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11.17.23

Request for Applications for the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model Now Available

CMS is now accepting applications for the GUIDE Model, which aims to support people living with dementia and their caregivers.


11.16.23

HHS OIG Unveils First New Compliance Program Guidance for Health Care Stakeholders Since 2008

Many health care stakeholders have long relied on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) guidance regarding an effective compliance program when developing their own compliance programs, especially when contracts and less prescriptive federal and ...


11.16.23

FDIC Proposes Corporate Governance and Risk Management Standards for Select Institutions

In a significant development for state nonmember banks with assets of at least $10 billion (Covered Institutions), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has recently proposed comprehensive corporate governance and risk management guidelines (NPR) that would impose significant ...


11.16.23

NLRB Finalizes Joint Employer Rule

After several years – and a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that received more than 13,000 comments – the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule on the Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  


11.16.23

Second Circuit Weighs In On EPA’s “Factor Other Than Sex”

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently provided clarification on the Equal Pay Act’s (EPA) “factor other than sex” exemption in a new decision.  


11.16.23

California Appellate Panel Revives PAGA Action

A California appellate panel recently reversed the dismissal of a nurse’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) suit involving meal and rest break claims.  


11.16.23

FLSA Overtime Plaintiffs Only Need To Plead 40+ Hour Workweeks

A complaint alleging that employees were misclassified as managers and regularly worked more than 40 hours per week had sufficient allegations to keep the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action for overtime alive, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined.  


11.14.23

Final CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Many Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2024

Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) evaluated changes to the Medicare Telehealth Services List (the List) through an annual rulemaking process.


11.14.23

Proposed Rule Intended to Smooth No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution Operations

On October 27, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and the Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (the Departments) released a proposed rule to revamp certain aspects of the No Surprises Act’s (NSA) independent dispute resolution (IDR) process for out-of-network ...


11.14.23

What the Injunction Against the CFPB’s Small-Business Data Collection Rule Means for You

On October 26, a Texas District Court issued an expanded injunction preventing the CFPB from implementing and enforcing its small-business data collection rule issued under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, so that it now benefits all companies subject to the rule.