On August 19, 2022, the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, as well as the Office of Personnel Management, released a highly-anticipated final rule clarifying the procedures and considerations for resolving disputes related to surprise medical bills.
Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know
In response to customer insight about car buying habits, Ford has just unveiled new plans that will change what people expect from car ownership.
Does anyone feel like they’ve seen this movie before? On September 6, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that dramatically changed the joint employer analysis under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or “the Act”).
Standing is a major issue in nearly all environmental citizen suit cases. A split panel of the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s award of a $14.25 million Clean Air Act (CAA) penalty against a petroleum company which had been found liable for “thousands.”
On August 16, 2022, we prepared an alert discussing Mickelson v. PGA Tour, Inc. and the claims made by suspended PGA Tour players (“Player Plaintiffs”) against PGA Tour, Inc. (“Tour.”) Quite a bit has transpired in the past three weeks both in and out of the courtroom.
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A Ninth Circuit panel that previously upheld a California law prohibiting mandatory employment arbitration agreements in the workplace withdrew its decision and ordered the matter to be resubmitted for a panel rehearing.
Whether CCRC residency agreements are treated as leases or contracts under state law could impact the recovery of CCRC bonds in the event of the insolvency of the CCRC owner. Some states treat CCRC residency agreements as leases and others as contracts.
The recently unveiled California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (the Framework) creates a new regulatory and governance structure to promote the exchange of health information between health care providers in California.
The Biden Administration has long been clear that it believes environmental justice (EJ) issues should be at the forefront of federal environmental law.
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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Notice 2022-36, in which the IRS announced that it is automatically waiving (and automatically abating, refunding, or crediting, as appropriate) penalties for failure to timely file specified tax returns for the 2019 and 2020 tax years.
In Nevada, employees terminated for off-duty use of marijuana do not have a right of action under NRS 613.333, which creates a private right of action for an employee who is discharged for engaging in the “lawful use” of products while off the clock and off the employer’s premises.
On August 16, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued a final regulation on its ability to provide state governments with information regarding organizations seeking to become exempt and those already exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.[1]
On August 26, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of its proposal to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
In the last few years, global insurance markets have faced unprecedented challenges from climate change disasters, cyber security threats, and cryptocurrency.
In an effort to reorganize, the New York Department of Health (NYDOH) has formed a new Office of Aging & Long Term Care (OALTC), which would oversee long term care and senior living facilities in New York.
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TMR, LLC conceived of and ran the day-to-day business operations for the Chenoa Fund, a mortgage financing business implemented and operated by CBC Mortgage Agency, Inc. Despite this, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential decision canceling TMR’s trademark registration.
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Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen aim to shorten supply chains for their U.S. operations and avoid difficulties linked to tariffs and tax regulations.
The automaker said the move was needed to be competitive and reallocate resources.
According to a recent unpublished Ninth Circuit ruling, obtaining consent prior to using recording technologies is required for purposes of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). This ruling is notable for website operators as it signals obtaining targeted consent.
After many years of policy debate and attempts at proposed legislation, some of the most meaningful changes to the ways in which Medicare pays for prescription drugs – and the obligations of manufacturers selling drugs to Medicare beneficiaries - have finally come to pass.