Large health plans ($5 million in claims) are facing a deadline of November 5, 2014 to secure a health plan identifier number from CMS.

A discussion on preserving the attorney client privilege.

As many postsecondary administrators are aware, institutions have until July 28, 2016, to review their Draft GE Completers Lists and to submit any corrections to the U.S. Department of Education.

The U.S. Department of Education continues to release significant guidance relating to its Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment rule, including last week's announcement that institutions should "pause reviews of the Completers Lists and use of the FVT/GE Reports."

The Chicago City Council announced Wednesday without debate, discussion or explanation that it would delay implementation of the Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance by six months, or until July 1, 2024.

In the past three weeks, the U.S. Department of Education has released significant guidance on the implementation of its new Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment rule...

In January of this year, the Department of Health and Human Services issued final regulations that include changes to the privacy, security and breach notification rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and provide rules implementing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

On December 27, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) finalized regulations increasing the salary threshold to be an exempt executive and administrative employee under the New York Labor Law.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional information on the time frame for registration on CMS’ Enterprise Portal for physicians.

MAC and ZPIC reviewers have the right to request additional documentation when a claim itself is insufficient to make a payment determination.

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In the March 4, 2013 Federal Register, the Coast Guard issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, entitled "Vessel Documentation Renewal Fees."

While these regulations are proposed and have not yet been finalized, the notice and comment period can be an important time to prepare for reclassification of affected workers from exempt to non-exempt.

The Supreme Court held that the contraceptive mandate under the ACA cannot be imposed on a closely held company in violation of the religious beliefs of its owners.

On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that, in part, repealed the paid sick leave provisions of Proposition A, which requires private employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

The New York Times reports that New York City Council member Shaun Abreu will introduce a bill amending NYC's Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law to require employers in NYC to permit their employees...

The U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (‘FDA' or ‘Agency') Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb has used an FDA blog post to announce plans for a new digital health devices initiative.

Missouri receivership law should not simply mimic the federal Bankruptcy Code.

If you followed the Penn State, Rutgers, USC or numerous other recent scandals that put prominent educational institutions on the front page of the newspaper, or was the lead off report on ESPN’s Sports Center, you understand that these scandals did not stop at the doors of the athletic facility or with the responsible person.

Following up on our alert of July 13, 2011, entitled "Coast Guard to Issue Notice Regarding Coastwise Citizenship for Public Companies," the Coast Guard will publish a Notice in the November 3, 2011, Federal Register seeking comments and information on the methods used by publicly-traded companies to determine compliance with the citizenship laws for vessels operating in the coastwise and fisheries trades.