On June 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continued its efforts to mitigate COVID-19's disrupting impact on clinical trials by issuing guidance on statistical considerations for changes to...

As we discussed in our previous blog post, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance this past June to address how health care providers could...

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) has released an Audit Committee Checklist for COVID-19 that provides questions for audit committee members to ...

Colleges and universities across the country are beginning to figure out what the fall semester for students will look like.

The EPA also expressed its particular concern about products falsely claiming to be effective against COVID-19.

The US Department of Education's final regulations requiring state authorization for distance education programs will take effect July 1, 2020.

Court closures, state and local parameters, and continued cautionary re-opening while the pandemic continues have had an impact on background checks.

The State of California and many California counties mandate the use of face coverings in the workplace and elsewhere. California considers the issue important enough to include a section entitled ...

Right now, many creditors may be considering making accommodations to consumers affected by COVID-19 by offering different ways...

On Monday, March 8, 2021, the Center for Disease Control ("CDC") issued new Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People. The CDC defines "fully vaccinated people" as those who received both doses in a...

Many employers have been referring to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC

In a revised set of FAQs issued May 4, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development provided guidance to non-essential businesses who wish to resume operations to remotely fulfill online or phone orders.

In an article for the American Health Law Association (AHLA), Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Clint Hermes and Angelique Salib outline the benefits of at-home COVID-19 testing as a means to address the pandemic from a public health perspective.

As federal contractors scramble to comply with President Biden's September 2021 Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, these employers must keep in mind the ever-present risks posed by non-compliance with such requirements.

Facebook announced that it will be expanding its efforts to fight the spread of misinformation regarding the Coronavirus and the Coronavirus vaccines on its platforms.

Earlier today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Enforcement Discretion (Notice) for HIPAA COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTSs).

The Provider Relief Fund was established as part of the CARES Act to reimburse eligible health care providers for expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19.

With a vast number of employment issues ahead, we want to answer your questions to help navigate employee expectations and employment programs while also complying with Executive Order Guidelines...

Patients, providers, and state and federal regulators are struggling with innumerable questions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases and related deaths in Michigan over the last four weeks, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)...