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This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift....

[Audio] Hospice Innovators: A Conversation with William Finn of Hospice of the Western Reserve

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

In today’s conversation Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske sits down with William Finn, the CEO of Hospice of the Western Reserve, where they share stories of change, innovation and opportunity in hospice and palliative care.

FTC Loses Bid to Block Philadelphia Hospital Merger in Extraordinarily Busy Year of Hospital Merger Enforcement

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

Policing hospital mergers has become a top enforcement priority among federal antitrust enforcers.

Is At-Will Employment at Risk?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

What’s happening to the at-will employment doctrine? The at-will doctrine has been the bedrock of employment law in the United States, guaranteeing management the right to pick its team. Employment practitioners are familiar with the trope “The Company is an at-will employer.

Provider Relief Fund Updates: COVID-19 Relief Package and OMB 2020 Compliance Supplement Addendum

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

Last week, as reported in the December 21 Health Headlines, bipartisan congressional leaders announced they had reached an agreement on a COVID-19 relief package––which would be combined into one end of year legislative package with all 12 Fiscal Year 2021 federal spending bills, a surprise billi

2020 Year in Review: Interesting Enforcement Actions (Part III of IV)

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

DOJ and the SEC each had a great year in FCPA enforcement.  But it is important to acknowledge that the blockbuster case, Goldman Sachs, was the driver of this successful year. ...
By: Michael Volkov

DOL Provides Employers Additional Flexibility During Pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division, published a pair of guidance memos (specifically referred to as Field Assistance Bulletins) that give employers added flexibility to remain in compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Section 401/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses EPA Dismissal Motion Related to Challenge to Certification Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

The United States District Court (Eastern District of Pennsylvania) (“Court”) addressed in a December 18th Opinion and Order (collectively “Order”) the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Motion to Dismiss a Complaint filed by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (“Riverkeeper”).

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 93: New York Department of Labor Announces Proposed Regulations for Statewide Sick Leave Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 2, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL” or the “Department”) published proposed regulations for the general New York State Paid Sick Leave (“NYSPSL”) Law that went into effect on September 30, 2020....

Changes to Stark Law Definitions Impact Innovative Relationships and “Commercially Reasonable” Considerations

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21

The Final Rule of the Stark Law revises the definitions of Fair Market Value and includes a definition of General Market Value to better align with actual practices without unduly restricting innovative relationships between physicians and entities providing designated health services....

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