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07.08.20

COVID-19: New York Executive Orders, Agency Guidance

As New York officials work to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we wanted to provide a resource center for the state's key executive orders and agency guidance.


07.08.20

FAQs: Medical Resident Use of Telehealth During COVID-19

During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized new flexibility for medical residents and teaching physicians to rely on telehealth when caring for Medicare beneficiaries.


07.08.20

LA County Board Moves Toward Imposing Fines, Revoking Licenses for COVID-19 Noncompliance

With COVID-19 quickly spreading in Los Angeles County, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to develop a plan for establishing fines and more quickly shutting down businesses that fail to adhere to public Health Orders designed to control the ...


07.07.20

Conveyor Belt Fastener Design Held Not Eligible for Trade Dress Protection

In Flexible Steel Lacing Co. v. Conveyor Accessories Inc., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a conveyor belt fastener’s “beveled center scallop” design was not entitled to trade dress protection because it was utilitarian. 


07.07.20

A Quick Reference Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is real-time or near real-time evaluation of a patient’s clinical status outside of a traditional healthcare setting. RPM leverages wireless devices (e.g., weight scale, blood pressure monitor), often integrated with a software platform, to monitor ...


07.06.20

COVID-19: California Executive Orders, Agency Guidance

To support our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide below links to the Governor’s Executive Orders  and California County directives and mandates.


07.06.20

COVID-19: California County Directives and Mandates

Most of California’s 58 counties are moving to reopen the majority of their business sectors, consistent with Phase 3 of Governor Newsom’s COVID-19 Resilience Roadmap.


07.06.20

California May Expand Unpaid Family Leave Requirements for Small Business

Last week, just before adjourning for a COVID-19-shortened summer recess, the California State Senate passed a measure that, if it becomes law, would significantly expand the availability of unpaid family leave in the state.


07.06.20

L.A. City and County COVID-19 Weekly Update (July 6, 2020)

Last week saw a continuation in the rise of cases reported in L.A. County—over 2,000 new cases every day of the week—as well as rising hospitalization rates.


07.06.20

Tuning Out Harmony: The Second Circuit Upholds Regulation Best Interest

Last year, a group of state attorneys general (AGs) filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), challenging the agency’s Regulation BI (Best Interest), enacted in June 2019..