On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) that bans non-compete clauses between workers and employers as unfair methods of competition under Section 5 of the FTC...more
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As part of its recent budget, New York State has enacted a new law that significantly impacts nursing home operators in New York. Effective January 1, 2022, the new Section 2828 of the Public Health Law requires, among other...more
In the closing days of 2020, Congress passed federal legislation aimed at protecting patients against surprise medical bills and facilitating payment dispute resolutions among providers and insurers. Slated to take effect on...more
On August 3, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will effectively reverse a number of liability protections previously granted to healthcare professionals, hospitals and nursing homes at the outset of the COVID-19...more
The Secretary of Health and Human Services announced a renewal of the nationwide public health emergency ("PHE") late on Thursday, July 23, 2020. The announcement came just two days before the then-current PHE designation was...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") have promulgated a number of temporary regulatory waivers and rules in an effort to mitigate the hardships facing the healthcare system amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The...more