decide Filing Period for Constructive Discharge Claims" (October 22, 2015)
"Immigration Update: E-Verify Makes History; Help with Hardship Waivers" (October 2015)
"The Jury's Out of the Game and Employers are Back on the Bench: No Right to Jury Under the Tennessee Public Protection Act" (October 22, 2015)
"Start Planning for the Worst While You Hope for the Best" (October 22, 2015)
""Honest Belief" of FMLA Misuse Not Enough to Defeat FMLA Interference Claims" (October 2015)
"Women's Health Tip: I'm SO STRESSED" (October 14, 2015)
"On My Bookshelf – "Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Career. Rock Social Media" by Aliza Licht" (October 14, 2015)
"Obama Signs Bill Making Changes to Affordable Care Act" (October 2015)
"Washington, D.C. Update – October 2015" (October 2015)
"CFPB Eyes Consumer Arbitration Clauses" (October 8, 2015)
"Volunteers at For-Profit Companies: Bad Idea Even if for a Good Cause" (October 2015)
"Uncertainty Abounds After EU High Court Invalidates EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Framework" (October 2015)
"Fast Alert: OIG Calls For Reevaluation Of Medicare Therapy Billing" (October 2015)
"Visa Bulletin 2.0 and its Implications, Including For EB-5 Investors" (October 2015)
"CPAs and Privileged Communications," The Tax Adviser (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"What Happens if You Wait Too Long to File Your Patent Case?" (September 2015)
"Fifth Circuit Affirms Texas Court Requiring Insurance Company to Pay Oil Company's Loss of Control Claims" (September 2015)
"Government: "Recall Message" on October Visa Bulletin Gifts" (September 2015)
"Financial Services Industry: Be Aware of Proposed White Collar Overtime Regulations" (September 24, 2015)
"Flaws and All, CFPB's Arbitration Study Sparks Vigorous Debate over Next Steps in Regulating Mandatory Arbitration Clauses" (September 24, 2015)
"A Treasure Trove: Publication of Complaint Data by the CFPB" (September 24, 2015)
"#Retweet the #CFPB: How Social Media is Affecting Consumer Advocacy" (September 24, 2015)
"Advisers Charged with Cleansing Dirty Money from Industry" (September 2015)
"Department of Justice Mandate: Prosecute Individuals for Corporate Wrongdoing" (September 2015)
"FCRA Class Action Suits on the Rise" (September 2015)
"May an Employer Object to the Affordable Care Act's Contraceptive Mandate Based Solely on Moral Grounds? Federal Court Rules a Private Employer Can Buck the Mandate Because It Objects on Moral - not Religious - Grounds" (September 2015)
"Fifth Circuit Reverses Citgo Convictions Under Clean Air Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act" (September 2015)
"Louisiana Fourth Circuit Holds Public Bid Invalid Absent Written Evidence of Authority to Sign Bid" (September 2015)
"Baker Donelson Comments on CMS's Proposed Changes to the Stark Regulations" (September 2015)
"City of Birmingham Raises Minimum Wage, Establishes Severe Employer Penalties in Aggressive Wage and Hour Ordinance" (September 17, 2015)
"NLRB Decision on Joint Employer Standards Results in a Major Change in Business Relationships" (September 2015)
"Court of Appeals to Plan Administrators: Inform Claimants of Time Limits on Front End of Discussions" (September 2015)
"Employee Misclassification Goes Viral with the Introduction of On-Demand Start-Ups, but the DOL May Have Just Crashed the Server" (September 2015)
"Dancing Baby Says Play Fair: Copyright Holders Must Consider Fair Use Before Sending a DMCA Takedown Notice" (September 17, 2015)
"CFPB Cracks Down on Major Debt Collection Companies for Due Diligence and Deceptive Practices Infractions" (September 2015)
"Business Succession Planning: The time is now" (September 2015)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Summer 2015" (September 10, 2015)
"Is Your Institution Ready for the October 1 Clery Report Deadline?" (September 2015)
"Arkansas Loves Home Cookin'" (September 10, 2015)
"California Dreams Become Reality for Franchisees; Amended Franchise Relationship Law Passes" (September 10, 2015)
"Alabama Passes New (and More Restrictive) Non-Compete Statute" (September 10, 2015)
"Hospitality Industry Targeted in Proposed White Collar Overtime Regulations" (September 10, 2015)
"Texas Railroad Commission Finds Earthquakes in North Texas Not Caused by Drilling Operations" (September 2015)
"Eleventh Circuit Further Widens the Reach of the Fair Housing Act" (September 2015)
"HRSA Issues Long-Awaited 340B Program Omnibus Guidance Proposal" (September 2, 2015)
"Practice Spotlight: Top 10 Questions Employers Have About the Newly Proposed Overtime Regulations" (September 1, 2015)
"Auto Insurers Score Another Victory in the Auto Body Shop Antitrust Litigation" (September 1, 2015)
"Health Insurers Announce Merger Plans; Congress Announces Intention to Review" (September 1, 2015)
"FTC Announces Increase in Merger Filings by Insurers and Overall" (September 1, 2015)
"Senate Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Legislation" (September 1, 2015)
"In the Community: We Get By With a Little Help from Our Friends" (September 1, 2015)
"Alumni Profile: Stacey A. Davis" (September 1, 2015)
"NLRB: When the Law is Not the Law – A Huge Change in Business Relationships" (August 2015)
"The Confederate Flag is Down in South Carolina, but It's Up in Your Parking Lot: What Should You Do?" (August 20, 2015)
"Based on Improper Appointment of Acting General Counsel to NLRB, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Voids Unfair Labor Practice Ruling" (August 20, 2015)
"Immigration Update: Time to Get Simeio-Compliant; Faster H-1Bs; Permanent Resident Card Refresher; Increased Security Measures Expected in the Visa Waiver Program" (August 2015)
"Two Months after Same-Sex Marriages Held Constitutional, Where are the Courts Headed on the Unanswered Questions?" (August 20, 2015)
"Fall L&E Series: Tackling the Federal Changes to the Modern Workplace" (August 20, 2015)
"Court Imposes Potentially Unworkable Burden on Providers Under ACA's Report and Return Rule" (August 2015)
"American Arbitration Association Revises Construction Industry Rules and Mediation Procedures" (August 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Emerging Trends in Tort Litigation Alleging Health Injuries Caused by Neighboring Oil and Gas Activities" (August 2015)
"FDA's Cybersecurity Alert Puts Medical Device Users on Notice" (August 2015)
"The New Broader Standard for Divided Patent Infringement" (August 2015)
"Proposed Executive Order Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors" (August 2015)
"The Duties Test Trap Set by the Department of Labor: How Employer Comments (Due September 4) Should Address It" (August 12, 2015)
"President Obama Implements Sweeping New Rules to Control Climate Change" (August 2015)
"Claim Purchasing as a Strategy to Avoid a Cramdown" (August 2015)
"A Little Good News: OSHA Grants Some Reprieve for Compliance with its New Construction Industry Confined Space Rules" (August 2015)
"Denton, Texas at Center of Another Land Use Dispute" (August 2015)
"FBAR Deadlines Not as Close as You Think: New Tax Bill's Language Points to 2017 as Likely Timetable" (August 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"What the Mahalo??" (July 2015)
"Expected IRS Proposed Rules May Curtail Family Gifting" (July 2015)
"The New Cuba Reality and Your Intellectual Property" (July 2015)
"ABA Resolution 105 on Punitive Damages Is Dead for Now" (July 2015)
"Lenders Beware: Future Hurdles to Foreclosure Deficiency Actions May Lie Ahead" (July 2015)
"Lessons Learned in Conservation Partnerships" (July 2015)
"False Claims Act Developments for Providers" (July 2015)
"Time to Revisit Your Physician Relationships" (July 21, 2015)
"Business Succession Planning in the Current Tax Environment" (July 2015)
"Buying and Selling Your HUD-Financed Long Term Care Project: Navigating the TPA Process," Long Term Care Newsletter (July 21, 2015)
"Home and Community-Based Services: Seven Things You Need to Know" (July 2015)
"OSHA Concentrates its Health Care Facility Inspections on Key Areas, but Specific Requirements Remain Elusive" (July 21, 2015)
"Beware! Long Term Care Class Actions are Coming" (July 21, 2015)
"Throw the DOL "Intern Fact Sheet" Away: Second Circuit Rejects DOL's Unpaid Intern Six-Factor and Adopts New "Primary Beneficiary" Standard." (July 2015)
"Changes Are Afoot for Quality Measures and Physician Payment Provisions," Health Law Alert (July 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? The Department of Labor's Proposed Changes to the White Collar Exemptions" (July 14, 2015)
"New Obligations Imposed by Florida's 2015 Tenant Protection Act" (July 14, 2015)
"HIPAA Settlement Regarding Use of Internet Applications" (July 2015)
"CFPB Shifts Focus to Auto Lending Industry" (July 14, 2015)
"Same-Sex Marriage and Employment Discrimination: The Future of Sexual Orientation Bias Claims" (July 14, 2015)
"The Telephone Consumer Protection Act – FCC Approves New Rules" (July 14, 2015)
"Periodic Statements to Borrowers Required Even if Legal Status of Mortgage Loans Are in Transition" (July 14, 2015)
"The National Labor Relations Board Expands Union Access to Witness Statements" (July 2015)
"Supreme Court Broadens Scope for Housing Discrimination Claims" (July 2015)
"Major E-Verify Changes Proposed" (July 2015)
"Supremes Expand Liability Under FHA" (July 14, 2015)
"Florida Court Rules Borrowers Who Surrender Property in Bankruptcy Can't Later Take it Back" (July 14, 2015)
""The Stark Law has become a booby trap…" Says the Federal Appeals Court. Why Health Care Providers Should Heed the Warning" (July 2015)
"Maintaining the Magic: Disney's Use of Confidentiality Restrictions to Promote Character Integrity" (July 2015)
"Diversity Profile - Sam Felker," Diversity Matters (July 2015)
"What is Implicit Bias and Why Should Employers Care?," Diversity Matters (July 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Go Alone or Go Together?," Diversity Matters (July 2015)
"Diversity Matters: Note from the Editor - Implicit Bias Training," Diversity Matters (July 2015)
"Increased SEC and FINRA Scrutiny on Confidentiality Provisions" (July 2015)
"Liberalization of Louisiana Foreclosure Law: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (July 2015)
"The Importance of Casualty and Loss Provisions in Equipment Financing," Monitordaily (July/August 2015)
"SEC Proposes Rules Requiring Clawback of Incentive Compensation in Connection With Accounting Restatements" (July 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Again, the OIG Approves a Medigap Policy Contract with Preferred Hospital Networks," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 12 - Health Law Alert Newsletter) [Ober|Kaler]
"Health Care Legislation - Maryland 2015 Session" (July 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Wage Regulations Dramatically Increase the Number of Hourly Workers" (June 2015)
"SCOTUS Alert: Same-Sex Marriage is a Go, and ACA Stays Alive" (June 26, 2015)
"It's Time to Bill Medicare: Do You Know Where Your Physicians Are?," Payment Matters (June 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Pays $1.3 Billion to Hospitals for Settlements of Medicare Inpatient Appeals," Payment Matters (June 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
" Two Laboratories Settle Claims Regarding Specimen Processing Fees," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 8) [Ober|Kaler]
"Medigap Insurer's Contract with Preferred Hospital Network Approved (Yet Again)," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 8) [Ober|Kaler]
"Jenna Bedsole and Linda Klein Honored with 2015 Susan E. Rich Award; Caldwell Collins Receives Work-Life Warrior Award" (June 2015)
"Time Saver Savvy – June 2015" (June 2015)
"Women's Health Tip – June 2015" (June 23, 2015)
"Supreme Court Leaves Post-Patent Expiration Royalty Rule in Place" (June 2015)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: 2015 Tax and Related Legislation" (June 2015)
"U.S. Visa Systems Down Globally – DOS Continues to Work on a Fix – Expect Delays!" (June 2015)
"Texas Becomes First State to Ban Fracking Bans" (June 2015)
"DOL Presents: The Ghost of Violations Past" (June 15, 2015)
"Newly Revised Model FMLA Forms Are Now Available" (June 15, 2015)
"CFPB: Reverse Mortgages Subject to Scrutiny" (June 15, 2015)
"OSHA Issues Guidance Regarding Transgender Employees" (June 15, 2015)
"CFPB Report Likely Precursor to Regulatory Limits on Mandatory Arbitration Provisions" (June 15, 2015)
"Prepare for the July 1 SaVE Act Deadline" (June 2015)
"UPDATE: CFPB Publishes Rule Authorizing it to Supervise Auto Finance Companies" (June 15, 2015)
"SCOTUS Reinforces ERISA Fiduciaries' Continuing Duty To Monitor Plan Investments" (June 2015)
"Immigration Update: USCIS Elaborates on When to File Amendment Under Simeio" (June 2015)
"CFPB Spring 2015 Agenda Significant Rulemaking Actions on the Horizon" (June 15, 2015)
"EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Continued: Did the Supreme Court Pave the Way for ADA Claims Based on Nonobvious Disabilities?" (June 2015)
"Meet the New Sharif: Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction in the Wake of Wellness International" (June 2015)
"Proposed Amendments to Outer Continental Shelf Regulations Clear Up the Meaning of a Safe Drilling Margin" (June 2015)
"The Supremes Tell the Eleventh Circuit: No Lien Stripping" (June 2015)
"Religious Protection or Religious Preference? – Supreme Court Rules in Abercrombie Headscarf Case" (June 2015)
"U.S. Institutes New International Design Applications" (June 2015)
"Medicare Shared Savings Program - 2015: What's Changed, What's New, and What's to Come?" (June 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Transocean/BP Settlement Ends Texas Law Insurance Dispute: What Are the Possible Future Implications?" (June 2015)
"Anatomy of a Provider Antitrust Merger Challenge (Part 6)," Health Law Alert, Issue 9 (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"MIPS: Moving Physician Payments Beyond the Sustainable Growth Rate?," Payment Matters (May 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Proposed Regulation - Medicare Program: Hospice FY 2016 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements" (May 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Compliance Guidance for Health Care Boards," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 7 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Paving the Way for Broader Gainsharing Activities," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 7 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"SCOTUS Jurisdiction Watch: Exhaustion of EEOC Administrative Remedies" (May 2015)
