AI: Impact and Use in Background Screening - Crossover Episode With the Regulatory Oversight Podcast - FCRA Focus Podcast
Recent Trends in Article III Standing - The Consumer Finance Podcast
COVID-Related Changes to Paid Sick Leave
Employment Law Now V-94- A Hodge Podge of Significant New Employment Law Developments
[Webinar Recording] COVID Safety Standards in the Workplace
On-Demand Webinar | Navigating Leave and Disability Protection Laws During COVID-19: A Practical Guide for California Employers
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New Round of COVID-19 Relief Expands Assistance for Employers
Employment Law Now IV-86- 3 Quick Hits: FFCRA Extension, Trump Executive Order, and New DOL Tipping Rule
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Election 2020: The State of the Workplace: Who is Legislating What?
Coronavirus in the Workplace - PPP Update, NY Revised Travel Advisory, FFCRA, NY PSL, Albany Update
Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
Updates to Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Government Yet Again Updates Rules for FFCRA Paid Leave and Provider Relief Fund Reporting
Employment Law Now IV-78- BREAKING: US DOL Issues New Regulations After Federal Court Invalidated Old Regulations
New York Court Order Strikes Down Portions of DOL's FFCRA Regulations
COVID-19: Where are we now?
#WorkforceWednesday: CA Employer Playbook, Federal COVID-19 Updates, DOL’s FFCRA Rule Vacated in Part - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now IV-77- Breaking: Federal Judge Invalidates Portions of the DOL’s FFCRA Regulations
Monthly Minute | Financial Relief for COVID-19
On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced that it is extending the temporary special enrollment period (the Unwinding SEP)...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was enacted in March 2020 as part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FFCRA, among other things, provided funds for diagnostic testing and services...more
Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) was enacted in an effort to close a perceived gap in privacy protection for consumer health data. MHMDA’s focus on consumer health data and right of private action deviate from...more
On December 4, 2023, CMS issued an interim final rule (the Interim Rule) (RIN 0938-AV26) to implement new enforcement authorities that CMS may use if states fail to comply with new reporting requirements or with federal...more
Estimates show that Medicaid enrollment grew by more than 20 million (approximately 31%) during the public health emergency (PHE) and the top Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) experienced a 44.1% increase in managed...more
In a key move to further expand consumer data rights, California Gov. Gavin Newson signed The Delete Act (S.B. 362) (the Act) into law on October 10, 2023. The Act amends California’s data broker registration law (Cal. Civ....more
Data brokers face new registration and audit obligations, consumer data deletion rights, and exposure to fines under California's SB 362, the Delete Act. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Effective...more
We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more
Takeaways from the CFPB's proposal, which addresses the Bureau's FCRA concerns – from brokers to data security to targeted marketing - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took its first step in making...more
Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more
On September 11, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA) (House Bill 154), making Delaware the thirteenth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy framework. The DPDPA...more
At the onset of the COVID pandemic in March of 2020, Congress made an important policy decision: continued access to health coverage was crucial, especially because, at the time, it was uncertain how the economy would...more
Enacted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) required states to keep individuals continuously enrolled in their Medicaid programs throughout the public health emergency...more
On August 15, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra announced plans for new CFPB rules that would strictly limit the types of consumer data that can be sold by businesses and ensure that data brokers comply with the Fair Credit...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have finalized rules for the recapture of erroneously claimed Employee Retention Credits (ERC) and other tax credits provided to employers for...more
Texas has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy laws. On June 18, 2023, Governor Abbott (R) signed H.B.4, otherwise known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”). The...more
Join us for the final episode in a special five-part series covering artificial intelligence (AI). Many companies use machine learning algorithms and AI to assist with employment decisions and tenant screening. In our final...more
In a unanimous decision Thrsday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice Thomas, ruled that the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) scienter element refers to a defendant’s knowledge and subjective beliefs — not to...more
The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency officially ended on April 10 and May 11, 2023, respectively. (As a practical matter, the Biden administration is effectively treating both emergencies as ending on...more
Medicaid enrollment grew significantly during the public health emergency (PHE). States implemented expanded eligibility and enrollment as well as reduced cost sharing and premiums based on Medicaid program regulatory...more
On Monday, April 10, President Biden signed a congressional resolution immediately ending the COVID-19 National Emergency and he had previously announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will expire on May 11....more
On February 3, 2023, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced the withdrawal of three policy statements that have long guided the information exchanges as well as the related enforcement in the healthcare...more
With less than two weeks left until the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), which is set to expire on May 11, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is preparing to transition certain...more
Please join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Jonathan Floyd and Meagan Mihalko as they discuss recent trends in Article III standing in the federal courts. The trio examine why this is a big deal in...more
On March 29, 2023, the Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Treasury (the “Departments”) published FAQs Part 58 on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), the Coronavirus Aid,...more