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Last month, we provided an update on the COVID-19 vaccination mandates issued by OSHA (applicable to employers with more than 100 workers) and CMS (applicable to healthcare workers in certain settings). On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the...
On November 5, 2021 – nearly two months after being announced by President Biden – the federal government released workplace COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the form of an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to private workplaces with more than 100...
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners Issues New Policy on Physician Discipline for Spreading COVID-19 Vaccination "Misinformation" or "Disinformation" The Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners adopted a policy on September 21, 2021, that could result in the suspension...
Late yesterday afternoon, the Biden Administration announced a new "six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy" to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was covered extensively in the media, especially with respect to new vaccination requirements. Here's...
With local mask mandates being lifted now or in the near future, it is to be expected that both employees and patrons of businesses will be eager to return to normal and not wear face coverings. Each business will need to make its decisions based on an evaluation of...
On January 1, 2022, significant changes to the Stark Law rules for group practice compensation allocations for profits derived from ancillary services will take effect. Is your group ready? We have worked with a number of group practices to ensure that their...
Key Changes to the Employee Retention Credit There’s a lot of news coming out of Washington these days, but one development healthcare providers and their practices should greet as especially “good news” is a key change regarding the Employee Retention Credit...
The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently updated its Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") Q&A guidance to provide additional information regarding FFCRA leave after December 31, 2020. Please note that the Q&A is not in place of the...
What a year it has been. Who could have imagined what has transpired over the past twelve months? A year that will be forever marked by the COVID-19 global pandemic and the upheaval it has wrought on the economy, our health care system and, most devastatingly, in...