"Supreme Court Holds That "Good Faith" Belief in Patent Invalidity is No Defense to Induced Infringement" (May 2015)
"Senator Shelby Speaks to Baker Donelson; Releases Financial Regulatory Proposal" (May 21, 2015)
"A Gathering Storm in the Dietary Supplement World" (May 2015)
"Transgender Complaints on the Rise: What Should Employers Do?" (May 19, 2015)
"Fourth Circuit Joins Other Federal Courts in Broadly Interpreting the Scope of Title VII Retaliation Claims" (May 19, 2015)
"Even Under the ADA, Some Jobs Require Being On-Site; Court of Appeals Decision Offers Lessons" (May 2015)
"Immigration Update: H-1B Cap FY2016 and Aftermath; "Doing Business" for Multinational Managers; myE-Verify Available Nationwide" (May 2015)
"Ah, Social Media: Blurring the Lines Between Work Life and Personal Life" (May 19, 2015)
"New Georgia Law Sets Deadlines for Deeds, Relaxes Attestation Requirements" (May 2015)
"EEOC Implements Digital Charge Pilot Program" (May 2015)
"Anatomy of a Provider Antitrust Merger Challenge (Part 5)," Health Law Alert, Issue 6 (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Interns or Employees? The Issue Draws Nearer to Conclusion" (May 2015)
"Sanity in Florida? New Ruling Sheds Some Light on the Business Records Exception" (May 2015)
"Louisiana Severance Tax Exemptions in Jeopardy" (May 2015)
"The Inside Scoop: Top 10 Employer Mistakes According to the Solicitor of Labor" (May 2015)
"Open Season on Provider-controlled Licensing Boards," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 6) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Nixes Arrangements Involving Free Tests," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 6) [Ober|Kaler]
"NLRB's Quickie Election Rule Takes Effect" (May 5, 2015)
"Georgia Supreme Court to Franchisees: Read Your Contracts!" (May 5, 2015)
"Franchisees Flatline in Case Against Doctors Express" (May 5, 2015)
"Use of Customer Survey Data Upheld in Hotel Franchise Terminations" (May 5, 2015)
"Class Action Attempt to Void Jimmy John's Non-Competes Goes Stale" (May 5, 2015)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Spring 2015" (May 5, 2015)
"The Next Hot Trend in Economic Development: Craft Beer" (May 5, 2015)
"Letters of Intent: What Do They Really Do?" (May 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"SEC Proposed Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure Rules" (May 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Releases Proposed IPPS Rule," Payment Matters (May 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Challenge to DSH Adjustment Estimates Barred by Statute," Payment Matters (May 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Issues DSH Ruling 1498-R2," Payment Matters (May 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Legislative Update for Brand Manufacturers Distributing in Alabama" (April 2015)
"Courts May Review the EEOC's Conciliation Efforts – Well, Sort Of" (April 2015)
"OCR Issues New Title IX Guidance to Educational Institutions and Title IX Coordinators" (April 29, 2015)
"Worthless Services Investigations and Settlements: The Enforcement Trend Continues," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 5 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Medigap Deductible Discount Proposal Approved by OIG," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 5 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"The Pitfalls of Settling Qui Tam Lawsuits," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 5 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"EEOC Proposed Rule to Shed Light on Wellness Programs under the ADA" (April 2015)
"Recent Changes in Off-Site Employment Requirements" (April 21, 2015)
"Guns in the Trunks: Employees Now Can Sue Their Employers!" (April 21, 2015)
"Can You Keep a Secret? The SEC Says to Ask Carefully" (April 21, 2015)
"Out With the Old and in With the New…Guidance" (April 21, 2015)
"That is the Telling Thing: An Interview with Jenna Bedsole" (April 2015)
"Senator Allain Proposes Mandatory Mediation in Legacy Lawsuits" (April 2015)
"Federal District Court Rules Favorably for Medical Device Manufacturer in Off-Label Promotion Lawsuits" (April 17, 2015)
"NLRB's Quickie Election Rule Takes Effect" (April 2015)
"Religious Discrimination In 2015" (April 21, 2015)
"Anatomy of a Provider Antitrust Merger Challenge (Part 4)," Health Law Alert, Issue 5 (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Transgender Litigant Challenges Exclusion of "Gender Identity Disorder" in Americans with Disabilities Act" (April 2015)
"Significant Guidance Released Regarding HIPAA Compliance" (April 2015)
"Women's Health Tips" (April 2015)
"Time Saver Savvy – Clarity Through Mind Clearing" (April 13, 2015)
"On My Bookshelf – The Other Fellow May Be Right: The Civility of Howard Baker" (April 13, 2015)
"Q&A with Jennifer Keller" (April 2015)
"Changed Locations Require New H-1B Petition, Not Just LCA" (April 2015)
"Have You Checked Your Vendor Agreements Lately?" (April 9, 2015)
"The Elaborate Guessing Game: The CFPB and Its Authority Under the UDAAP" (April 9, 2015)
"CFPB Proposes New Rules for Payday Loans" (April 9, 2015)
"CFPB's Latest Supervisory Report Signals Enforcement Trends" (April 9, 2015)
"The CFPB Goes Mobile" (April 9, 2015)
"FTC Notches Yet Another Victory in a Provider Merger Case," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 3 - Focus on Antitrust) [Ober|Kaler]
"Excluded Individual Not Precluded from Payment for Pre-exclusion Services," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 3 - Focus on Antitrust) [Ober|Kaler]
"Commercial Real Estate Listing Agreements - Seven Things for a Seller to Consider" (April 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"The Expansion of Laws Governing Paid Sick Leave" (April 2015)
"Pharmacies: Watch Out for Future HHS Crackdowns on Security Rule Violations" (April 6, 2015)
"Long Term Care Lenders Beware: Could You Be Liable For Patient Care?" (April 6, 2015)
"ABN Flunks Medicare Test," Payment Matters (April 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Selected CMS Guidance for Billing for Skilled Nursing Facility Services," Payment Matters (April 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
""Next Generation" ACO Model Announced by CMS," Payment Matters (April 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Making the Grade - SEC Finalizes Revision to Regulation A Offering, Including New Tier 2 Offerings for up to $50 Million" (April 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Anatomy of a Provider Antitrust Merger Challenge (Part 3)," Health Law Alert, Issue 4 (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Federal Judge Blocks Department of Labor Rule Expanding FMLA to Same-Sex Couples" (March 31, 2015)
"Anatomy of a Provider Antitrust Merger Challenge (Part 2)," Health Law Alert, Issue 3 (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"U.S. Supreme Court Provides Roadmap to Avoid Baby Bump Blunders" (March 26, 2015)
"Anatomy of a Provider Antitrust Merger Challenge (Part 1)," Health Law Alert, Issue 2 (2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Interior Department Releases Final Rule Regulating Fracking on Federal and Tribal Lands" (March 2015)
"Q&A on .bank Registration" (March 20, 2015)
"Redefining the Term "Spouse" Under the FMLA" (March 17, 2015)
"The White House's So-Called "Black List" Order Aims to Deny Federal Contracting with Companies Not in Compliance with Federal Labor Laws" (March 2015)
"Fissured Employment – the Government Has Set Its Sights on You" (March 17, 2015)
"Immigration Update: H-1Bs, H-4s and H-2Bs – Oh, My! Big developments in the H Nonimmigrant Visa Classifications; Expanded DACA and DAPA are Temporarily Suspended" (March 2015)
"Wearable Tech in the Workplace, Version 2.0" (March 2015)
"Beginning April 1, HHA Payment Will Be Determined By CMS Generated Code Using OASIS Data," Payment Matters (March 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Colorado's New Flood Impact Rules and the Effect on State or Local Control of the Oil and Gas Industry" (March 2015)
"Does the 72-Hour Rule Allow a Contractor in Maryland to Fix a Mistake in its MBE Participation Schedule After Bid Opening?" (March 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Louisiana Business Corporation Act: A Dozen Key Changes to Consider" (February 26, 2015)
"USCIS Announces New Work Card Eligibility for H4 Spouses" (February 2015)
"Some H4 Spouses of H-1Bs Can Apply for Work Cards Beginning May 26, 2015" (February 2015)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Proposed Revenue Modernization Act" (February 2015)
"Immigration Update: Helpful Guidance in a Tricky I-9 Situation; "Known Employer" Program in Development" (February 2015)
"2014 EEOC Enforcement and Litigation Statistics: Retaliation Claims on the Rise," Baker Donelson Publications (February 17, 2015)
"Employers Beware: Could the Generosity of Volunteers Result in a Perceived Employer-Employee Relationship?" (February 17, 2015)
"Texas Supreme Court Leaves Trespass Question Unanswered" (February 2015)
"Nationwide Refinery Worker Strike Continues to Spread" (February 2015)
"CFPB Takes Aim at Relationships between Universities and Credit and Debit Card Issuers" (February 2015)
"CFPB Seeking Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to 2013 Mortgage Rules" (February 13, 2015)
"Sixteen Attorneys General from Coast to Coast Seek CFPB Regulation on Arbitration Clauses" (February 13, 2015)
"CFPB Hot Topics for 2015" (February 13, 2015)
"OIG Approves Free Diapers and Playpen in Connection with Medicaid Program Promoting Pre- and Post-Natal Care," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 2) [Ober|Kaler]
"An Overview of the Lingering Uncertainty Surrounding the "Guns in Trunks" Law" (February 2015)
"Background Checks Increasingly Leading to Litigation" (February 2015)
"The Art and Science of Legal Project Management" (February 9, 2015)
"Expedited Licensure Process Supports the Continued Growth of Telemedicine," Payment Matters (February 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"HHS Identifies Specific Goals to Move Toward Paying for Quality of Care," Payment Matters (February 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"In the Community: Wounded Warrior Project" (February 2015)
"Practice Spotlight: Corporate Inversions and Related Transactions" (February 2015)
"NIST Releases Guidelines for Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications Used by Businesses and Their Employees" (February 2015)
"Alumni Profile: Joan Lucas, the General Counsel of Mississippi State University" (February 3, 2015)
"Todd Construction v. United States: Navigating Performance Evaluation Claims in the Court of Federal Claims" (Winter 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Pruning the Rose Bush . . . Use Careful Consideration When Drafting Collateral Descriptions," Monitordaily (January/February 2015)
"Juries to Decide Trademark "Tacking"" (January 2015)
"New Opportunities in Cuba for U.S. Travel and Medical Companies – Cigars but not Commerce" (January 29, 2015)
"Obama Administration's Unwelcoming News to Alaskan Leaders" (January 2015)
"Deadline Approaching to Report Certain HIPAA Breaches to Federal Officials" (January 27, 2015)
"Rig Counts Drill Down as Oil Prices Fall" (January 2015)
"Eleventh Circuit Rejects Equitable Defenses to FLSA Claim Where Employer Aware of Underreported Hours" (January 2015)
"Some Patents May Survive Alice and Myriad" (January 2015)
"Update: Export Control Reform – One Year Later" (January 22, 2015)
"NLRB Says Individual Gripes About Wages are "Inherently Concerted" Activity" (January 20, 2015)
"Immigration Update: Scams Abound; Getting Acquainted with the Business Visitor; CBP Eases Your Next U.S. Entry" (January 2015)
"Cybersecurity in the Workplace: Obama's Proposals and More" (January 20, 2015)
"DOL Challenge Expected to Judge's Decision to Vacate Proposed Caregiver Wage Regulations" (January 2015)
"Light Up or Leave Me Alone: Medical Marijuana is an Ongoing Challenge for Employers" (January 20, 2015)
"Accommodations for Pregnant Employees Reaches Supreme Court" (January 2015)
"What Will the "New Chapter" in U.S.-Cuba Relations Entail?" (January 16, 2015)
"OIG Approves Nonprofit Foundation's Proposed Copayment Assistance Program," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 1) [Ober|Kaler]
"Paperwork Burden Eased in CMS Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Filings," Health Law Alert (2015: Issue 1) [Ober|Kaler]
"Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Over TILA Rescissions Limitations Period" (January 2015)
"Five Changes to the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act That You Need to Know" (January 2015)
"OHCQ Mandates Submission of Policies on Resident Access to Medical Records" (January 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"IRS Issues Final Regulations for Charitable Hospitals" (January 2015)
"Medicare Enrollment Rules - Expanded Enforcement Finalized in Regulations," Payment Matters (January 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Proposes Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program MSSP," Payment Matters (January 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"How Often Can You Make an IRA Rollover?" (January 2015)
"Congress Makes It Possible to Reduce Some Union Pensions" (January 2015)
"Federal Crowdfunding Efforts Stall While Tennessee Prepares for Takeoff" (January 2015)
"Usury Savings Clauses May Not Save Your Loan Documents," Monitordaily (January 2015)
Ober|Kaler Construction Attorneys Author Maryland Section of 50-State Survey of Licensure Requirements for Architectural and Engineering Firms (January 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"PODCAST: Sticks & Bricks - Learn the Construction Process from the Experts" (January 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Government Contractors - Make Sure You Know the Pre-Opening Bid Modification and Withdrawal Rules in the Jurisdictions Where You Submit Bids" (January 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Will the Continued Growth of Telehealth Shrink Our Information's Privacy?" (January 2015) [Ober|Kaler]
"Consequences of the Falling Price of Oil and LOGA's Perspective" (December 2014)
"President Obama Signs Several Bills Aimed at Cybersecurity" (December 2014)
"Recent Changes to Stark Law's Whole Hospital Exception," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 26) [Ober|Kaler]
"When Failure is Not An Option...Fire" (December 18, 2014)
"Marriott Fined $600,000 For Wi-Fi Jamming" (December 18, 2014)
"Franchisor Liability for Franchisee Employment Decisions" (December 2014)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Winter 2014" (December 18, 2014)
