By December 31, 2023, group health plans and health insurance issuers must submit an attestation to certify compliance with the "gag clause prohibition"...

On January 7, James Murphy and Scott Mayer, as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) members, and Crystal Carey, as the NLRB's General Counsel (GC)...

On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.7148), an appropriations act that provides funding for various agencies including the Department of Health...

On September 13, the Alaska Board of Pharmacy (Board) issued a notice summarizing a regulatory update stating that pharmacies, wholesale drug distributors, outsourcing facilities...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Wes McCulloch, Nesrin Tift, Shannon Wiley and Roy Wyman authored an article for Fierce Healthcare outlining recent settlements between the Federal Trade Commission...

We will present a training webinar titled, "GSA Schedules – Status of Modernization & Simplification Efforts" for the Maryland Procurement Technical Assistance Center (Maryland PTAC).

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Thad McBride will speak on a panel at a Strafford webinar addressing the U.S. Department of Commerce's recent policy shift that increases the incentives for companies to voluntarily self-disclose (VSD) possible EAR violations, particularly when "significant," or risk serious penalties.

Even an infrequent Facebook user easily may have over 500 businesses, services, individuals and organizations monitoring and exchanging his or her personal information with the social network.

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Mike Sontag, Steve Jasper, Sara Morgan, and Robert Guth authored an article outlining how two appellate court cases...

After almost 18 months of uncertainty and confusion with respect to the implementation and enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)...

On February 11, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda asked the Eighth Circuit not to schedule oral arguments for the SEC's climate...

As announced in our previous HR Law Talk blog post, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (PBRA) made important changes to employers' responsibilities...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Katie Smalley authored an article for CFO.com examining the debt facility aspects a CFO should consider when evaluating a potential acquisition

On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion that vacates the 2024 final rule that enhanced privacy protections for protected health information (PHI)...

On May 21, Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 979 (HB 979) into law. Notably, provisions of this law aim to address physician shortages and improve access...

On July 11, the Trump administration issued an order blocking and requiring the unwinding of a 2020 acquisition by which Jupiter Systems, LLC (Jupiter), a U.S.-based audiovisual equipment supplier...

On March 3 Judge Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District or Maryland denied the government's motion for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction halting the termination...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Thad McBride and Jamie Parkinson co-authored an article for National Law Review highlighting recent proposed rulemaking from a busy Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

On Tuesday, November 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit paused implementation of California's Senate Bill 261...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Denise Barnes and Brian Irving co-authored an article for Corporate Compliance Insights discussing the continued scrutiny from the Department of Justice (DOJ).