California passed Assembly Bill 60 (AB60) which allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a driver’s license to any person, which could include an undocumented person, who cannot establish their legal presence in the US but otherwise meets licensing requirements to drive a motor vehicle.
Sunday, October 18, 2015 marked the official “Adoption Day” of the July 14, 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling which could have significant positive implications for those drug manufacturers unhappy with a particular Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration's interpretive rule.
AB 465, the California bill that sought to eliminate arbitration agreements as a condition of employment and in other settings, was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown. AB 465 will go back to the House for further consideration and will require a two-thirds vote by both houses to overturn the veto.
The 7th Circuit just denied ERISA rights to medical providers, but this doesn’t have to be the result.
The decision caused international panic and businesses will be asked questions about their data protection practices. It is important to check where Safe Harbor is built into current agreements and evaluate both business-to-consumer and business-to-business relationships.
Preventing falls is a perpetual task for health care facilities and those who regulate or accredit them. The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert addressing fall-prevention and fall-related injuries, providing recommendations to supplement its existing fall-prevention standards.
These action items will not only put you in a better position when a breach arises, but you will have the right answers when a regulator calls.
Over the weekend, negotiators from the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and eight Pacific Rim countries agreed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the largest regional trade accord in history, accounting for more than 40 percent of the global economy.
Stark Law is Coming: Adventist Health System Pays $118.7 Million in Third Large September Settlement
On September 21, 2015, the US DOJ and whistleblowers’ counsel announced that Florida-headquartered Adventist Health System (Adventist) had agreed to pay $118.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the FCA by submitting claims in violation of the Stark law and by miscoding claims.
The Ninth Circuit's decision is a big win for the NCAA and affirms its amateurism model and remains protected from having to treat college athletes like employees.
The EU’s top court could rule the Safe Harbor framework is ineffective to allow data to flow across the Atlantic and as companies await the Oct. 6 decision, they should consider other options for transfer of data from the EU to the US.
Joyce Branda, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch of the DOJ, gave the keynote address on September 28, 2015, at the American Health Lawyers Association Fraud and Compliance Forum in Baltimore, providing conference attendees with an update from DOJ.
Has Estee Lauder built such significant brand value that a retailer is doomed if it cannot stock Estee Lauder’s products on its shelves? This is the question Duty Free Americas asked a federal appeals court to once again consider after both the district court and the appeals court said “no.”
By any standard, these are anxious times. For days, top negotiators from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have been meeting in San Francisco and Washington, DC and taking up most of the cities' available hotel rooms.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that Columbus Regional Healthcare System (Columbus Regional) has agreed to pay up to $35 million and enter into a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Opening Up Shop In Cuba: OFAC and BIS Continue to Expand Incrementally Authorized US Trade with Cuba
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry & Security and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control released amendments to the Export Administration Regulations and the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to further implement President Obama’s new Cuba policy to ease sanctions.
In this video episode of Fashion Counsel, Arent Fox Partners Anthony Lupo and Dana Finberg talk about trade secret basics, including how they differ from patents and how to define it in the eyes of the law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently vacated a decision by a lower court holding that student registered nurse anesthetists at Wolford College were not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Clients often ask whether—and, if so, when—they must use the ® and ™ symbols, or other forms of attribution, when using another company’s trademarks.
New York insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield became the most recent health care company to announce it was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack after hackers gained access to the Social Security numbers, mailing addresses, and financial information of as many as 10 million customers.
Businesses must constantly adapt to technological advancements in order to remain competitive in a fast-paced digital economy. Consider, for example, the music or computer industry—a company founded in 1980 will be offering very different products and services today than it did at its inception.
The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced a new settlement for $750,000 with Cancer Care Group, P.C. to resolve potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules identified as the result of the theft of a laptop and backup media.
On September 2-3, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted the 8th Annual Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security conference.