"Sheila Burke Talks About Women In Politics" (December 17, 2014)
"Sheila Burke Listed In Women Worth Watching" (December 2014)
"Time Saver Savvy – Going Paperless with Your iPad!" (December 17, 2014)
"On My Bookshelf – "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd" (December 17, 2014)
"Women's Health Tip – An In-Depth Discussion with Dr. Kristopher Kimball on Gynecologic Cancer" (December 17, 2014)
"City Spotlight: Comedy for a Cause Hits Close to Home for Knoxville Office" (December 17, 2014)
"Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Whistleblower Protection Is Not Available" (December 2014)
"Are Postliminary Activities No Longer Compensable after the Supreme Court's Decision this Week?" (December 16, 2014)
"'Tis The Season – How To Avoid Liability During The Most Wonderful Time Of Year!" (December 16, 2014)
"Autozone's Predicament: A $185 Million Punitive Damage Award" (December 16, 2014)
"Per NLRB, Employees May Use Company Email For Union Organizing" (December 16, 2014)
"Guidance, Not Regulations, Expected for 340B Drug Pricing Program," Payment Matters (December 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Highlights of the 2015 Home Health Prospective Payment Rule," Payment Matters (December 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Commercial Real Estate Sellers - Ten Additions to a Buyer's Contract" (December 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"HIPAA Settlement Underscores the Vulnerability of Unpatched and Unsupported Software" (December 2014)
"Sixth Circuit Upholds Ban On Same-Sex Marriage and Poses the Question: Who Should Decide?," Diversity Matters (December 2014)
"Diversity Matters: Note from the Editor - National Hispanic Heritage Month," Diversity Matters (December 2014)
"Baker Donelson's LGBT Affinity Group," Diversity Matters (December 2014)
"Baker Donelson's Diversity Retreat 2014," Diversity Matters (December 2014)
"OIG Again Approves Medicap Insurer's Contract with Preferred Hospital Network," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 25) [Ober|Kaler]
"Louisiana Town Files Second Suit to Block Oil and Gas Well" (December 2014)
"New COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework Implementation Date Approaches" (December 2014)
" PODCAST: Arbitration Clauses in Construction Contracts" (December 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"FTC Defeats Another Hospital Merger," Health Law Alert (2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Revisits Clinical Laboratory Electronic Data Transmission Fees," 2014: Issue 8 - Health Law Alert (December 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Taking Time to Give Thanks and Review Your Estate Plan" (November 2014)
"Obama Legalizes Undocumented, Tweaks EB Categories" (November 2014)
"DOL Gives States More Control Over Self-Insured Health Plans" (November 2014)
"OIG's 2015 Work Plan Highlights Departmental Priorities," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 24 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"No Sanctions for Basic Life Support Service Provider," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 24 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"ACO Fraud and Abuse Waivers Extended Through November 2, 2015," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 24 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"Sink or Swim as Oil Prices Continue to Fall" (November 2014)
"Don't Let the OWBPA Put a Rift in Your RIF" (November 18, 2014)
"Don't Get Caught Out in the Cold: Winter Wage Law Woes" (November 2014)
"Immigration Update: Visa Waiver Program Increases Security Through ESTA; Culturally Acquired "Specialized Knowledge" May Be a Route to L-1B" (November 2014)
"Tennessee's Healthy Workplace Act: Extending Protection Beyond the Federal Protected Class" (November 18, 2014)
"Federal Contractors: My Baby (well, actually, the OFCCP) Just Wrote Me A Letter!!" (November 18, 2014)
"A Recent State Supreme Court Ruling Opens the Door for Breach of Privacy Claims Against Health Care Providers" (November 14, 2014)
"OCS Operators and Lenders Beware - Comment Period Ending on BOEM Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" (November 2014)
"WHITE PAPER: .bank is here!" (2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Highlights of the 2015 OPPS and ASC Final Rule," Payment Matters (November 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Releases Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Key Payment and Policy Highlights," Payment Matters (November 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Expansion of Title VII Protection to LGBT Employees" (November 2014)
"New OSHA Guidance - Roadmap to Complying with its Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard" (November 2014)
"CFPB Proposes Federal Oversight of Auto Financing Companies" (November 3, 2014)
"CFPB Takes Action for Deceptive Advertisement of "Free Checking"" (November 3, 2014)
"Uncivil Civil Investigative Demands" (November 3, 2014)
"Does a Rose by Any other Name Smell as Sweet? Drafting Collateral Descriptions that Pass the Sniff Test," Monitordaily (November/December 2014)
"IRS Announces New Retirement Plan Limits for 2015" (October 2014)
"Fee-Shifting Corporate Bylaws: What's the Law in Maryland?," Citybizlist (2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"$840 Million in Grants from Government Available to Providers" (October 2014)
"Corporate Inversions and Related Transactions" (October 2014)
"No Damage for Delay Clauses Have Limits on Louisiana Public Works Projects," Baker Bricks (October 2014)
"Fatality and Severe Injury Reporting: OSHA's New Rule Eliminates All Exemptions" (October 2014)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Ruling Highlights Importance of State Income Tax Considerations for Section 338 Elections" (October 2014)
"October 31 Amendment Deadline for Bank Holding Company Tax Allocation Agreements" (October 2014)
"More Turns in the FTC's Antitrust Enforcement Action Against Phoebe Putney Hospital, Inc.," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 22 - Focus on Antitrust) [Ober|Kaler]
"Immigration Update: Time to Play the Lottery; New myE-Verify Website Provides Tools and an Education; Free Webinar on Form I-9; New Blue Secure Ink" (October 2014)
"Wait A Minute? Is Pregnancy a Disability Now?" (October 20, 2014)
"Gasp! VETS-4212 Final Rule Offers More Rules With Less Burden for Government Contractors" (October 20, 2014)
"Back on the Case: Fifth Circuit Reexamines Detective's Race Suit" (October 20, 2014)
"Final Rule Issued for $10.10 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors" (October 20, 2014)
"Providers Challenge CMS's Non-Hospital Rotation Rules for GME and IME," Payment Matters (October 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Releases New, Proposed Home Health Conditions of Participation," Payment Matters (October 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"For Convenience Store Chains in Georgia, Leasing Business Operations to Separate Entity Can Maximize Recovery in Condemnations" (October 2014)
"Spotlight on Louisiana: Tax Amnesty Begins Today" (October 2014)
"SEC Steps Up Enforcement of Beneficial Ownership Reporting" (October 10, 2014)
"Highlights of OIG's Proposal to Amend Safe Harbors to the Antikickback Statute and CMP Rules, and to Add New Safe Harbors," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 21) [Ober|Kaler]
"What Employers Need to Know - Requests for Medical Information and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Avoiding a Hidden Pitfall" (October 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Approves Yet Another Medigap Policy Contract with Preferred Hospital Network," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 21) [Ober|Kaler]
"Provider Waives Attorney-Client Privilege in Qui Tam Case by Asserting Compliance with Law," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 21) [Ober|Kaler]
"The Effect of California's New Privacy Laws on Your Company" (October 2014)
"An Overview of Tennessee Law Regarding Non-Competition Agreements" (October 2014)
"Implementing An Employee Wellness Program? Be Careful - The EEOC Is Interested" (October 2014)
"The Ebola Outbreak and Your Workforce" (October 2014)
"Old E-Verify Data: Download it or Lose It" (October 2014)
"On My Bookshelf – Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has The Time, by Brigid Schulte" (October 6, 2014)
"City Spotlight: Association of Corporate Counsel's Georgia Chapter" (October 6, 2014)
"How and Why I Went for It" (October 6, 2014)
"Q&A with Laura Woods" (October 6, 2014)
"Time Saver Savvy – Audiobooks" (October 6, 2014)
"Women's Health Tip – Is Sitting the New Smoking?" (October 2014)
"Court Affirms CMS's Adjustments to Wage Index," Payment Matters (October 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"District Court Rejects Hospitals' Challenge to CMS's Rebilling Policy," Payment Matters (October 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Court Orders FEMA to Reinstate $21.8 Million in Federal Disaster Assistance Funds" (October 2, 2014)
"Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Impact Compliance Landscape" (October 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Healthcare Asset Class: A Dubious CMBS Distinction for an Industry in Flux" (October 2014)
"ESOPs: The Tax Law Provides a Buyer for Your Business" (September 2014)
"Delaware Data Destruction Law Highlights the Necessity of Data Destruction Plans" (September 2014)
"OIG Warns About Risk of Drug Coupons, But Offers No Solution," Health Law Alert (September 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"This Year's "Diversity Visa Lottery" Opens Next Week" (September 2014)
"A Landlord's Guide to Sublease Consents: There's More to It Than "Yes" or "No"" (September 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Patent Protection for Isolated Genetic Sequences Upheld in Australia" (September 2014)
"An NLRB Decision Employers Will Not "Like"" (September 2014)
"Employers Have Homework: EEO-1 Reports Due September 30th" (September 2014)
"Between the "Like" Button and a Hard Place: Understanding the Implications of Hulu's Latest Argument Against Users' Privacy Allegations" (September 2014)
"Sixth Circuit Reminds Employers of Notice Requirement Under the FMLA" (September 12, 2014)
"Don't Miss the Deadline to File EEO-1 Reports!" (September 12, 2014)
"Following the Road to LGBT Equal Protection" (September 12, 2014)
"Immigration Update: Chinese EB-5 Applicants are Beginning to Form a Line; PERM Passwords; Changing Visa Fees" (September 2014)
"The Trend of Stricter State Data Breach Laws Continues with Florida," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 19 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy) [Ober|Kaler]
"A New Sheriff in Town: Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of Medical Information Security," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 19 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy) [Ober|Kaler]
"Texas Supreme Court Reinforces that Subcontractors May be Liable to Property Owners" (September 2014)
"CMS Waves Partial White Flag in Appeals of Payment Status Denials," Payment Matters (September 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"District Court Dismisses $265 Billion OCSLA Suit Against BP" (September 2014)
"Laboratory Discount Arrangements Survive Antikickback Statute Scrutiny," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 18) [Ober|Kaler]
"Specialty Pharmacy Per-fill Fee Rejected by OIG," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 18) [Ober|Kaler]
"Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act May Result in More Patients for Medicare Providers," Payment Matters (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"OMHA Announces Two New Programs to Process Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Hearings More Efficiently," Payment Matters (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Overview of the FY 2015 IRF Final Rule," Payment Matters (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Promoting Company Culture: Harnessing Happiness or Discriminating on the Basis of Religion?" (August 2014)
"Community Health System's HIPAA Breach: Significant Lessons for Health Care and Non-Health Care Companies" (August 2014)
"Two Recent Cases May Indicate Expansion of the NLRB’s Position Regarding Organizing Activity" (August 19, 2014)
"Immigration Update: Global Printing Problems for Immigrant Travel Visas; More Road Signs on the Foggy PERM Highway" (August 2014)
"OFCCP Issues Notice That Revises Pay Reporting Requirements for Federal Contractors" (August 19, 2014)
"Update on Covenants Not to Compete" (August 19, 2014)
"Nuisance Claims Becoming More Than a Mere Nuisance in Texas" (August 2014)
"Ugh! – Does this ADA Claim Make Me Look Fat?" (August 2014)
"Alumni Spotlight: John Bryant with Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated" (August 15, 2014)
"Senator Baker Tribute" (August 15, 2014)
"Discount Drug Program Passes OIG Scrutiny," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 17) [Ober|Kaler]
"Feds Announce New Loan Guarantees for Clean Energy Projects" (August 2014)
"Fifth Circuit Protects Franchisors, For Now" (August 2014)
"Data Driven Part Two: How to Use Data to Achieve an "Effective" Internal Investigation" (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"For Louisiana Corporations, Change is in the Air" (August 2014)
"Cordray's House Testimony Signals Areas of CFPB Focus" (August 6, 2014)
"RESPA Amendment Changes Rules, Deadlines Regarding Errors Communications" (August 6, 2014)
"State Attorneys General Bringing Actions Under Dodd-Frank" (August 6, 2014)
"Proposed Data Reporting Rule Issued" (August 6, 2014)
"Ninth Circuit: Coast Guard's Letter of Recommendation Regarding Proposed LNG Facility Not Subject to Judicial Review" (August 2014)
"Baker Donelson 2015 Vault Rankings," Diversity Matters (August 2014)
"Diversity Matters: Note from the Editor - Civil Rights Act of 1964," Diversity Matters (August 1, 2014)
"President Obama Signs Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Equality," Diversity Matters (August 2014)
