Frequently Asked Employee-Related Questions About the CARES Act
March 30, 2020 We have received numerous questions regarding the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). Our corporate group has published a description of the new loan and...
View ArticleExpanded Economic Relief Programs for Small Businesses Under the Coronavirus...
March 30, 2020 On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed H.R.748, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act,” to help alleviate economic injury caused...
View ArticlePennsylvania Medicaid Section 1135 Waiver Requests in Connection with...
March 31, 2020 On March 27, 2020, the United States Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a response to the Pennsylvania Medicaid...
View ArticleNational Labor Relations Board Issues Guidance on the Duty to Bargain in...
March 31, 2020 On March 27, 2020 Peter Robb – the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – issued a memorandum providing guidance to unionized employers regarding the duty to...
View ArticleWARN Act Compliance and the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 31, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, federal, state, and local governments continue to rush out legislation, regulations, and executive orders aimed at mitigating the impact that the...
View ArticleCARES Act Not as Friendly to Tax Exempt Borrowers as was ARRA
March 31, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is in many ways reminiscent of the Great Recession. Our federal government’s response in the tax exempt market however has been very different. Unlike the American...
View ArticleBlanket Stark Law Waivers Due to COVID-19
March 31, 2020 On March 30, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued temporary but broad blanket waivers of certain requirements of the Stark Law in order to allow...
View ArticleDOL Updates FFCRA Compliance FAQs Again
April 1, 2020 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has made major updates to its Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Questions and Answers page for the second time, unveiling both revisions...
View ArticleNLRB Finalizes Rule Modifying Union Representation Election Procedures
April 1, 2020 On March 31, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) finalized a new rule significantly changing parts of its representation election procedures. The election procedures...
View ArticleThe Joint Commission and the COVID-19 Crisis
April 1, 2020 Like many other agencies and organizations, The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a myriad of letters, articles and videos to assist its accredited health care facilities as well as the...
View ArticleHIPAA-Compliant Disclosure of COVID-19 Cases to First Responders and Others
April 2, 2020 Among a stream of other releases in recent weeks, on March 24 the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to HIPAA-covered...
View ArticleCARES Act/Paycheck Protection Program Update
April 2, 2020 FAQs and Sample Application Issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of the Treasury On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S....
View ArticleDOL Issues Temporary Regulation Addressing the Families First Coronavirus...
April 2, 2020 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its temporary regulation addressing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on April 1, 2020. The new rule is effective immediately....
View ArticleNLRB to Resume Representation Elections
April 2, 2020 On April 1, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) announced that it would resume conducting representation elections beginning Monday, April 6, 2020. On March 19, 2020,...
View ArticleTelehealth Providers Permitted to Waive Co-Pays for Medicare Patients During...
April 3, 2020 On March 17, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Policy Statement notifying healthcare providers that it will not be taking...
View ArticleCMS Expands Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services in Response to COVID-19...
April 3, 2020 In an effort to combat the spread of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) expanded Medicare coverage of telehealth services on a...
View ArticleOur Platform Addresses Higher Education’s Liquidity Needs in Time of Crisis
April 7, 2020 At the dawn of the year 2020, the higher education sector was already experiencing increasing stress primarily as a result of demographic trends and a competitive landscape. The COVID-19...
View ArticleDOL Addresses CARES Act Unemployment Compensation Provisions
April 8, 2020 On April 4 and 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA) issued two new Unemployment Compensation Program Letters that provide helpful...
View ArticleCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Issues Elective Medical...
April 8, 2020 On April 7, 2020, CMS issued new recommendations for non-emergent elective medical services in response to the ongoing surge of acute care COVID-19 patients. In recognition of the need to...
View ArticleHHS Announces Waiver of Sanctions and Penalties for Certain Uses and...
April 8, 2020 In response to the nationwide emergency declaration and the public health emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)...
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