The Better Business Bureau’s Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program) recently challenged Best Buy, Yelp, Answers Corp., Buzzfeed Inc., and Go.com over the companies’ failure to provide adequate notice regarding the fact that information was collected from th
A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) administrative law judge (ALJ) found that two employees of a nonprofit youth center engaged in concerted activity when they discussed their workplace concerns via Facebook.
On October 23, 2014, we sponsored a webinar about the escalating cybercrime threat to the health care industry, with analysis of some of the legal issues and suggestions on how to prepare for such an attack.
In recent years, second lien financings have increased in popularity. Senior creditors rely on intercreditor agreements to protect their interests by limiting the rights that junior lien holders would otherwise enjoy as secured creditors through either lien subordination, payment subordination.
In an effort to encourage hospitals to take advantage of the 68 percent settlement offer for previously denied inpatient claims, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new procedure.
In an effort to encourage hospitals to take advantage of the 68 percent settlement offer for previously denied inpatient claims, [1] the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new procedure.
Don’t let Hauge’s “pitch” language throw you off. What I am talking about here precedes “branding.” Develop your story; embody it; live it with passion; and connect to others. Then, your branding can begin. More on that later.
Health care organizations are increasingly under attack from cybercriminals seeking to gain access to confidential data and to Internet connected medical devices. Health care cybercrime is a reality. Are you prepared?
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that a doctor in a service corporation was actually an employer, and thus could not bring a claim under federal discrimination statutes based upon her termination
As part of a case we continue to follow, in which the US Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Continuum Health Partners and Mount Sinai Health System, the defendant hospital system recently filed a motion to dismiss the DOJ’s complaint-in-intervention.
In this episode of Fashion Counsel, Partner Anthony Lupo talks with Labor & Employment Practice Leader Michael Stevens about how fashion companies should handle unpaid internships in a litigious environment.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that a doctor in a service corporation was actually an employer, and thus could not bring a claim under federal discrimination statutes based upon her termination.
Representatives for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a conference call on October 9, 2014 to address ongoing questions and clarify the requirements for hospitals that want to settle the inpatient-status claims whose denials they have appealed.
* The following alert was originally published in California Healthcare News (CHN). To read it on the CHN website, click here.
The exposure frequently arises because physicians bargain hard for the highest possible level of compensation, and the government (or a whistleblower) later alleges that the compensation exceeds fair market value or is not commercially reasonable.
Health care organizations that contract with physicians can face potential liability, as well as exclusion from participation in federal health care programs, under various laws (such as the Stark Law), the anti-kickback statute, and the False Claims Act (FCA).
On September 10, 2014, JPT Group, owner of the iconic American fashion brand Bernardo, filed suit in the Southern District of Texas alleging that Old Navy infringed two of Bernardo’s design patents for sandals.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a proposed rule adding new safe harbor provisions to the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and expanding exceptions to the Beneficiary Inducement Civil Monetary Penalty Statute (Proposed Rule).
The FTC recently announced a significant enforcement action against AT&T Mobility for unlawfully billing customers for unauthorized third-party charges, also known as “cramming.”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to reopen and extend the deadline for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals to submit a hardship exception application for not demonstrating “Meaningful Use” of Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT).
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a policy allowing acute care and critical access hospitals to settle inpatient-status claims currently on appeal in exchange for a partial payment equal to 68 percent of the claims’ net allowable amount.
US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Office of Regulatory Audit will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 2:00 pm–3:30 pm Eastern Time to provide an overview of its Focused Assessment (FA) Program.