"PODCAST: Claim Settlement Can Jeopardize Insurance Coverage" (August, 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Federal Health Care Facility Regulations Could Mean More Construction Work" (August, 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Contractors Beware - Be Careful in Settling a Construction Defect Claim Without Your Insurer's Prior Consent" (August, 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"PODCAST: How to Implement a Document Preservation Notice While Under Government Investigation - Ten Practical Steps" (August, 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"A Landlord's Guide to Landlord's Waivers: Five Potential Pitfalls For Landlords to Consider" (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Data Driven Part One: How to Use Data to Achieve an "Effective" Internal Investigation" (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Publishes FY 2015 Final IPPS Rule," Payment Matters (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Retracts Hospice Preauthorization Requirements for Part D Drugs," Payment Matters (August 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Captive Insurance: Feds Promote Tax Benefits, but Pay Attention to the Details" (July 2014)
"NLRB General Counsel Office: McDonald's, USA, LLC and Its Franchisees Are Joint Employers" (July 2014)
"New Federal Fire Safety Regulations Could Mean Changes for Health Care Facilities," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 16) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Baltimore City Law Limits Employee Criminal Record Checks: How Health Care Employers Are Affected," Health Law Alert (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Reviewing Courts' Approaches to State or Local Control of Hydraulic Fracturing" (July 2014)
"Business Judgment Rule in Georgia: Not a "Get Out of Jail Free Card" for Officers and Directors" (July 2014)
"PODCAST: Preparing for a HIPAA Breach - Tips from the Trenches" (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Publishes Proposed 2015 OPPS and ASC Payment Rule," Payment Matters (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Determines $4.3 Million Improperly Paid to LTCHs for Interrupted Stays in 2010 and 2011," Payment Matters (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Court Aims to "Fill in the Gaps" of Texas Spoliation Law" (July 2014)
"Keeping the Benefit of Your Bargain: Strengthening Your Right to Prepayment Premiums" (July 2014)
"Texas City Council Rejects Fracking Ban" (July 2014)
"Texas Ruling Highlights the Need for Shareholder Agreements in Closely Held Corporations" (July 2014)
"Time Saver Savvy – Helpful Tips for the Busy Professional" (July 21, 2014)
"On My Bookshelf: Flash Boys" (July 21, 2014)
"Women's Health Tip: Women and Water" (July 21, 2014)
"Honoring Our Women" (July 2014)
"Featuring: Off-the-Record Mentoring" (July 21, 2014)
"Senator Baker Memories" (July 2014)
"Words of Wisdom: Nobody is Perfect, So Cut Yourself Some Slack" (July 21, 2014)
"Heard At The Country Music Hall Of Fame: CFPB Director Performs In Nashville" (July 17, 2014)
"Who is Reading Your Mail? The Florida Condominium Termination Trap" (July 17, 2014)
"Big Win for our Florida team in U.S. Bank N.A. v. Bartram" (July 17, 2014)
"TPP Partners at an Impasse as APEC Summit Approaches" (July 2014)
"DOL Proposes Rulemaking to Amend Definition of "Spouse" for FMLA" (July 17, 2014)
"Walking Dead? Beware the Zombie Foreclosure" (July 17, 2014)
"End Around ENDA?" (July 17, 2014)
"Spotlight on Bankruptcy: Basic Bankruptcy for Mortgage Litigators" (July 2014)
"Four Myths of the Hobby Lobby Decision: Separating Fact from Fiction" (July 17, 2014)
"Immigration Update: "Extraordinary Circumstances" Under the Child Status Protection Act; E-Verify Listens to You; It's Time to Apply for Your H-1B Visa" (July 2014)
"When the Minimum is Not Enough: Eleventh Circuit Rules that Lenders May Require Borrowers to Obtain More than the Minimum Flood Insurance" (July 17, 2014)
"Goodwill Owned by a Shareholder Can Provide Tax Planning Opportunities" (July 2014)
"Worthless Services / Substandard Quality of Care Criminal Prosecutions May Be on the Rise," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 15 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Baby on Board: The EEOC's Updated Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination" (July 2014)
"North Carolina Legislators Look to Criminalize Disclosure of Fracking Fluids" (July 2014)
"Six Months in Review: Florida Case Law" (July 14, 2014)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Letter Ruling Addresses Treatment of a Section 338(h)(10) Election" (July 2014)
"AMA Issues Telemedicine Guidelines," Payment Matters (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Announces Provider Relations Coordinator for RAC and MAC Issues," Payment Matters (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Proposes Relief for HH Face-to-Face and Therapy Reassessment Requirements," Payment Matters (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"The New China and Your Company's Intellectual Property" (July 2014)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: Domestic Asset Protection Trust Legislation" (July 2014)
"New York and Colorado Confirm Local Governments' Rights to Ban Fracking" (July 2014)
"Jury Verdict Against Millennium Provides Insight on Definition of Remuneration," Health Law Alert (July 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Privilege Upheld for Internal Investigation Preceding False Claims Act Litigation," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 14) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Special Fraud Alert Questions Laboratory Payments to Physicians," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 14) [Ober|Kaler]
"Identifying Indemnity Issues," Monitordaily (July/August 2014)
"Supreme Court Finds NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid" (June 27, 2014)
"HHS to Continue Enforcing Orphan Drug Exclusion from 340B Program," Payment Matters (June 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Home Health Face-to-Face: Continuing Deficiencies and Possible Relief," Payment Matters (June 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Long Term Care Providers Take Note: The Top Five Employment Law Mistakes to Avoid" (June 25, 2014)
"Managing Regulatory Risk in Nursing Home-Hospice Arrangements," Making a Difference, Baker Donelson Newsletter (June 2014)
"HUD Helps Clear Confusion in Loans to the Long Term Care Industry," Long Term Care Newsletter; reprinted in National Mortgage News, July 2014 (June 2014)
"Supreme Court Affirms Computerizing Fundamental Economic Practice Too Abstract To Be Patentable" (June 2014)
"EEOC Cracks Down on Employer English-Only Rules" (June 2014)
"Redskins Trademarks Cancelled - Found Disparaging to Native Americans (Again)" (June 18, 2014)
"Governor Jindal Signs Bill Aimed at Ending Suit by Levee Board" (June 2014)
"OSHA Update: A Tale of Two Proposed OSHA Regulations" (June 12, 2014)
"Immigration Update: E-Verify Not an Impenetrable Shield, H-4 Spouses May Soon be Looking for Work; More Trips to the Doctor for Adjustment Applicants; Canada is Closed" (June 2014)
"Houston Joins Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Ban" (June 12, 2014)
"To the Woodshed: Self-Defense, Defense of Others and Retaliatory Discharge" (June 12, 2014)
"Louisiana Joins the Password Protected Trend" (June 12, 2014)
"CMS Issues Cost Savings Reforms to Medicare Regulatory Requirements," Payment Matters (June 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Proposed Hospice Rule Focuses on Unbundling of Services," Payment Matters (June 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Hydraulic Fracturing Continues to Produce More Legislation and Oversight" (June 2014)
"Recent Decision from the Georgia Court of Appeals Gives Lenders an Alternate Route to Collect Post-Foreclosure Deficiency From Guarantors" (June 2014)
"Knock Knock, Who's There? The DOL Announces Renewed Focus on On-Site FMLA Investigations" (June 2014)
"Supreme Court Rulings Help Defendants in Patent Infringement Suits" (June 2014)
Medicare's LTCH Moratorium - CMS Issues Instructions and Proposed Regulation, Payment Matters, with Danielle M. Moskos (June 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"PRRB Issues Alert Requiring Supplementation of Record in DSH Cases," Payment Matters (June 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"PODCAST: Construction Subcontracting - Practical and Legal Tips" (Summer 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Proposed Rule Responds to Meaningful Use Timeline Concerns" (May 2014)
"HUD Issues New Handbook for Long Term Care Financing Under Section 232," Baker Donelson Alert (May 2014)
"Supreme Court Puts Raging Bull Copyright Back in the Ring" (May 2014)
"CMS Survey Guidance and Amendment to SOM Advance Copy of Revised F371; Interpretive Guidance and Procedures for Sanitary Conditions, Preparation of Eggs in Nursing Homes," AHLA Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group Members Email Alert (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CFPB's Proposed Rule Promotes More Efficient and Effective Privacy Disclosures" (May 27, 2014)
"Supreme Court to Rule on Controversial Right of Rescission Timeline for Mortgages" (May 27, 2014)
"Are eClosings for Residential Loans the Future?" (May 27, 2014)
"IRS Ruling Addresses Application of Medical Device Excise Tax in Contract Manufacturing Arrangement" (May 2014)
"Vicarious Liability of Motor Vehicle Lessors in Canada" (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Proposed Rule on Medicare PPS and SNFs, Part II," AHLA Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group Members Email Alert (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS's Proposed Adoption of New Geographic Areas Likely to Have Significant Reimbursement Effects," Payment Matters (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Publishes Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) FY 2015 Proposed Rule," Payment Matters, with Danielle M. Moskos (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Proposed 2015 IPPS Rule Contains Many Changes to GME and IME Rules," Payment Matters (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Highlights of Proposed Rules for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities," Payment Matters (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Publishes Proposed Rule on Medicare PPS and SNFs, Part 1," AHLA Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group Members Email Alert (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Employment Background Checks: Tips Employers Should Know to Comply With Federal Laws" (May 2014)
"OSHA Update: More Than Just Safety Investigations in Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints" (May 15, 2014)
"Immigration Update: Travel History with the Click of a Button; A Quick-Reference Guide for I-9; Hiring Decisions Impacting F-1 Students" (May 2014)
"Enforcing Civility in the Workplace is a Potentially Risky Proposition, According to the NLRB" (May 2014)
"Telecommuting: A New Trend of Reasonable Accommodation?" (May 15, 2014)
"Is Forum Shopping for Equal Rights on the Horizon?" (May 15, 2014)
"Federal Circuit Expands Doctrine of Double Patenting" (May 2014)
"FTC Ordered to Testify Regarding Data Security Standards in LabMD Dispute" (May 2014)
"Document Review: Learning a New Discipline All Over Again," Tennessee Technology Conference (May 2014)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: State Tax Appeals Procedures Amended" (May 2014)
"Sex Discrimination Back on the EEOC's Radar" (May 2014)
"New Model COBRA Notices" (May 2014)
"New HUD Guidance for Long Term Care Industry," Baker Donelson Alert (May 2014)
"Florida Law on Assignment of Rents Provisions" (May 2014)
"OSHA Increases its Whistleblowing Regulating Powers, Extending its Reach to Financial Institutions" (May 2014)
"Medicare Bad Debt: Courts Again Uphold HHS's Stringent 'Must Bill' Policy Requirements," Payment Matters (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"AHA Challenges to the Two-Midnight Rule - Preserve Your Hospital's Right to Challenge," Payment Matters (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Fingerprinting Policy Implementation - Risk to Enrollment Status?," Payment Matters (May 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Wait, You're Not Housekeeping!" (May 1, 2014)
"Hilton Avoids Class Certification Over Timeshare Telemarketing" (May 1, 2014)
"Your Grandmother Doesn't Work for Free: Volunteer and Intern Positions Under Closer Scrutiny" (May 1, 2014)
"Excessive Celebration - Penalty Declined" (May 1, 2014)
"Four Crisis Management Lessons From the Disappearance of Flight MH370" (May 1, 2014)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Spring 2014" (May 1, 2014)
"Spotlight on Florida: Sales and Use Tax Exemption Now Available for Purchases of Industrial Machinery and Equipment" (May 2014)
"Supreme Court Strikes Double Blow for Patent Infringement Defendants" (April 2014)
"The Heartbleed Bug's Impact on EHR Systems" (April 2014)
"New IRS Rules on Same Sex Marriages and How the Rules Affect Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans" (April 2014)
"Does the Business Judgment Rule Really Exist in Georgia?" (April 24, 2014)
"Why Did the UAW Withdraw its Objections to the Volkswagen Election?" (April 2014)
"Texas Jury Awards $3 Million in Hydraulic Fracturing Lawsuit" (April 2014)
"SEC Cybersecurity Roundtable Addresses Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Risks" (April 2014)
"CMS's New System of Records for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program," Payment Matters, with Danielle M. Moskos (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Highlights of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014," Payment Matters (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Providers Win Significant Victory in DSH Part C Days Appeal," Payment Matters (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Providers Lose DSH GA Day Challenge," Payment Matters (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Proposes Adoption of Updated Life Safety Code" (April 2014)
"Making a Reasonable Accommodation: Walgreens and the $1.37 Question" (April 2014)
"Tennessee Unemployment Reform: Still a Boon for Business" (April 2014)
"Social Media: Friend or Foe?" (April 16, 2014)
"Changes May Lie Ahead for Certain Wealth Transfer and Succession Planning Strategies" (April 16, 2014)
"OSHA Update: Aggressive OSHA Enforcement and "OSHA Jail"" (April 16, 2014)
"No Refunds: Supreme Court Settles Circuit Split over Severance Payment Taxation" (April 16, 2014)
"Immigration Update: H-1B CAP Reached!" (April 2014)
"SEC Division of Investment Management Provides Guidance on the Testimonial Rule and Social Media" (April 15, 2014)
"Maryland Health Care Commission Proposes to Extend and Revise EHR Incentive Regulations" (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Maryland Changes Rules for Enforcement of Rights and Remedies Under Loan Documents Secured by Residential Property" (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Playing Zone(-ing) Defense" (April 2014)
