On February 8, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service announced a new voluntary disclosure initiative designed to bring noncompliant US taxpayers with unreported offshore income and assets back into the fold.

In Sherman v. Shub, Case No. SUCV2007-BLS1, 2011 Mass. Super. LEXIS 146 (Suffolk Super. Ct. June 16, 2011), a Superior Court decision that was issued in June but just recently reported, the Court entered summary judgment against the plaintiffs on their Chapter 93A claim against the defendant insurance advisers and attorneys relating to allegedly defective estate plans.

New York Individual Clients partner Warren Whitaker recently released the 2016 edition of U.S. Tax Planning for Non-U.S. Persons and Trusts: An Introductory Outline.

The article examines the substantial risks of cyberattacks that family offices and their clients face.

When law enforcement officials execute warrants for electronic data, they usually create a mirror image of hard drives and other electronic storage media.

The long-awaited second phase of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) audit program is finally upon us.

In final guidance published on September 6, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided manufacturers with recommendations for ensuring interoperable medical devices are safely and securely designed and developed through a recently published final guidance.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires every health plan to provide a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to all plan participants.

In Comeau v. Coache, Case No. 09-P-1984, 2010 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 101 (Jan. 24, 2010), a decision issued pursuant to Rule 1:28, the Appeals Court reversed a judgment of the probate court terminating the plaintiff's life estate in the trust property.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education issued a "Dear Colleague" letter containing "significant guidance" summarizing and explaining the views of the Department of Education and Department of Justice on the applicability of Title IX to transgender students.

Yesterday, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its decision in Velez v. Commissioner of Labor et al., SC 18683 & 18684, holding the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act ("CTFMLA") applies only to employers with 75 or more employees in Connecticut. Day Pitney LLP represented one of the two defendants in the appeal.

Day Pitney LLP recently represented Verizon New England Inc. (Verizon) before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in connection with an appeal filed by former employee Kristen Connolly.

On October 17th, New Jersey Senator Stephen M. Sweeney proposed a bill, S3012, to enhance the penalties available under the New Jersey Public Works Contractor Registration Act ("PWCRA").

As mentioned in the above article, the stakes are high when it comes to changing domicile. In making that determination, the tax authorities and the courts look at whether you have changed your "pattern of life."

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert last week on managing cybersecurity risks.

On August 29, 2011, Day Pitney advised of a new employee rights posting requirement imposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on March 28 that Medical Transport, a Virginia-based ambulance service provider, agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations ...

On June 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule which, among other things, rescinds a provision in a final rule enacted in November 2015 that prohibits nursing homes ...

On December 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it added a new feature to its Physician Compare website profile pages:

With the March 31 deadline fast approaching, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) announced on March 29 that eligible clinicians participating in the Quality Payment Program ...