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McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Regulatory Update Part I

It is that time of year for our regulatory update. Parts I and II will discuss proposed and adopted rules from the second half of last year to the first quarter of this year that impact healthcare providers in New Jersey,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Joint Commission Eliminates 14% of Its Standards Across All Accreditation Programs

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Effective January 1, 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) eliminated 168 (or 14%) of its accreditation standards across all of its accreditation programs and revised 14 other standards. To further streamline its standards, TJC is...more

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In the Metaverse, Existing Healthcare Rules Apply

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Providers and platforms should know that healthcare in the metaverse — which may involve telepresence, digital twinning, and blockchain — is subject to ‘real life’ regulations. The metaverse uses technologies such as...more

Dechert LLP

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - September 2022

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This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more

Littler

Cal/OSHA Public Hearing on Proposed Non-Emergency Two-Year COVID-19 Standard Highlights Multiple Conflicting Concerns

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At its meeting on September 15, 2022, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board held a public hearing on a proposed non-emergency COVID-19 standard.  The hearing and subsequent Board discussion during the meeting demonstrated that there...more

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The EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should Know

Over the last two years, employers have followed the evolving laws and guidance issued by federal, state, and local governments and public health authorities. On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SBA Enlarges Small Business Pool through New Rule Change

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On June 6, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule modifying its methodology for calculating the size of small businesses using an employee-based size standard and authorizes businesses participating...more

Alston & Bird

Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - February 2022 #4

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FTC Continues Crack Down on Unfounded COVID Claims

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it “ordered more than 20 marketers nationwide to immediately stop making baseless claims that their products and supposed therapies can treat or prevent COVID-19.”...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Going Paperless: What Manufacturers Need to Know Before Digitizing Warnings

By the time the COVID-19 pandemic began, society was well into the so-called “Digital Age,” relying heavily on electronic communications, apps, websites, and the like to go about daily activities. Everything from ordering...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination: Regulatory Considerations and Potential Federal Funding

As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the two-year mark, the United States leads the world in new COVID-19 cases and deaths. These tragic numbers reflect both the rise of the highly contagious Delta variant, as well as...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

COVID-19 Designated as an Airborne Infectious Disease under New York State’s HERO Act

On Monday, September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public...more

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California Mandates Vaccinations or Testing for Health Care Employees and State Workers

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On July 26, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California state workers, workers in health care, and workers in high-risk congregate setting will be required to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination or...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Santa Clara County Updates Guidelines for Reopening Employers Effective June 21, 2021

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In May 2021, Santa Clara County implemented some unique requirements on employers in the County with respect to gathering information on the vaccination status of employees....more

Butler Snow LLP

New OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Focuses Only on Protections for Healthcare Workers

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* The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has disseminated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) designed to impact and protect healthcare workers most likely to have contact with someone infected with the...more

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OSHA’s New COVID-19 Guidelines and What They Mean for Employers

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On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued updated COVID-19 guidance for all employers, along with its much awaited emergency temporary standard focused on health care workers. Importantly, OSHA continued in the footsteps of the CDC in...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from COVID-19

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In response to President Biden’s Executive Order issued on January 21, 2021, directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the...more

Burr & Forman

DOL Issues New COVID-19 Safety Rule for Healthcare Providers

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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard imposes new COVID-19 requirements on healthcare providers, most of which go into effect 14 days after publication in the Federal Register....more

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Workplace Law Lowdown | OSHA Abandons Requirement to Record COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions

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Employers are no longer required to record employee adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in OSHA 300 Logs. Guidance issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) on April 20, 2021 required employers...more

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CAL/OSHA Standards Board Tenuously Approves Updated COVID-19 Prevention Standards

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At a Standards Board meeting on June 3, 2021, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) “readopted” its COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards with revisions as published on May 28. Most...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Impact of COVID-19 on Global Merger Control Reviews - May 2021

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This brief guide provides updates on the impact of COVID-19 on merger control reviews around the world. ...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Post-Public Health Emergency – Connecticut Pharmacy Limitation Changes

Connecticut has recently notified pharmacies and prescribing providers that various quantity limits and refill criteria will revert back to pre-COVID 19 requirements come May 21, 2021. The reinstatement of pre-COVID 19...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA issues guidance on conducting remote interactive evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic

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On April 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the immediately-in-effect guidance “Remote Interactive Evaluations of Drug Manufacturing and Bioresearch Monitoring Facilities During the COVID-19 Public...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review - 11th Edition

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The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review is now in its 11th edition, and I am excited to be taking the reins of this publication after a decade under the steady hand of long-time editor John Janka. This Review...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

State Attorney General Insider – Winter 2020-2021 | December 2020 | Issue No. 3, Broad Strokes: State Attorneys General Continue...

Since our last Insider, much of the policy and enforcement focus of the state Attorneys General has been centered on issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest and election integrity....more

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