​On May 26, 2016, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights issued the "Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities" final rule...

The North Carolina General Assembly has passed House Bill 667 which enacts major changes to the state's adult care home (and mental health) survey deficiency and penalty laws.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2017.

Effective August 1, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") has amended the I-9 Form. One of the most notable changes includes a checkbox allowing employers...

On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Husky International Electronic, Inc. v. Ritz.

The underlying facts are disturbing. In 2015, the FBI launched a global sting operation targeting child pornography.

More recently, hackers appear to be escalating to operational systems.

In our consulting days, a former boss – a retired Army Colonel – enjoyed sharing his Cold War recommendation for protecting sensitive documents from the KGB: fill up a fleet of tractor-trailers with every U.S. government document, and then dump the entire contents on the doorstep of the Soviet Embassy.

Deep within the text of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) are two provisions that will have a significant effect on both alimony and child support.

​Like it or not, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is showing a strong commitment to moving forward with its focus on hospitals' quality and care improvement as the basis for payment.

On May 26, 2016, the United States Department of HHS, OCR issued the "Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities" final rule, implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

In recent years, employers have increasingly been subject to class and collective actions lawsuits by employees alleging various employment law violations, including claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The year was 2005. The iPhone was still two years away

The Citation of Immediate Jeopardy Deficiencies Against Nursing Facilities: Unforeseen Consequences; DOL Signals That It Will Not Support Obama Era Salary Basis Test...

The rules promulgated by the CON Section contain provisions requiring CON applicants to provide multiple forms of information with the application.

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced plans to begin the next round of its HIPAA audit program in early 2016.

On February 8, 2017, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new guidance titled "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" (Compliance Guidance), ...

Do you want to own that rural timberland you financed a few years back? Well, what if I told you that not only are you taking ownership, but you're taking it in exchange for a credit of three times its appraised value?

​In 2013, hackers attacked a venerable Swansea, Massachusetts institution via ransomware.

Following the recent declaration that certain confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements are unlawful, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel released...