by Salvatore Puccio | Nov 21, 2024
Many employers across the country were facing difficult staffing decisions surrounding a 2024 U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation that increased minimum salary requirements for thousands of employees. On November 15, 2024, a Texas Federal Court (the “Court”) vacated and set aside a 2024 rule promulgated by the DOL that increased the minimum salary threshold for certain “white collar” exempt employees (the “2024 Rule”). The Court’s ruling affects the increases nationally and restores the minimum salary threshold to the previous minimum established under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
by David M. Traskey, Andrew Z. Ko | Nov 21, 2024
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) fulfilled its annual statutory obligation by releasing its 2024 Top Management and Performance Challenges Report (the “Report”). Historically, the Report has not attracted widespread interest in the provider community because it largely focuses on HHS operational challenges. Importantly for providers and other stakeholders, however, the Report reveals crucial insights about compliance priorities for the year ahead.
by Stacey L. Gulick, Kathleen M. Brown | Nov 18, 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have jointly issued a third emergency extension allowing health care practitioners to prescribe Schedule II-V controlled substances via audio-video telemedicine encounters without an initial in-person evaluation. This extension, effective from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, also provides the DEA with additional time to finalize permanent regulations for prescribing controlled substances through telemedicine.
by Doris L. Martin, Kristen M. Walsh, Bianca DeLeon | Oct 31, 2024
Here is an overview of certain estate and gift tax rules currently in effect, the changes on the horizon, and ways you can save estate taxes for your family.
by Debra A. Silverman, Alison T. Schimel | Oct 22, 2024
On October 18, 2024, the New York State Department of Health issued guidance pausing implementation of Public Health Law §18-c, a new law that prohibits providers from obtaining a patient’s consent to pay for any health care service prior to the patient receiving the service.