"Medicare OPPS Lab 'Packaging' Policy Raises Bundle of Issues," Payment Matters (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Maryland Court of Appeals Limits Right to Appeal Denial of Petition to Compel Arbitration" (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Maryland Court of Appeals Limits Right to Appeal Denial of Petition to Compel Arbitration" (April 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"HHS's New Security Risk Tool for HIPAA Compliance" (March 2014)
"Beware the "Bad Actor" - SEC Disqualification and Disclosure Requirements Affect Private Offering Issuers" (March 2014)
"Summary of Senate Bill 2622 - Mississippi's Construction Lien Law" (March 27, 2014)
"Why Can't We Be Friends? - The Expanding Scope of Third Party Retaliation Claims" (March 2014)
"Breaking Brackets: Is Gambling on March Madness Illegal?" (March 2014)
"For-Profit Colleges and the Student Loan Industry Should Take Note of CFPB's Recent Enforcement Action" (March 20, 2014)
"The CFPB and House Republicans Remain at Odds Over Consumer Finance Regulation" (March 20, 2014)
"Charles K. Grant: Giving Back First," Diversity Matters (March 2014)
"Fidelity Mortgage Consent Order Sends Strong Message the CFPB Will Enforce Laws, No Matter Size of Violator" (March 20, 2014)
"CFPB Continues Grassroots Methods to Obtain Complaints from Borrowers" (March 20, 2014)
"Diversity Matters: Note from the Editor - Black History Month," Diversity Matters (March 20, 2014)
"Chance to Comment on Future of DMEPOS Payments," Payment Matters (March 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Upcoming PQRS Deadlines," Payment Matters (March 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Healthy Habits: Juggling Life and Health" (March 19, 2014)
"Time Saver Savvy – Helpful Tips for the Busy Professional" (March 19, 2014)
"Employers of Home Care Workers to Begin Paying Overtime in January 2015" (March 19, 2014)
"Featuring…Christy Tosh Crider: Are Women's Initiatives Really Needed?" (March 19, 2014)
"City Spotlight: Chattanooga - Women's Initiative Helps Revitalize Women's Law Organization" (March 2014)
"Long Term Care Construction Opportunities" (March 19, 2014)
"Mitigating Successor Liability in Long Term Care Acquisitions" (March 19, 2014)
"Nursing Home Reporting of Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime" (March 19, 2014)
"Women in Leadership: A Q&A with Tonya Grindon" (March 2014)
"U.S. Department of Energy Grants Long-Term Contract to Cameron LNG" (March 2014)
"NY Court Rejects Recourse Triggers Accepted in Cherryland and Gratiot" (March 2014)
"President Obama Signs Memorandum To Expand Overtime Protection" (March 13, 2014)
"Employer Requiring Doctor's Note for Intermittent Leave Violated FMLA" (March 13, 2014)
"A Not-So-Happy Valentine's Day for UAW and Its Continued Efforts to Feel the Love" (March 13, 2014)
"Bringing Your Employees Down From Their High: Drug Testing and Legalized Marijuana" (March 13, 2014)
"#WWJD? EEOC Provides Guidance on Religious Accommodation" (March 13, 2014)
"OSHA Update: Blaming Workers for Injuries?" (March 13, 2014)
"Immigration Update: Giving Hiring Preference to Laid-Off Employees; More New Customer Service Tools at USCIS" (March 2014)
"Spotlight on Alabama: Legislature Passes Two Pro-Business Tax Acts" (March 2014)
"Seventh Circuit: EEOC's Failure to Conciliate Not an Affirmative Defense" (March 2014)
"President Obama Signs Executive Order Establishing Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors" (March 2014)
"Spotlight on SALT: More States Conform to Beneficial Federal Tax Treatment of IC-DISCs" (March 2014)
"Pending Legislation in Maryland Could Eliminate Bid Protest Appeals" (March 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Posts Guidance on Two-Midnight Rule and Related Audits," Payment Matters (March 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Foreclosure Notice Which States that Servicer has Authority to Amend or Modify the Loan May Not Satisfy Georgia Law" (March 3, 2014)
"Down the Rabbit Hole: When Your PMSI Must be Perfected," Monitordaily (March/April 2014)
"Program Integrity Priorities Revealed in FY 2015 HHS Budget," Health Law Alert Newsletter, 2014: Issue 5 (March 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Thoughts on the Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Antonakes at the MBA Servicing Conference" (February 26, 2014)
"CFPB Focusing on Mortgage Closing Process" (February 26, 2014)
"First Enforcement Action of "Operation Choke Point"" (February 26, 2014)
"CFPB's First Consent Order of 2014 Addresses RESPA Section 8(a) Kickback Scheme" (February 2014)
"CFPB Mortgage Servicing and Origination Examining Procedures" (February 26, 2014)
"Reporting Child Abuse" (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"SEC No-Action Letter Exempts M&A Brokers from Federal Registration Requirements" (February 2014)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: Supreme Court Rules on Combined Group Member Tax Credits" (February 2014)
"CMS Proposes Extensive Emergency Preparedness Rules," Payment Matters (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"PQRS Deadline: February 28, 2014," Payment Matters (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Provides Clarification Regarding HHA Face-to-Face Documentation," Payment Matters (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"SEC Issues Guidance on its 2014 Examination Priorities" (February 2014)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Department of Revenue Addresses Manufacturer's Sourcing of Drop Shipment Receipts" (February 2014)
"What to Expect after a Foreclosure Sale in Virginia: The Commissioner of Accounts" (February 2014)
"Lender Liability for Assessments in Florida" (February 14, 2014)
"Florida Residential Foreclosure Trials: Use of Subpoenas" (February 14, 2014)
"A New Frontier: Preparing for Litigation Under the Ability to Repay Rule" (February 14, 2014)
"Immigration Update: Naturalization Hurdles; H-1B Cap Races" (February 2014)
"Vegas and the FMLA: 7th Circuit Creates Split on FMLA Leave Issue" (February 13, 2014)
"In Light of Supreme Court's Sandifer Decision, Employers Should Revisit "Donning and Doffing" Compensation Policies" (February 13, 2014)
"Guns at Work in Tennessee, Part II: Clear as Mud?" (February 13, 2014)
"Hot Topics in OSHA Include Cold Weather Guidance" (February 13, 2014)
"Paid to Watch T-Ball? Proposed Amendments to Family Medical Leave Act Say Yes" (February 13, 2014)
"FINRA Issues 2014 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter" (February 2014)
"Five Factors Often Overlooked When Conducting an Internal Investigation" (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Trying to Reason with Blizzard Season: Employers, Employees, and Inclement Weather in the Southeast" (February 2014)
"CMS Clarifies Broad Scope of Hospices' Payment Responsibility for Part D Drugs," Payment Matters (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Extends Time for Probe Audits of Inpatient Admissions, and Clarifies Inpatient Order and Certification Requirements," Payment Matters (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Creates New G-Code for Chronic Care Management," Payment Matters, with Danielle M. Moskos (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Provides Guidance Regarding OPPS 'Packaging' of Clinical Laboratory Tests," Payment Matters (February 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Rulings Highlight Taxable and Non-Taxable Consulting Services" (February 2014)
"Wage And Hour Issues Make Headlines Early In 2014" (February 2014)
"Bifurcated Note Implementation - Looking Beyond Traditional Risk Metrics to Prevent Borrower Windfall" (February 2014)
"New Anti-Corruption Law to Take Effect in Brazil" (February 2014)
"Challenging the Denial of a Trademark Application in District Court Just Got More Expensive" (January 2014)
"CFPB Website Makes it Simple to Lodge Formal Complaints" (January 29, 2014)
"Student Loans: The Next CFPB Target?" (January 29, 2014)
"Keep Your Eye On the Ball: Begin 2014 With a Renewed Effort at Compliance" (January 29, 2014)
"New Consumer Resources are Offered by the CFPB" (January 29, 2014)
"Spoiler Alert: The EEOC is Quietly Figuring Out the Best Way to Collect Private Employers' Compensation Information" (January 2014)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: Opportunity for Legislature to Level Playing Field" (January 2014)
"Why Take a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure? Why Not?" (January 2014)
"Texas Court Holds Employer Not Liable for Drunk Employee's Death" (January 2014)
"'Incident To' Personnel and Credentials: CMS's New Teeth to Address an Old Problem," Payment Matters (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Seeks Comments on Establishment of CMPs Related to MSP Reporting," Payment Matters (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Two Midnight Rule Updates and How to Preserve Rights to Challenge Rule," Payment Matters (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"New North Carolina Law Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants for Information About Expunged Criminal Arrests, Charges, and Convictions" (January 2014)
"Sixth Circuit Clarifies Burden of Proof on Lien Validity and Confirms Availability of Defensive Avoidance Powers" (January 2014)
"What to Expect from OSHA in 2014" (January 16, 2014)
"Immigration Update: "Friending" the Department of State on Facebook; BIA Shines a Light on the EAD Requirement for E and L Spouses; and an Unusual New Member of the California State Bar" (January 2014)
"Bluetooth Headsets Are SO 2000s – Here's What Employees Are Wearing in 2014" (January 16, 2014)
"Sixth Circuit Issues Shocking Opinion Against ERISA Insurer, Dramatically Changes The ERISA Landscape" (January 16, 2014)
"Sixth Circuit Holds General Contractor Can Be Liable in Discrimination Suit Brought by Sub-Contractor's Employees" (January 16, 2014)
"EEOC Provides Clarification on Use of Criminal History Information in Hiring Decisions" (January 16, 2014)
"What 2013 Gifts will Employers be Enjoying Well Into 2014?" (January 2014)
"Georgia May Give Employers Three Strikes for Failing to Respond to Unemployment Claim Notices But Other States are Not as Lenient" (January 2014)
"IRS Releases Two Notices for Tax-Exempt Hospitals" (January 2014)
"SGR-driven Payment Reduction Postponed Again," Payment Matters (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Medicare to Deny Certain Hospital Inpatient Claims for Hospice Patients," Payment Matters (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS 'Packages' Clinical Laboratory Tests Into Outpatient Prospective Payment System," Payment Matters (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Commercial Foreclosures and the Impact of the ADA" (January 2014)
"Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Contracts: Part Two" (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"VIDEO: How and Why to Conduct an Internal Investigation" (2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"VIDEO: Internal Investigations: Who Should Conduct the Investigations and What Should They Look For?" (2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Medicare Proposes Prior Authorization Process for Certain DMEPOS Items," Health Law Alert (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin Raises New Concerns About Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs," Fraud and Abuse Special Alert , co-author with John S. Linehan, Issue 11 (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Proposes Updates to Exclusion and CMP Authority," Health Law Alert Newsletter, Issue 10 (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG's 2014 Work Plan: A Roadmap to Key OIG Fraud and Abuse Priorities," with Danielle M. Moskos, Health Law Alert Newsletter, Issue 3 (2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Maryland Waiver Hospitals Subject to New Reporting Requirements for Present on Admission Indicators," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 10 - Health Law Alert Newsletter) [Ober|Kaler]
"Security Rule Compliance: The Importance of Performing Regular Risk Analyses," Health Law Alert, with Paul W. Kim (2014: Issue 6 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy ) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Approves Medigap Policy Contracts with Preferred Hospital Networks," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 4 - Focus on White Collar ) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Self-referral Disclosure Protocol: 2013 Update and Summary of Settlements," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 2 - Health Law Alert) [Ober|Kaler]
"Premium Credits Offered to Medigap Policyholders Okayed by OIG," 2014: Issue 8 - Health Law Alert (January 2014) [Ober|Kaler]
"Comments Due for New Expedited Review Process for CMS's Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP)," Health Law Alert, with Danielle M. Moskos (2014: Issue 11 - Fraud and Abuse Special Alert ) [Ober|Kaler]
"Self-pay Confidentiality Rights: How Far Do Those Rights Go?," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 6 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy) [Ober|Kaler]
"First HIPAA Settlement with County Government," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 6 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy) [Ober|Kaler]
"OCR Clarifies Permitted Disclosures, Including Mental Health Care," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 6 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy) [Ober|Kaler]
"When It Comes to Medicare Payment, Physicians Have Choices," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 5 - Health Law Alert ) [Ober|Kaler]
"'Cursory Services' May Be 'Worthless Services' Under False Claims Act," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 4 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Health Care Providers May Waive Patients' Copayment Obligations, But...," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 1 - Health Law Alert) [Ober|Kaler]
"Fee Policies for Missed Appointments ," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 8 - Health Law Alert) [Ober|Kaler]
"HIPAA Complaint Seeks Class Action Status," Health Law Alert (2014: Issue 6 - Focus on HIPAA/Privacy) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMBS Pre-negotiation Agreements" (December 2013)
"Five Questions to Ask Before January 10, 2014" (December 19, 2013)
"Case Study of a CFPB Enforcement Action: In re JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and Chase Bank USA, N.A." (December 19, 2013)
