Recently passed Illinois House Bill 219 and Illinois Senate Bill 1748 expand access to punitive damages and expedited trials, respectively. Illinois House Bill 219 allows for the recovery of punitive damages in all wrongful...more
Jess Murrey's love of storytelling has taken her on a path from a job in television news to peacebuilding in Myanmar, Burundi, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, and Columbia and now to the game industry. Learn how Jess is applying the...more
Key Takeaways: ..On September 28, 2021, FINRA released Regulatory Notice 21-34 which introduces additional new rules aimed at addressing high risk or “recidivist” brokers and the member firms that hire them. ..Under...more
On September 1, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced it would issue an order to temporarily stop residential evictions nationwide for nonpayment of rent of qualifying tenants in response to concerns about the...more
On August 31, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 3088 (the "Bill"), extending a statewide stoppage of evictions for unpaid rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic and granting protection from foreclosure to...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all hospitals to meaningfully use certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) as part of the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Eligible...more
There is an interplay between local efforts such as the new City of Los Angeles residential eviction moratorium ordinance (see Part 1 of this Breaking Ground Blog series, "City of L.A.'s New Ordinance Foretells More Trouble...more
On May 13, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide important safe harbors on the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) requirement that a borrower make a good faith...more
On 19 April, President Trump issued an Executive Order providing for a temporary 90-day deferral, of estimated payments of duties, taxes, and fees to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by importers “suffering significant...more
COVID-19 is presenting novel challenges for employers across the globe. Last week, we issued a general advisory that provides guidance to employers on how to navigate these challenges. One issue facing employers is how to...more
What was first thought to be a cluster of pneumonia cases in the city of Wuhan, Hubei region in China turned out to be the start of a new strand of coronavirus (2019-nCoV). On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the hardship exception instructions and application form for the Medicare Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program (now called the Promoting...more
I am occasionally asked by providers whether or not they can waive a co-pay for a particular patient. There are many reasons providers wish to waive co-pays: financial hardship, professional courtesy, employee discounts, etc....more
On April 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule for 2019 (2019 Payment Notice) applicable to qualified health plans (QHPs) offered on health...more
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) hardship exception application is now open for those providers seeking a score adjustment related to their use of electronic health records (EHR). Providers who meet certain criteria can...more
If you ask, plan administrators will tell you that for every deadline or specified time limit that is imposed by law upon plan participants for taking action with respect to an employee benefit plan, there are always a...more
USCIS has released a draft of the USCIS policy manual guidance on extreme hardship. This manual includes guidance on several different topics including...more