By: Liam McMillin
Like a cross off the foot of Megan Rapinoe towards the head of Abby Wambach, you expect the ball to find the back of the net. But, it’s still exciting and you cheer when it happens.
On Wednesday, the men’s and women’s U.S. national soccer teams announced they had come to an agreement with U.S. Soccer, the organization that ...
By: Michelle D. Wyrick
In General Counsel Memorandum 22-04, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo takes aim at “captive audience” meetings that include discussions about employees’ statutory labor rights. On April 7, 2022, she announced that she will ask the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) to find these mandatory ...
By: Emily H. Lineweaver
On April 20, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had brought criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine different federal district courts alleging participation in various health care related fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some defendants are accused of offering COVID-19 tests ...
By: Emily H. Lineweaver
On April 14, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that detects the chemical compounds associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection in an individual’s breath. The InspectIR COVID-19 ...
By: Glen M. Krebs
On November 12, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that spouses of E and L visa holders were no longer required to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to work in the United States. Instead, L-2 and E dependent spouses are authorized to work in the United States just by ...
By: Alexa J. Elder
On March 24, 2022, the Kentucky Supreme Court held that a non-lawyer does not engage in the unauthorized practice of law by requesting an administrative hearing on behalf of a corporate entity. The decision, Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. v. Appalachian Hospice Care, Inc., provides important clarification pertaining to the ...
By: Emily H. Lineweaver
On April 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that those enrolled in Medicare Part B, including those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, can now access over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that have been approved, authorized or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), at no ...
By: Emily H. Lineweaver
On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency will be extended another ninety (90) days, effective April 16, 2022, the day it was set to expire. The extension allows certain programs to continue that were implemented under the powers granted to ...
By: Liam McMillin
It was looking a little sketchy, but baseball is finally back. After a bit of a pause, the long-standing unofficial Cincinnati holiday of opening day is tomorrow when the Cincinnati Reds (and every Reds’ fan who scored a ticket) will step into Great American Ball Park to kick off the 2022 season. After a 99-day lockout, the owners ...
By: Emily H. Lineweaver
On April 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was phasing out certain temporary emergency declaration blanket waivers that had been in effect during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). This announcement pertains to specific blanket waivers for skilled nursing ...