"New Risks for Payday Lenders Under Dodd-Frank" (December 19, 2013)
"New Servicing Guidelines Going Into Effect January 10, 2014" (December 19, 2013)
"Volcker Rule Restricts Banks' Activities with Hedge Funds and Private Funds" (December 18, 2013)
"Receiverships in Georgia" (December 2013)
"Christmas Party Post-Mortem" (December 2013)
"Spotlight on Alabama: Retailers Will be Subject to Sales Tax Because of Deliveries into Local Jurisdictions" (December 12, 2013)
"The FLSA's "8 and 80" Overtime Provisions: What You Need to Know" (December 12, 2013)
"Immigration Update: A Potentially Scary New Gift From E-Verify; Holiday Feasting Replaced By Fasting for Many This Season" (December 2013)
"Government Employee Pensions May Now Be Fair Game for Cuts During Bankruptcy Restructuring" (December 12, 2013)
"How and When Bonuses are Awarded Impact Non-Exempt Employees' Overtime Compensation" (December 12, 2013)
"More Rulings Coming on Legality of Intern Programs" (December 12, 2013)
"CMS Releases CY 2014 Hospital OPPS and ASC Final Rule," Payment Matters (December 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Miranda Eviscerated: How Your Silence During a Government Interview Could Be Used Against You," Health Law Alert (2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Spotlight on Tennessee: DOR Clarifies Franchise and Excise Tax Classification of SMLLCs and Series LLCs" (December 4, 2013)
"Deferred Prosecution Agreements: How an Effective Compliance Program Can Help You Plan for the Unpredictable," Health Law Alert (2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"VIDEO: Medicare Enrollment - Issues in Compliance Programs" (December 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"The Judge Doth Reject: How to Prepare for Increased Judicial Scrutiny of Corporate Settlement Agreements in Health Care Cases" (2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"FTC Formalizes HSR Withdraw and Refile Procedures," Health Law Alert (2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Lawsuit Based on Kickback, Stark Law Violations Sustained; Civil Suit Offers Additional Option to Counter Competitor's Illegal Arrangements," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 19 - Focus on Antitrust ) [Ober|Kaler]
"PODCAST: Responding to a Government Subpoena or Other Document Demand - Six Helpful Hints" (December, 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"PODCAST: How to Respond to a Search Warrant - Ten Practical Steps" (December, 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Price Fixing and Leveraging Concerns Alleviated by Promoted Efficiencies: More FTC Guidance on Clinical Integration," Health Law Alert (2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Not Asleep at the Switch: Reviews Polysomnography Services from 2011," 2013: Issue 22 - Health Law Alert (December 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"OSHA Urges Retail Employers to Focus on Crowd Management During Holiday Sales" (November 2013)
"Mississippi Supreme Court: Tax Assessments Not Subject to Meaningful Judicial Review" (November 26, 2013)
"OIG Calls for Increased Scrutiny on Hospital Outlier Payments," Payment Matters (November 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Adult Failure to Thrive and Debility Can No Longer Be Principal Diagnoses on Hospice Claim Forms," Payment Matters (November 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Ordering and Referring Initiative - Will Phase 2 Begin January 6th?," Payment Matters (November 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CFPB's New Regulations Will Affect Local Banks and Small Servicers" (November 22, 2013)
"Recent CFPB Report to Congress" (November 22, 2013)
"CFPB Implements New Mortgage Disclosure Rules and Forms" (November 22, 2013)
"New Loans: Harder to Make, Easier to Keep?" (November 22, 2013)
"Four Tips for Responding to a Civil Investigative Demand: A Report from the Trenches" (November 22, 2013)
"VIDEO: Medicare Fraud and Abuse Risk Screening" (November 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"E-Verify to Lock Theft-Ridden SSNS: We Should All Worry" (November 2013)
"All H-4 Spouses Free From Maximum Stays" (November 2013)
"Immigration Update: A Tech Giant's Hefty Immigration fine; Improved Website for USCIS; A Developing Challenge for the Department of Labor" (November 2013)
"Paternity Leave Policy Comes Under Scrutiny" (November 14, 2013)
"Does the ADA Amendments Act Absolve a Party Alleging Disability Discrimination From Having to Prove the Disability?" (November 14, 2013)
"OSHA Web-Based Resources Provide Updated Guidelines to Hazardous Materials Exposure; Compliance is Voluntary...For Now" (November 14, 2013)
"When the Minimum Wage Isn't…" (November 14, 2013)
"CMS Releases Guidance for MACs on 100% Prepayment and Random Medical Reviews," Payment Matters (November 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Issues Additional Guidance Related to Two-midnight Rule," Payment Matters (November 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Visa Waiver Entrants Can Adjust as Immediate Relatives" (November 2013)
"Five Things to Consider When Expanding in a Global Market" (November 2013)
"Was Asbestos Used in Your Drilling Mud Program?" (November 2013)
"Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board to Tighten Blowout Preventer Rule" (November 2013)
"Senate Passes Bill Banning Workplace Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" (November 2013)
"May Providers Pay Health Insurance Premiums for HealthCare.gov Plan Enrollees?" (November 2013)
"Operative Reports May Lead to False Statement Prosecution," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 23 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Yoga and Yogurt: All in a Day's Work" (November 2013)
"HHS: Providers May Be Able to Subsidize Premiums For Uninsured in Marketplace Plans" (November 2013)
"Broader Lessons from Infosys $34 Million Settlement of Government Immigration Claims" (November 2013)
"Fraudulent Transfer Laws: Tread Carefully," Monitordaily (November/December 2013)
"Controversial Baltimore City Local Hiring Ordinance is Enacted" (November 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Lessons from Frankenstein: Don't Create a Whistleblower," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 23 - Focus on White Collar ) [Ober|Kaler]
"Tennessee's Deficiency Statute and Out-of-State Deficiency Judgments" (November 2013)
"Can You Request Your Employees' Social Media Passwords? Employers Beware!" (November 2013)
"Rise in Misclassification Suits and DOL Audits Quite a Fright: What an Employer can do to Prepare" (November 2013)
"Sunk: What Protection Does the Sinkhole Statute Offer Your Clients?" (October 2013)
"CFPB Refines Mortgage Rules to Resolve Conflicts and Inconsistencies" (October 30, 2013)
"Financial Institutions and Employers Cannot Mandate that Wages be Deposited to Payroll Card Accounts" (October 30, 2013)
"New QWR Requirements Under the CFPB" (October 30, 2013)
"Heard on the Phone" (October 30, 2013)
"CMS Proposes Enhanced Role for Non-Physician Practitioners in Rural Health Clinics," Payment Matters (October 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Can Saying Cheese Expose an Employer to Liability?" (October 2013)
"Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds the Net Operating Income Method for Determining True Value of Affordable Housing" (October 2013)
"Spotlight on SALT: Illinois Supreme Court Invalidates the State's "Click-Through Nexus" Statute Under the Internet Tax Freedom Act" (October 22, 2013)
"According to the EEOC, Courts Have No Business Reviewing its Efforts to Conciliate Charges of Discrimination" (October 2013)
"CMS Announces New Cost Reporting Procedures to Address DSH Uncompensated Care Payments," Payment Matters (October 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Proposes FQHC Prospective Payment System," Payment Matters (October 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Severance Payments: To Tax or Not to Tax, that is the Question!" (October 16, 2013)
"Are Title VII Retaliation Claims Dead Post-Nassar?" (October 16, 2013)
"Another Frightening Warning to Management: You May Be Held Individually Liable For Violations of the FLSA" (October 16, 2013)
"Is the "Like" Button Becoming a Constitutionally Protected Activity?" (October 16, 2013)
"Mississippi's "Stop Notice" Statute Declared an Unconstitutional Deprivation of Property" (October 2013)
"Not Manly Enough? Fifth Circuit Recognizes Title VII Same-Sex, Gender-Stereotyping Discrimination" (October 16, 2013)
"Immigration Update: Driver's Licenses in California; Update on Immigration Reform" (October 2013)
"Spotlight on Louisiana: Low Tax Cost Ranks Louisiana in Top Ten for Business" (October 15, 2013)
"Six Lessons for Franchisors on Avoiding Liability Under Title VII" (October 14, 2013)
"Is Your ADR Clause Enforceable?" (October 14, 2013)
"Franchisors Must Act Quickly to Obtain Injunctive Relief on Non-Competition Covenants" (October 14, 2013)
"Marriott to Face Trial in Maryland Over Terrorist Bombing in Pakistan" (October 14, 2013)
"Doing Business in Florida—A Not-So-Personal Endeavor" (October 14, 2013)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Fall 2013" (October 14, 2013)
"DMEPOS Supplier Face-to-Face Encounter Requirement Again Delayed," Payment Matters (October 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Texters, Beware: New Jersey Court Opens Door to Liability of Senders of Text Messages" (October 2013)
"Fifth Circuit Hands Win to EEOC in Same-Sex Harassment" (October 2013)
"Depositing Employee Wages on Payroll Card Accounts May Be Convenient, but Consumer Protection Agency Condemns Mandatory Wage Payment through Such Accounts" (October 2013)
"Employers Must Pay Minimum Wage and Overtime to Home Care Workers They Jointly or Solely Employ" (October 2013)
"AAPL To Release New Operating Agreement Form" (October 2013)
"Spotlight on Louisiana: Louisiana Legislature Reduces its Tax Credit for Wind and Solar Energy Systems" (October 2013)
"How the Government Shutdown is Affecting Your Business" (October 2013)
"CMS Issues FAQs for Inpatient '2 Midnight' Rule," Payment Matters (October 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Expands MSP Recovery Portal," Payment Matters (October 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"VIDEO: Medicare Enrollment Relevance and Challenges" (October 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"E-Verify Unavailable During Government Shutdown" (October 2013)
"Recent Air Quality Study Supports Producers in the Barnett Shale" (September 2013)
"HHS Issues Guidance on Permitted Remuneration for Prescription Refill Reminders in the Absence of Patient Authorization" (September 2013)
"Extraordinary Florida Foreclosure Remedies" (September 2013)
"General Solicitation and Advertising Permitted under Rule 506(c) – The SEC Takes First Steps in JOBS Act Rulemaking" (September 2013)
"Same Gender Spouses – The IRS and Department of Labor Now Agree" (September 23, 2013)
"Employers of Home Care Workers to Begin Paying Overtime in January 2015" (September 20, 2013)
"CFPB Snapshot: Fast Approaching Deadlines for Compliance with New Regulations" (September 19, 2013)
"Who's Who in the CFPB: Key Players in the New Agency" (September 19, 2013)
"CFPB Amendments" (September 19, 2013)
"CFPB Demonstrates its Broad Scope" (September 19, 2013)
"CMS Issues Inpatient Admission Order and Certification Guidance," Payment Matters (September 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Earlier Deadlines for Wage Index Development Process," Payment Matters (September 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) is Challenged Before the U.S. Supreme Court" (September 2013)
"Spotlight on Louisiana: Department of Revenue Denies Marriage Benefits to Same-Sex Couples" (September 18, 2013)
"HHS Office of Civil Rights Releases Several Model Notices of Privacy Practices," with Joshua J. Freemire (September 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Spotlight on Louisiana Tax Amnesty: Better to Ask for Forgiveness?" (September 2013)
"Employer's Use of Spreadsheet Categorizing Employees by Race Supports Plaintiff's Discrimination Claim" (September 12, 2013)
"You've Got Mail! The EEOC's Latest Investigation Tactic Could Be Coming to Your Corporate Inboxes" (September 12, 2013)
"Accommodating the Breastfeeding Employee" (September 12, 2013)
"Immigration Update: The Increased Number of Permanent Residents; USCIC's Customer Identity Verification Program; New Electronic Visa Application Forms" (September 2013)
"Employers' Latest Social Media Nightmare: Vine" (September 2013)
"IRS Notices Issued to Small Businesses on a Hunch" (September 5, 2013)
"Bill Introduced to Curtail the Stark Law's In-Office Ancillary Services Exception" (September 2013)
"CMS Reinstates Policy for Enrollment Denials Related to Unpaid Medicare Overpayments," Payment Matters (September 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"New Developments Involving the Deepwater Horizon Incident" (September 2013)
"IRS and Treasury Department Have Ruled: Same-Gender Spouses to be Treated Equally with Opposite-Gender Spouses for Tax Purposes" (September 2013)
"Time to Do Something About It: Governmental Agencies Issue Revised Policies in Light of Windsor Decision" (September 2013)
"Be Aware of OSHA's New Proposed Rule on Silica" (September 2013)
""Materially Less": The Foreclosure Deficiency Standard in Tennessee" (September 2013)
"Mechanic's Lien Waivers: Understand What You Are Waiving" (September 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Medicare Enrollment Moratoria: Implications for Service Expansion and Certain Transactions," Payment Matters (September 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
""Where's My Stuff?" Complex Accountability in the Payment of Royalties" (August 2013)
"IRS (Again) Eases Rules for Deferring Income Recognition on Gift Card Sales" (August 27, 2013)
"Spotlight on Multistate Taxation: Does the Wider Adoption of "Affiliate Nexus" Statutes Expand State Sales and Use Taxing Jurisdiction Beyond Constitutional Boundaries?" (August 26, 2013)
"BYOD – Bring Your Own Device Policies" (August 2013)
"IPPS Final Rule: CMS Addresses Allina Decision and Addresses New Medicare DSH Payment Calculations," Payment Matters (August 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Adopts Final Rules for Inpatient Admissions and Inpatient Part B Billing," Payment Matters (August 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Be Prepared for an OSHA Inspection Before It Happens" (August 19, 2013)
