Bankruptcy filings among hospitals and medical centers more than tripled in 2017, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. While there are many factors contributing to this financial volatility, the political battle over The Affordable… more

Last week, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”), a trade group for the United States securities industry, issued a set of Data Aggregation Principles (“the Principles”). In general, data aggregation… more

On April 3, 2018, Fannie Mae announced an update to its Single Family Selling Guide allowing lenders to contribute to borrower-paid closing costs and prepaid fees under specified conditions, and lenders can take advantage of this… more

It’s one of the greatest lines in a movie and even my 11-year-old daughter knows it. Harrison Ford playing Richard Kimble finds the gun that Federal Marshal Samuel Gerard played by Tommy Lee Jones dropped in The Fugitive. Gerard’s job… more

The Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, recently held that an employee’s prior salary does not constitute a “factor other than sex” upon which a wage differential may be based under the statutory “catchall” exception set forth in the Equal… more

It is part of the received wisdom of popular psychology: People have different learning styles. You reach “auditory learners” by explaining it to them verbally, “visual learners” by showing them graphics, “reflective learners” by… more

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) members issued a joint statement on April 10, 2018, which provides awareness of the potential role cyber insurance can play in a financial institution’s risk management… more

As suggested by the question marks in the title, this following post is intended to be a thought-piece…not a recommendation for the entire legal industry. Most law firms I know do not offer sabbaticals as a benefit to long-tenured… more

When parties are going through a divorce proceeding that is contested, the reality is court appearances are likely going to happen. For some parties, they might have to appear at a courthouse multiple times in a contested case… more

On April 10, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board officially invited public comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which seeks to simplify capital rules for large banks by introducing a “stress capital buffer” (SCB)—the proposed… more

On April 12, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the finalization of two guidances that describe regulatory approaches intended to streamline oversight of next generation sequencing (NGS)-based tests and other… more

Settling an inter partes review after a final written decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board may not result in the PTAB vacating the decision… more

I was thinking about double jeopardy yesterday. Not the Trebek kind, though that is my favorite tv show. Instead, I was thinking about the somewhat enigmatic statement in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that no person “be… more

Claims for Refreshing Phone Display Found Patent Eligible - Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that claims related to refreshing a phone's display are patent eligible under 35… more

On Wednesday, April 11, the House Ways and Means Committee proposed a $40.991 billion budget for FY2019 that represents an increase of $1.24 billion, or 3.1 percent, above FY2018 spending levels. The budget proposes $83 million more in… more

It is easy to skim over your contracts’ insurance provisions or simply defer to risk experts, but here are a few questions you might want to consider the next time you review the insurance section of a contract… more

Now it’s time to continue to cultivate these relationships and implement the valuable takeaways you learned at #LMA18… more

If an employer has employees in San Francisco and is subject to the Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO), the employer must submit its 2017 Annual Reporting Form by April 30, 2018..… more

Over the past 18 months, we have closely monitored the Trump administration’s approach to health care enforcement issues, with a particular focus on whether prosecution of the False Claims Act (FCA) remains a priority under the new… more

On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 38 new designees to its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN List”) related to Russia pursuant to Presidential… more

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has begun assessing Employer Medical Assistance Contribution (EMAC) supplemental payments for the first quarter. This post proposes a grounds for appealing DUA… more

On April 13, 2018, The Department of Defense (DoD) issued Class Deviation 2018-O00013, which consolidates and supersedes two prior class deviations that increased the micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds and expanded… more

Retailer Refused to Excuse Asthmatic Employee's One-Day Absence and Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - Macy's will pay a former long-term employee $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S… more

Yesterday, one of the measures floating around the Connecticut General Assembly regarding Paid Family Medical Leave passed a key committee vote. The bill still has a ways to go. Indeed, as first reported by CT News Junkie, even the… more

As Judge Baylson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania noted at the beginning of his opinion, “[t]his case is the first to grant summary judgment on the question of whether drivers for UberBLACK are… more