On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, Department of Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management jointly issued "Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I", an interim final rule (IFC) that will restrict excessive out of pocket costs to consumers from surprise billing and ...
By: Stephen C. Hall, contributing author Dasha Kolyaskina, Wyatt Summer Associate
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted certiorari on a question arising from a copyright dispute between Unicolors and H&M.[1] In its opinion expected next year, the Supreme Court could resolve an intra-circuit split on whether deceptive or fraudulent ...
By: Courtney Samford, contributing author Blake Sims, Wyatt Summer Associate
Employers commonly supply computer and work devices to employees and state that the electronics may only be used for business related purposes, and employers have always had the ability to discipline employees who violate computer use policies through improper ...
By: Courtney Samford
Earlier this month, the EEOC released a new technical assistance document that explains the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, as well as other resources to educate employees, applicants and employers about the rights of all employees, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers. In ...
In Mahanoy Area School District v. Levy, the Supreme Court ruled on June 23, 2021 that a public high school violated the First Amendment when it disciplined a high school student for Snapchat posting vulgar language and gestures criticizing the school and its cheerleading team after she didn’t make the varsity squad. Key here: the student’s ...
On June 17, 2021, the Biden Administration announced it will invest more than $3 billion toward the discovery, development, and manufacturing of antiviral medicines.
Through collaboration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its National Institute of Allergy ...
The CDC recently updated its COVID-19 guidance for colleges and universities. In general, the guidance addresses ways to offer and promote the COVID-19 vaccination, guidance for institutions of higher education (“IHE”) where everyone is fully vaccinated, guidance for IHEs where everyone is not vaccinated, and general considerations ...
On May 26, 2021, the FDA released an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for sotrovimab. In response, on February 17, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it had created a new HCPCS code, effective May 26, 2021, for sotrovimab when administered in a healthcare setting or the home in accordance with the FDA ...
On June 11, 2021, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an Executive Order lifting Kentucky’s face covering mandate. Individuals are not required to wear face coverings except if they are in a healthcare or long-term care setting or on public transportation.
The Executive Order recommended, but did not mandate, that face coverings be worn by any person in ...
On June 11, 2021, Health and Human Services announced that physicians, hospitals, and other health-care providers will now have 90 days to report payments received from the government’s coronavirus relief fund. HHS extended the deadline from 30 days. HHS administers the fund, which is designed to help health-care entities that have ...