"Nursing Homes Must Abide by HIPAA Rules When Disclosing Deceased Resident PHI" (August 19, 2013)
"Top 10 Recommendations to Avoid Litigation" (August 19, 2013)
"Man Convicted of Forcing Foreign Nurses to Work in U.S. Nursing Homes" (August 19, 2013)
"The Ever-Changing Landscape of Non-Compete Agreements" (August 15, 2013)
"Eleventh Circuit Declines to Impute Supervisor's Knowledge of Misconduct to the Employer" (August 15, 2013)
"DOL Update on Qualifying Reasons for Leave Fact Sheet" (August 15, 2013)
"Six Lessons for Franchisors on Avoiding Liability Under Title VII" (August 15, 2013)
"An Offer You Should Refuse: Eleventh Circuit Says No to Private Settlements of FLSA Claims" (August 15, 2013)
"Immigration Update: Online Resources for Same-Sex Spouse Immigration Benefits; F-2A and EB-2 Category Visas Opening; FLSA Decision in Favor of Undocumented Workers" (August 2013)
"New York's Lichtenstein Decision Highlights Conflicts of a Carve-Out Guarantor" (August 2013)
"IRS Limits Losses Sustained by Trusts" (August 14, 2013)
"Justice Department Intervenes in Qui Tam Lawsuit Alleging Antikickback and Stark Violations," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 17 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"NLRB Marches Forward With Its Prohibition on Blanket Confidentiality in HR Investigations" (August 2013)
"6th Circuit: An Agreement that Shortens the Limitations Period for FLSA and EPA claims is not Enforceable Because it Deprives Employees of Rights Under Those Laws" (August 2013)
"The Clock is Ticking -- October 1 Deadline Approaches for Employers to Issue Health Care Exchange Notices" (August 2013)
"The Private Placements They Are A-Changin - General Solicitation, Bad Actor Prohibitions and Proposed Additional Changes to Rule 506 Private Offerings" (August 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Apparent Authority of a Landman, an Independent Contractor" (August 2013)
"Mississippi and Alabama Join Forces to Study Hartselle Sandstone Formation" (August 2013)
"Whose Life Expectancy is it Anyway? IRS Relaxes Position for Accumulation Trust RMD Determination" (August 1, 2013)
"Time for Employers to Review Their Family Medical Leave Act Policies Following the Supreme Court's Decision to Strike Down DOMA" (August 2013)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: Assessment Notices for 2012 Individual Income Tax Season Issued on July 20, 2013" (July 31, 2013)
"Are Discretionary Clauses in Employee Welfare Benefit Plans Prohibited in Kentucky?" (July 2013)
"Breast-Pump Discrimination is Title VII Sex Based Discrimination" (July 2013)
"New Texas Law Hopes to Eliminate the Barriers to Recycling Fracking Wastewater" (July 2013)
"Georgia Supreme Court Decision Should Reduce the Number of Wrongful Foreclosure Cases" (July 2013)
"How an Exporter Maximizes After-Tax Export Earnings With a "DISC"" (July 25, 2013)
"An Overview of the Receivership Process in Tennessee" (July 2013)
"Georgia Supreme Court Rules Construction Defects Satisfy CGL Policy's 'Occurrence' Requirement" (July 2013)
"Recent, Significant Changes in Florida's Law of Foreclosure" (July 19, 2013)
"Lender Involved Condemnation Part 2: Lender Concerns in Condemnation" (July 19, 2013)
"Impasse on CFPB Director Resolved" (July 19, 2013)
"Show-Me-The-Note v. Split-the-Note: An Overview of Rulings from the Fifth Circuit Court of Texas" (July 19, 2013)
"Maryland Court Affirms that Unpaid Recordation Tax on Indemnity Deed of Trust is not an Obligation of Beneficiary" (July 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Georgia Legislature Clarifies Service of Process Statute for Georgia Domestic and Foreign Corporations Doing Business in Georgia" (July 18, 2013)
"Are Your Internship Practices Putting You At Risk?" (July 2013)
"Impact of DOMA Ruling on Employers and Individuals" (July 15, 2013)
"Georgia Becomes Ninth State to Pass Legislation Regulating Pain Management Clinics, in Attempt to Stop "Pill Mills"" (July 2013)
"Obesity as a Disease: Accommodation Required?" (July 2013)
"Supreme Court's American Express Decision Impacts Businesses Seeking to Avoid Being Sued in a Class Action" (July 2013)
"Supreme Court Ruling Defines "Supervisor" and Gives Clarity, Peace of Mind to Employers" (July 2013)
"Are Your Company's Policies on the EEOC's Enforcement Radar?" (July 2013)
"Immigration Update: E-Verify Enhancement — Getting Personal with Employees; Immigration Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses; DOL Publishes PERM Applications; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Still Uncertain" (July 2013)
"SEC Implements JOBS Act to Allow General Solicitation in Regulation D Offerings" (July 2013)
"SEC Eliminates Prohibition on General Solicitation/Advertising in Certain Offerings" (July 2013)
"DME Face-to-Face Encounter Final Rule Effective October 1, 2013" (July 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Legal to Fire Female Employee for Being Irresistible?" (July 2013)
"Spotlight on Texas: Legislative Measures Benefitting Businesses and R&D Investors" (July 10, 2013)
"Emerging Statutory Threats to Recourse Triggers" (July 2013)
"Spotlight on SALT: Income Apportionment and the Multistate Tax Compact's "Taxpayer Option" – Uncertainty for Corporate Taxpayers in Michigan" (July 9, 2013)
"Key Affordable Care Act Deadline for Employers Extended by One Year" (July 2013)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: 2013 Tax and Related Legislation" (July 2, 2013)
"Good Faith, Fair Dealing and Moral What? Beyond the Four Corners of Your Documents" (July 1, 2013)
"Federal Regulators Set to Name Firms as "Systemically Important"" (June 2013)
"SEC Modifies Its "Neither Admit Nor Deny" Policy in Enforcement Actions" (June 2013)
"OHSA Reminds Its Inspectors to Look at Egress Issues" (June 2013)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Intangible Expense Settlement Program – ACTION Required by September 30, 2013" (June 24, 2013)
"U.S. Supreme Court Bartlett Decision in Favor of Generic Drug Manufacturers" (June 2013)
"Supreme Court Decides Two Significant Cases in Favor of Employers" (June 2013)
"OSHA Guidance Documents for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing" (June 2013)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: New and Increased Tax Incentives" (June 19, 2013)
"U.S. Supreme Court's Myriad Decision on DNA Patents is In" (June 2013)
"Power Company Plans to Capture Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Sell for Enhanced Oil Recovery" (June 2013)
"Spotlight on Unclaimed Property: ACTION Required – Delaware Voluntary Disclosure Initiative Ends June 30" (June 13, 2013)
"Louisiana Fails to Cut Natural Resources Severance Tax" (June 2013)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - Spring 2013" (June 10, 2013)
"Multiple Dangers of Meth Labs in Hotels" (June 10, 2013)
"IFA Legal Symposium Report" (June 10, 2013)
"FTC Ruling Not So Wonderful For POM or The First Amendment" (June 10, 2013)
"When You Check Out, Don't Forget the Shampoo:" (June 10, 2013)
"An Overview of Trustee's Sales in the Commonwealth of Virginia" (June 2013)
"Guns At Work In Tennessee: What Can Be Banned, What Can Probably Be Banned, And What Is Left" (June 2013)
"NLRB Takes Aim at Non-Union Employers" (June 3, 2013)
"Proper Use of Letters of Intent" (June 3, 2013)
"Regulation FD and Social Media" (June 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Updated COSO Internal Control Framework" (June 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CDFI Allocates $3.5 Billion in 2012 NMTCs" (May 31, 2013)
"Tennessee Proposes Fracturing Practices for Oil and Gas Wells" (May 2013)
"Texas Joins 47 Other States to Adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act" (May 2013)
"CMS Provides More Information on New Medicare DSH Payment Calculations," Payment Matters (May 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Tax Issues for Same-Sex and Non-Traditional Couples" (May 29, 2013)
"Get Your Ducks in a Row: Thoughts on Foreclosure of Securitized Debt in Alabama" (May 2013)
"Justice Department Lawsuit Reveals Roadmap to Avoid False Claims Act Liability," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 11 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Georgia's Long-Awaited Ruling Finds in Favor of Lenders" (May 20, 2013)
"Florida to Government: Your Lien Doesn't Foreclose This Old Mortgage" (May 20, 2013)
"Be Warned About Warning Employees" (Spring 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Proposes New Standard for Hospital Inpatient Admissions," Payment Matters (May 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Stop Kiddin' Around: WHD Expanding FLSA Initiative in Louisiana Child Care Industry" (May 2013)
"OSHA Tags In on Workplace Violence Issue, Takes it to the Court" (May 2013)
"Man-to-Man Defense Clears Court: Early Judgment Offers Will Satisfy Named Plaintiff's Claims…For Now" (May 2013)
"Another Foul on Social Media Policies as Judge Rules Policy Too Ambiguous" (May 2013)
"Does Your Bench Have Temps? OSHA Expands" (May 2013)
"EEOC Has Settled its First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Genetic Discrimination" (May 2013)
"Weigh In with Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for Medicare IRP by June 28" (May 13, 2013)
"Spotlight on Georgia: Certain Interesting Tax Developments" (May 13, 2013)
"SEC Focus on Unregistered Broker-Dealers – Implications for Regulated Entities" (May 2013)
"The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Extraterritorial Lawsuit Against Shell Oil" (May 2013)
"Georgia's Illegal Immigration and Enforcement Act" (May 2013)
"IRS Proposes Regulations Regarding Community Health Needs Assessments for Charitable Hospitals," Health Law Alert (May 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"NLRB Poster Rule Torn Down by the D.C. Circuit" (May 2013)
"New York Appellate Court Throws Curveball at Fracking Debate" (May 2013)
"Spotlight on Unclaimed Property: CFPB Rules That Federal Law Preempts Tennessee's Unclaimed Property Statute Applicable to Gift Cards" (May 6, 2013)
"California Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulations" (May 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Maryland Again Changes Rules on Taxation of Indemnity Deeds of Trust - Effective July 1, 2013" (May 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Recent Court Decisions Affecting DSH Percentage Calculations May Impact Participation in the 340B Drug Discount Program," Payment Matters (May 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Surcharges in Bankruptcy - A Risk You Can Plan For?" (May 2013)
"New OSHA Focus on Temporary Workers" (May 2013)
"Does Your Oil and Gas Company Use Temporary Workers?" (May 2013)
"Affordable Care Act: Navigators Get Clarified and Standardized in CMS's Latest Proposed Rule" (May 1, 2013)
"Statute of Limitations in an Arbitration Clause" (May 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Louisiana Receivers in Foreclosure: Application of Payments to Costs and Expenses" (May 2013)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: Highest Court Rules that State Tax Violates Commerce Clause" (April 30, 2013)
"Say "Goodbye" to Your 401(K) Plan as You Know It?" (April 24, 2013)
"Contracting Issue: Ownership of IP Created During Performance of Services" (April 2013)
"Court Grants Unexpected Victory to Providers on Medicare DSH Adjustment," Payment Matters, with Mark A. Stanley (April 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Court Rules That Supervision and Enrollment Issues Don't Give Rise to False Claims Act Liability," Payment Matters (April 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"No Amnesty Yet: Stop Notario Fraud" (April 2013)
"IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Addressing Community Health Needs Assessment" (April 16, 2013)
"Rehabilitation Agencies - What Changes Will Be Required by New CMS Guidance?," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 8) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS and OIG Propose Extending Stark and Antikickback Protections for EHR Donations," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 8) [Ober|Kaler]
"How "Normal" is Your 401(k) Plan?" (April 11, 2013)
"Lockboxes - Tips from the Trenches" (April 2013)
"Spotlight on SALT: New York Court of Appeals Upholds the State's "Click-Through Nexus" Statute" (April 8, 2013)
"HHS Revisions to SHOP Rule" (April 8, 2013)
"H-1B Caps Hit for FY 2013: Other Options?" (April 2013)
"Spotlight on Mississippi: Legislation Enacted to Amend Statute of Limitations for Tax Assessments" (April 4, 2013)
"Rural Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Lab Cost Savings Program issued favorable OIG Advisory Opinion" (April 4, 2013)
"SEC Approves Social Media Announcements If Investors Are Alerted" (April 2013)
"Q & A: ICANN's Global Trademark Clearinghouse" (April 2013)
"New DSH - Are You Supplying The Correct Data That Will Drive Your Payments?," Payment Matters (April 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Court of Appeals Rules for Government in DSH Exhausted Benefit Day Appeal," Payment Matters (April 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Careful Drafting Can Prevent Dispute Clauses from Being Ignored" (April 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Vacates and Remands District Court's Order Certifying Class Seeking Unpaid Wages," Section of Labor & Employment Law Newsletter, Maryland State Bar Association (Spring, 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Calls PODs "Inherently Suspect"," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 7 - Focus on Long Term Care) [Ober|Kaler]
"Final Regulations Governing Closure of Long Term Care Facilities," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 7 - Focus on Long Term Care) [Ober|Kaler]
"Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments in Landmark Patent Case" (March 28, 2013)
"Statutes of Limitation Provide for Extinguishment of Your Rights" (March 2013)
"The End of the I-94 "Little White Card" is A Surprisingly Big Deal" (March 2013)
"Louisiana Receivers In Foreclosure - "Keep-er Away From My Collateral!!" Part II" (March 2013)
"Seventh Circuit Extends FLSA Successor Liability to Asset Purchaser" (March 2013)
"Ordering/Referring Phase 2 Begins May 1st - Claims Will Be Denied," Payment Matters (March 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Revises Part B Billing Policy for Unnecessary Inpatient Admissions," Payment Matters (March 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Court Places Limits on Secretary's "No Reopening" Arguments," Payment Matters (March 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Supreme Court Strengthens Copyright First Sale Doctrine" (March 19, 2013)
