With increased financial pressure on the health care delivery system, there is likely to be an increase in health care provider financial restructurings.
Now is the time to review your internal contracts, procedures, marketing materials, and policies and prepare your company to capitalize on the next opportunity.
For several weeks, parties to pending merger and sale transactions involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have been asking what will happen to PPP loan forgiveness applications if a borrower sells its business prior to receiving confirmation of forgiveness; a process that has barely start
On September 24, 2020, the California Court of Appeal shed additional light on meeting the public interest requirements in anti-SLAPP motions in its opinion of Murray v. Tran (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 24, 2020, No. D076104).
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the landmark privacy law making waves since taking effect earlier this year, has continued to evolve as legislators and the California Office of the Attorney General refine and clarify its requirements.
California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1237 (SB 1237), broadening the certified nurse midwife (CNM) scope of practice, among other changes to the Nursing Practice Act and other Sections of the Business and Professions Code.
For the first time, California has granted nurse practitioners who meet certain qualifications a separate scope of practice. This eventually will allow them to practice specified medical functions independently, without standardized procedures.
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The October, 2020 Visa Bulletin significantly advanced the availability of green cards for most categories, allowing thousands of foreign nationals to file their last step in the green card process.
Senior debt holders who are entitled to be paid ahead of contractually subordinated creditors pursuant to a subordination agreement now need to closely review and scrutinize their treatment under a proposed chapter 11 plan.
US authorities announced that they reached an agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase) to settle criminal charges related to two distinct years-long market manipulation schemes involving hundreds of thousands of spoof orders on precious metals and US Treasury futures contracts.
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Government contractors may wish to seek further legal review of all diversity and inclusion training materials used.
This post explains steps that Illinois LLCs and their majority members can take to protect otherwise privileged communications from disclosure to minority members in advance of and during litigation.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to amend its pesticide regulations to exempt from FIFRA, the federal pesticide statute, certain pesticidal substances (PIPs) created in plants using biotechnology.
Arent Fox’s Automotive Group leader, Aaron Jacoby spoke with Automotive News about how Ally Financial Inc., one of the largest U.S. auto lenders, filed a petition Aug. 14 to the U.S. Supreme Court to dissolve a class action.
Effective January 1, 2021, California employers must provide significantly expanded family and medical leave under state law.
On September 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it streamlined the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification process for laboratories applying to perform COVID-19 testing.
Substantial funding for precision agriculture is anticipated as part of FCC 5G Fund to support next generation wireless services.
Last month, in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Tufte et al. No. 18-2926 (8th Cir. August 7, 2020), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit invalidated legislation in North Dakota on the grounds that it was preempted by ERISA.
Last week FDA published a proposed rule that would revise the agency’s “intended use” regulations to clarify that a manufacturer’s knowledge of off-label use of its drug or device is, by itself, not sufficient to establish a violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
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BMW and two of its subsidiaries will pay $18 million to end allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the carmaker inflated its reported retail sales in the U.S. through misleading disclosures, the agency announced.
HHS has finalized the CARES Act provider reporting and recoupment rules and they are different from those put forth in the proposed form. Providers should take careful note — the new requirements are significant and detailed.
As we previously reported, Maryland has passed several employment laws that go into effect on October 1, 2020.
On September 18, 2020, under the authority of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMS finalized the new Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model (Model), with a new payment methodology for radiation therapy (RT) services.