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Although the current health pandemic resulted in a temporary relaxation of rules concerning remote healthcare services at both the local and federal levels, telehealth is undeniably here to stay.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued new guidance for healthcare providers on documenting and reporting electronic clinical quality measures ("eCQMs") for telehealth encounters.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized two rules requiring calorie information on menus and menu boards in restaurants and retail food establishments that are part of a chain of 20 or more locations...

The required compliance dates for revising business associate agreements between covered entities and business associates, or business associates with subcontractors, respectively, to reflect the new requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act "omnibus" regulations issued on January 17th, 2013 are approaching.

A discussion on the recent announcement that Tennessee will not set up a state-run insurance exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

A federal judge has just given new life to the efforts of the descendants of Chief Seattle to gain federal recognition for his tribe, the Duwamish Tribe of Washington.

The Global Talent Stream is a two-year pilot program of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) ...

On April 2, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) should again be open for business for a flood of H-1B petition filings, which are subject to the annual cap.

In A&D Development v Michigan Commercial Ins Mut, 2012 Mich App LEXIS 344 (February 28, 2012) (unpublished), the Michigan Court of Appeals held the Worker’s Compensation Agency ("WCA") lacked concurrent original jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ class action suit challenging the use of surplus funds after the conversion of a worker’s compensation self-insurance fund into a mutual insurance company.

In early June, legislation was introduced in the New York Senate (S7615) that would permit independent health care providers in some New York counties to negotiate collectively with insurers over the terms and conditions (including fees) of their provider contracts.

On December 6, the Michigan Legislature passed legislation (S.B. 1293) that would have prohibited health insurers and health maintenance organizations in the state from including "most favored nation" clauses in any provider contract.

In OneBeacon Am Ins Co v Am Motorist Ins Co, 2012 US App LEXIS 9881 (6th Cir May 17, 2012), the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a primary insurer’s settlement with the insured can exhaust its obligations such that a non-settling excess insurer is precluded from seeking equitable contribution.

The Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) program offers patent owners a cost-effective way to address claims that third-party product listings are infringing on their utility patents.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has now updated its Service and Website Interruptions page to inform the public of new deadline extensions in response to the ongoing health crisis.

In our prior posts, we discussed the two issues that should be at the forefront of any branding strategy...

The U.S. Congress, as part of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed a measure giving the Director of the USPTO the authority to toll, waive, adjust, or modify...

Following last month's launch of a program to expedite examination of patent applications related to prevention or treatment of COVID-19, as of June 16, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...

In a Rose Garden announcement Wednesday, President Trump elaborated on the new reciprocal tariffs (the so-called "Liberation Tariffs") that come into effect on April 5, 2025, for over 150 countries.