"USCIS Announces New Required Employment Eligibility Verification Form" (March 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"New I-9 Handbook for Employers Has Extra Changes" (March 2013)
"SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Issues 2013 Exam Priorities" (March 12, 2013)
"Don't Get Pinched by New HHS PHI Rules" (March 11, 2013)
"Don't Take My Four-Leaf Clover! Court Rules Facebook Posting Doesn't Violate Non-Solicitation Agreement" (March 11, 2013)
"Pot o' Gold: OFCCP Releases Contractor Compensation Procedures" (March 11, 2013)
"When the Bagpipes Sound: OSHA Releases Interim Final Rule for ACA Whistleblowers" (March 11, 2013)
"Immigration Reform: Blarney or Bona Fide?" (March 11, 2013)
"Supreme Court Decision Impacts Securities Class Action Lawsuits" (March 8, 2013)
"New I-9 Form Required as of May 7, 2013" (March 2013)
"Tax Issues for Same-Sex and Non-Traditional Couples" (March 7, 2013)
"CMS Proposes Rules to Promote Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction," Payment Matters (March 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"How Sequestration May Impact Government Construction Contracts" (March 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Progress in Reforming the Health Care Professionals' Disciplinary Process," Maryland Bar Journal (March 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Louisiana Receivers In Foreclosure - "Keep-er Away From My Collateral!!" Part 1" (February 2013)
"Worthless Services: Giving Nothing Can Cost You a Lot Under the False Claims Act," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 5 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Supreme Court Reins in State Action Immunity" (February 26, 2013)
"10Qs and 10Ks Now Required to Include Transactions Subject to Economic Sanctions" (February 26, 2013)
"Before You Foreclose: Planning for Confirmation in Georgia" (February 2013)
"Expect Increased Medicare Denials for Incarcerated Beneficiaries and Unlawful Aliens," Payment Matters (February 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"D.C. Appeals Court Gives Chilly Reception for NLRB Recess Appointments" (February 18, 2013)
"Rarely Performed Duties May Still Be Essential" (February 18, 2013)
"When Hiring or Promoting, Use Caution Asking About Criminal Backgrounds" (February 18, 2013)
"DOL Releases Final Rule for FMLA Changes for Airline Crews, Military Caregivers" (February 18, 2013)
"IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for Employer-Shared Responsibility under ACA" (February 18, 2013)
"Fracking Revenue Offsets Education Costs" (February 2013)
"OSHA Issues New Enforcement Guidance on Protective Clothing for Oil and Gas Drillers" (February 2013)
"A Federal Court's Lifeline to the Servicing Industry: No Physical Pain, no Negligent Servicing Claim" (February 14, 2013)
"Lender-Involved Condemnation Part 1: Principles of Condemnation" (February 14, 2013)
"Beware of Intervening Liens in Subordination Agreements" (February 14, 2013)
"Will Actions of the CFPB Be Deemed Invalid?" (February 14, 2013)
""I Knew You Were Trouble": Recent Trends in Lender Liability Litigation" (February 2013)
"Important Update on Georgia Foreclosures" (February 14, 2013)
"Physician Payment Sunshine Rule is Finalized," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 4) [Ober|Kaler]
"In ExxonMobil Battle over Indemnity, Texas Supreme Court Considering Review of Privilege Issues" (February 2013)
"March 15 and March 18 - Two Important Dates to Make a Note Of" (February 13, 2013)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Factoring Transactions Are Not Subject to Related Party Intangible Expense Add-Back Statute" (February 12, 2013)
"Texas Taxpayers May See Relief" (February 11, 2013)
"Estate Planning Considerations: Documentation and Peace of Mind" (February 8, 2013)
"Recent PRRB and CMS Administrator Decisions: A Summary for Providers," Payment Matters (February 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Supreme Court: Providers' Appeal Period Not Extended by Doctrine of Equitable Tolling," Payment Matters (February 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"2013 Amendments to United States and Japan Income Tax Treaty" (February 6, 2013)
"New Department of Labor Interpretation on FMLA Leave for Adult Children" (February 2013)
"UCC Filings and Incorrect Information (Not All Content is Equal)" (February 1, 2013)
"FINRA Issues 2013 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter" (February 2013)
"Regulation FD Update" (February 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Smaller Reporting Companies Become Subject to Say-on-Pay in 2013; New Iran/Terrorism Reporting" (February 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Addressing Compensation Committees, Consultants" (February 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Spotlight on Unclaimed Property: The Value of Voluntary Disclosure/Compliance Agreements" (January 30, 2013)
"Recent CMS Guidance Partially Lifts Veil on Stark Self-referral Disclosure Protocol," Health Law Alert (2013 Issue 3 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Permits Gainsharing under Co-management Agreement," Health Law Alert (2013 Issue 3 - Focus on Fraud and Abuse) [Ober|Kaler]
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Did the Department of Revenue Just Announce Plans to Assert Economic Presence Nexus?" (January 28, 2013)
"Court Rules That Medicare DSH Statute Means What It Says," Payment Matters (January 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Changes to Medicare Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Rules," Payment Matters (January 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Sixth Circuit Revives ADA Claim of Deaf Lifeguard" (January 2013)
"Congress Again Expands Rules Governing Roth Conversions Within Certain Retirement Plans" (January 17, 2013)
"Congress Extends Exclusion for Investors in Qualified Small Businesses" (January 14, 2013)
"HHS Overhaul of HIPAA: Summary of New Obligations for Covered Entities and Business Associates" (January 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"OSHA Still Interested in Oil and Gas Industry" (January 2013)
"American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Physician Cuts Averted, Hospitals to Carry Portion of Price Tag," Payment Matters (January 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Extension of Time for Overpayment Recoveries in Fiscal Cliff Law Not as Broad as it Sounds," Payment Matters (January 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Acknowledges Transitional Care Management as Separate Service from E/M," Payment Matters (January 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Judicial Ascertainment Clause in Mineral Lease Upheld" (January 2013)
"The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Some Tax Certainty in an Uncertain World" (January 8, 2013)
"Promised Land: New Movie Fuels Fracking Debate" (January 2013)
"First OCR Settlement Involving a "Small" Breach Focuses on Mobile Device Security," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 1)
"Guidance on De-Identified Protected Health Information Offers In-depth Instruction on Technical Issues," Health Law Alert (January 2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Introducing our Supplier Diversity Program" (January 4, 2013)
"Michigan – The Latest State to Ban Employers From Accessing Password Protected Social Medial Accounts" (January 2013)
"Louisiana Lands on "Judicial Hellhole Watch List" for Third Year" (January 2013)
"Copyright Protection for Community Papers in the 21st Century," Free Paper INK, AFCP (2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"Dodging the AKS: Marketplace Plans Are Not 'Federal Health Care Programs'," Health Law Alert Newsletter, Issue 23 (2013) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Issues FAQs Regarding Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 21 - Health Law Alert) [Ober|Kaler]
"OIG Report Concludes that Physician-owned Distributors Increase Utilization," Health Law Alert (2013: Issue 23 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Avoiding Joint Pain: Treatment of Joint Works of Authorship Conditions," Maryland Bar Journal (May/June 2010) [Ober|Kaler]
"Treasury Issues Final Regulations for Film and TV Production Expensing" (December 28, 2012)
"Spotlight on Alabama: Equipment Leasing Companies Being Assessed Use Tax for Leased Property" (December 17, 2012)
"Casual Comments to Human Resources May Support Retaliation Claim" (December 2012)
"Spotlight on Georgia: Peach State Will Ring in the New Year with Significant Changes to its Conservation Tax Credit Program" (December 14, 2012)
"Providers Again Win in Medicare Disproportionate Share Adjustment Challenge," Payment Matters (December 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Department of Interior Choreographs a Creative and Strategic Ballet through the Moratorium" (December 2012)
"What Is a "Legal Hold," How Does It Differ From a Records Retention Policy and Why Is It Important?" (December 7, 2012)
"Bricks in the Wall" (December 7, 2012)
"Government Fails to Prove Alleged Kickback Scheme Violates False Claims Act," Health Law Alert (2012: Issue 19 - Focus on White Collar) [Ober|Kaler]
"Spotlight on SALT: Cloud Computing and State Taxation" (December 5, 2012)
"Spotlight on SALT: Further Update on Gillette" (December 4, 2012)
"Birge v. Charron Clarifies Application of Florida's Comparative Negligence Standard to Rear-End Collisions" (December 2012)
"An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure Why You Need an Effective Compliance Program," Health Law Alert (2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Failure to Investigate - A Trap for Complacent Board Members" (2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Gender Discrimination in FMLA Claims" (November 2012)
"Court Again Rules Medicare's "Must Bill" Policy for Medicare Dual Eligible Bad Debts Is Reasonable," Payment Matters (November 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Who Owns the Invention?" (November 2012)
"Federal Agency Serves Subpoena on Black Elk" (November 2012)
"Two Reviewed At-Will Employment Clauses OK'd by NLRB" (November 2012)
"The Dust Has Settled – Where Do We Go From Here? What Your Company Can Expect in Our Post Election Reality" (November 2012)
"Title VII and ADA May Apply to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Victims" (November 2012)
"Up In Smoke: Do New Marijuana Laws Trump Employers' Drug Testing Policies?" (November 2012)
"When the DACA Card Shows a Different Identity" (November 2012)
"Court Finds That "N-Word" Is Not Racially Derogatory" (November 2012)
"Employers: When the DACA Card Shows a Different Identity" (November 2012)
"Employer's Withholding Obligations for Additional Medicare Tax" (November 19, 2012)
"BitTorrent Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Gaining Momentum in Middle Tennessee" (November 2012)
"Formal Dedications of Roadbeds: Is The "Formality" Itself Enough to Convey Full Ownership?" (November 2012)
"Landowner Awarded Percentage of Pipeline Company Profits" (November 2012)
"Notice to Non-lessee Affiliate of Unpaid Royalties Deemed Sufficient Where Affiliate Responded On Behalf of Lessee" (November 2012)
"IRS Announces New Retirement Plan Limits" (November 14, 2012)
"AHA and Hospitals Sue HHS Over Claims Denials Involving Patient Status," Payment Matters (November 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Sixth Circuit Rules Psychological Counseling Can Be Medical Exam Under ADA" (November 2012)
"Louisiana Risk Fee Statute Amended" (November 2012)
"Aid and Attendance Benefit: A Useful Benefit to Veterans in Nursing Homes," Health Law Alert (2012: Issue 17 - Focus on Long Term Care) [Ober|Kaler]
"2013 OIG Work Plan: Key Issues for Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities," Health Law Alert (2012: Issue 17 - Focus on Long Term Care) [Ober|Kaler]
"CMS Issues Multiple Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility Guidance Documents," Health Law Alert (2012: Issue 17 - Focus on Long Term Care) [Ober|Kaler]
"Legacy Lawsuit Statutory Amendments Take Effect August 1, 2012" (November 2012)
"Spotlight on Tennessee: Attorney General Questions Property Tax Valuation for Certain Facilities" (November 7, 2012)
"High Income Taxpayers To Pay Additional 3.8 Percent Medicare Tax on Investment Income" (November 6, 2012)
"Review New ICANN gTLD Registrations Now to Protect Your Business" (November 5, 2012)
"Hospitalitas Newsletter - 2012, Issue 3" (November 5, 2012)
"'Til Death Do Us Part: Not So Fast!" (November 5, 2012)
"Hilton Not Liable to Guests for Terrorist Attack in Egypt" (November 5, 2012)
"KFC Franchise Guarantors Not Subject to Mint Julep Jurisdiction" (November 5, 2012)
"Would You Bet Your Business on Untrained Employees?" (November 5, 2012)
"NLRB Hooks Alaska Hotel Anti-Union Efforts" (November 5, 2012)
"Lessee's Refusal to Pay Royalties Reasonable Where Proof of Ownership Not Provided" (November 2012)
"Titled Vehicles: Roll Through UCC Provisions Carefully and Watch Out for Speed Traps" (November 1, 2012)
"OIG's 2013 Work Plan - What's Critical for Long-Term Care, Hospice, Home Health Agency and Home and Community-Based Providers?," Payment Matters (November 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Court Rejects Secretary's Denial of Exhausted Benefit Days in the DSH Medicaid Proxy," Payment Matters (November 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Proposed Settlement Would Prevent Medicare Denials for Chronically Ill and Disabled Due to Lack of Improvement," Payment Matters (November 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Damages and Penalties Awarded for Failure to Pay Royalties" (November 2012)
"Non-Tax Reasons for Your Well-Tailored Estate Plan" (October 31, 2012)
"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act" (October 31, 2012)
"Blowing up the Barrier Between Work & Family" (October 18, 2012)
"New Registration Process for 340B Entities - Another Sign of Changes in the Program," Payment Matters (October 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"A Second Court of Appeals Rules Against Hospitals in Medicare "Provider Tax" Case," Payment Matters (October 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
"Year End Tax Planning in Uncertain Times - Part Two" (October 10, 2012)
"Spotlight on SALT: California Appeals Court Reaffirms Its Gillette Decision and FTB Issues Warning as to Gillette Reliance" (October 9, 2012)
"Two Hospital Quality Initiatives Begin October 1, 2012," Payment Matters (October 2012) [Ober|Kaler]
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