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Exploring the Links Between Modern Attachments and Legal Precedent in Handling Them

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The modern business technology landscape has been drastically altered over just a few short years. With these changes, eDiscovery and legal professionals have had to scramble to deal with the downstream effects to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Remote Monitoring and Digital Therapies: CMS Updates Coverage and Payment Policies

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In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded payment for remote monitoring services in an effort to pay for non-face-to-face services that improve care coordination for Medicare...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Telehealth Update: DEA Extends Flexibility in Prescribing Controlled Substances via Telehealth Through 2024

On October 10, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published another temporary rule extending the COVID-era telemedicine flexibilities that allow physicians and other prescribers to prescribe controlled substances...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Tele-Transformation in North Carolina: Telehealth Policy Lessons Learned During COVID-19 and Beyond - November 13th,...

The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a dramatic rise in the use of telehealth nationwide to deliver health care services to Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. In response to the health crisis, both...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Are Privacy Policies Alone Enough to Protect Employee Privacy? Ask Tesla

From application to termination, employee privacy considerations live throughout all stages of the employment lifecycle. Thus, employers should take heed of best practices and mechanisms when handling employee personal...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - August 2023 #2

Payment Parity: Permanent State Laws and Statutes - Payment Parity requires that health care providers are reimbursed the same amount for telehealth visits as in-person visits. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many states...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - August 2023

Illinois passed S.B. 1913, which requires Medicaid FFS and Medicaid managed care plans to provide coverage of mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and ‘behavioral telehealth services’. Requires Medicaid...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Amendments to New York WARN Act Now in Effect

Amendments to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY WARN Act) that the New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) adopted in June 2023 are now in effect. Among other things, the amended...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - June 2023 #2

H.R. 4189 / S. 2016: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act ....more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: May 2023 #2

Monday, May 1, 2023: OFCCP Extended Enforcement Moratorium for Veterans’ Affairs Health Benefits Program Providers - Two-Year Moratorium Extension Will Last Until May 7, 2025 - OFCCP revised its Directive (DIR) 2021-01...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #352 – Don’t Get Scammed Ordering Your Free COVID-19 Test Kits

The federal government has implemented a program in which each household can order four free COVID-19 test kits through the United States Postal Service (USPS). This is a perfect opportunity for scammers to spoof the USPS...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 24, 2022

North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Class Action Filed Against Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Alleged COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Spyware Installation

This week, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its use of a COVID-19 contact-tracing app for residents’ mobile phones. However, very few residents...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Direct Collection of Borrower Information to Further Fair Lending and Fair Servicing Aims

Two recent announcements by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will push the mortgage servicing industry to increase its collection and maintenance of consumer demographic and language preference data. On May 3,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 22, 2022

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include ...more

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Foley Automotive Report - April 2022 - 2

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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Vanessa Miller was featured in the...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 3.31.2022

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Massachusetts AG Healey Negotiates Relief for...more

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Update: What to Know About PREVENT Pandemics Act Following March 15 Committee Markup

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On March 15, 2022, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) held a full committee markup to offer several amendments and vote on S. 3799, the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2022 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State Attorneys General Updates From Michigan, New York, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, New Hampshire, Iowa and...

In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: The Michigan AG’s notice of intended action, issued to three pharmacies regarding their pricing of COVID-19 tests...more

Array

Remote Work Brings New E-Discovery Challenges

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Whether prepared to do so or not, companies suddenly shifted to remote work in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to help keep workers safe and keep business operations moving. In the two years that have...more

MoFo Life Sciences

FDA Releases Draft Guidance On Digital Health Technologies For Remote Data Acquisition In Clinical Investigations

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In response to COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to work in support of clinical investigation sponsors and an evolving environment in which they run their clinical trials while...more

King & Spalding

A Pandemic Silver Lining: FDA’s New Guidance on Using Digital Health Technologies for Clinical Investigations

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With spring timidly approaching, it’s hard not to dwell on the fact that we are almost two full years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has placed into clear relief many of the access issues faced by patients and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Workplace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Data Privacy and Security Issues

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In the last decade, organizations of varied industries and sizes have heightened their focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and, since 2020, DEI has become a top priority. COVID-19 pandemic realities,...more

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