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Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of General Counsel issued Advisory Opinion 20-02, which declared that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act)...

During the second webinar in our series on "Addressing Challenges and Mitigating Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond," our panel covered the following topics: ◾the effects of insurance loss / economic disruption...

In 2020, Americans locked down and logged on to stay connected to their providers. Thanks to a recent report by FAIR Health, the significance of these connections is now more clear.

In March of 2020, CMS expanded the COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments (CAAP) Program to additional Medicare Part A providers and Part B suppliers ...

A January proposal to give banks compliance slack floated by a high-ranking Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") official has not yet gained the traction its supporters had hoped for.

As employers consider whether it is safe for employees to return to work, busy in-house counsel and HR leaders need I-9 and E-Verify answers. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US Citizenship...

Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued over twenty warning letters to companies located in both the United States and abroad for allegedly selling unapproved products that may violate federal law ...

The FTC charged the defendants with making false COVID-19 treatment claims on billboards, websites, and social media.

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced it has issued ten additional warning letters to companies located in both the United States and abroad...

As we previously reported, on July 24, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued an Executive Order announcing a $500 daily civil fine, effective August 1, for individuals traveling into the Commonwealth ...

As COVID-19 vaccination becomes required in more personal and professional contexts, several different frameworks have emerged that propose both guiding principles and technical requirements for vaccine verification systems..

The IRS is back up and running and they are continuing their efforts to help struggling taxpayers impacted by COVID-19 and natural disasters.

COVID-19 appears poised to remain with us on a long-term basis, and with every passing day, guidelines appear to become more lax. For example, the CDC now requires a person who tests positive...

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which was signed by the President on March 27, 2020, includes several provisions affecting group health plans, ...

On December 2, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is revising its COVID-19 quarantine guidelines...

On Wednesday, April 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") hosted a call entitled "COVID-19 with Nursing Homes."

On Aug. 25, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule.

On January 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied the federal government's motion to stay the preliminary injunction that halted the federal contractor vaccine mandate in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.