Yesterday, the government unveiled final and interim rules relating to grandfathered group health plans.

A recent decision by a federal district court in New York highlights the importance of polices when it comes to FLSA/overtime issues. Under the FLSA, an employee must be compensated for all time he or she is "suffered or permitted to work."

It is common for companies to supply employees with mobile phones for business use.

The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") has recently issued two press releases, drawing renewed attention and focus to the OCR’s enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule.

On July 22, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC's") Life Settlements Task Force (the "Task Force") issued its Staff Report to the SEC.

Georgia House Bill 30, which would implement the new Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act (the "Act"), was passed by the Georgia House on February 22, 2011, and is expected to go to the Senate for a vote at some point in the near future.

On June 21, 2010, the Supreme Court issued an important decision for employers utilizing or considering utilizing employment arbitration agreements.

With the March 31, 2011, application deadline looming, many of our clients are asking whether or not to participate in the Small Business Lending Fund ("SBLF") program.

One of the many ways in which the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") seeks to transform the delivery of healthcare, is through the creation of Accountable Care Organizations ("ACOs").

The majority of life insurance policies sold into the secondary market are owned by an irrevocable life insurance trust ("ILIT").

On September 23, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the much anticipated Medicare self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP) mandated by section 6409 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

On April 19, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule, which proposes changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for Fiscal Year 2012.

On May 4, a bill that would exempt private equity ("PE") fund managers from adviser registration under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act") was approved by the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

On September 23, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the much anticipated Medicare self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP) mandated by section 6409 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

By any measure, passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (the "Act") has stirred enormous debate and controversy with respect to the way in which health care is delivered in this country, and the costs associated with same.

Every year, BrandFinance releases a list of the 500 most valuable brands in the world.

Now that the "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010" (the "Act") is law, it is important to review your current estate plan and documents.

A United States taxpayer holding an insurance or annuity policy with a cash value purchased from an issuer domiciled outside the United States is required to report the policy if its face value exceeds $10,000.

As Herman Wouk had one of his characters remark in The Caine Mutiny, "The Navy is a system designed by geniuses to be executed by idiots."

Section 3001(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148 ("PPACA"), requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a hospital value-based purchasing program under which value-based incentive payments are made to hospitals meeting certain performance standards.