Publications Archive

COVID-19 Update: Telehealth – waiver of HIPAA requirements and expanded flexibility

COVID-19 Update: Governor DeWine asks all employers to take employees’ temperatures every day

COVID-19 in Ohio: A government relations update

COVID-19 Update: HHS issues limited 72-hour HIPAA waiver for hospitals

COVID-19 Update: HHS issues EMTALA waiver for actions necessitated by COVID-19

COVID-19: OSHA issues employer guidance

Cuyahoga County courts and others adopt new business continuity procedures

Force majeure provisions: Dusting off a law school exam topic for the COVID-19 pandemic

Update on FERPA and the 2020 Census for college/university student housing administrators

COVID-19 Update: U.S. Department of Education issues Title IV guidance

COVID-19 Update: What the president’s declaration of national emergency means for health care facilities

Ohio offers employers relief for COVID-19 related work disruptions

Industrial Commission hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Update: OMHAS issues guidance for opioid treatment programs

Bankruptcy court announces new procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Legal considerations related to Ohio’s school closure

COVID-19 developments in employee medical insurance

COVID-19 Update: Preparedness for long-term care facilities

COVID-19 Update: Survey suspension FAQs

Ohio public school (K-12) guidance for coronavirus with Q&A

COVID-19 Update: Ohio confirms first cases

COVID-19 Update: CMS issues EMTALA guidance

COVID-19 and spring break travel: Maintaining a healthy workplace

HHS releases final rules on interoperability and information blocking

Ohio Department of Agriculture now accepting applications for hemp licenses

COVID-19 Update: Reimbursement issues – Who is picking up the tab for coronavirus testing?

CMS announces actions to address the spread of COVID-19

Medicare Administrative Contractors request hospitals to verify practice locations

Preparing for a COVID-19 outbreak: What do health care employers need to know?

Lake Erie Bill of Rights found “unconstitutionally vague” by Northern District of Ohio

NLRB issues new final rule on joint employer status

Coronavirus: Patient privacy implications

Ohio returns to funding spec-based commercial & industrial development

Opportunity zones: Tax reporting reminder

PA appellate court holds that physician credentialing file is not protected by the state peer review privilege

SEC reiterates stance on application of anti-fraud provisions to all public statements

Deadline approaching for submission of Promoting Interoperability data: Are you ready?

Clinical trials and Medicare billing: Avoiding false claims liability

EEOC accuses Yale hospital of violating ADEA and ADA by blanket medical testing physicians over 70

Ohio EPA issues long-awaited water quality report

FTC announces new and improved data security guidance

Trump administration signals possible increase in the regulation of hemp

Ohio BWC receives approval for additional $30 million in safety grants

Coronavirus and influenza: Key issues for employers

BWC proposes 13 percent rate cut in premiums for private employers

EHR vendor Practice Fusion agrees to $145 million settlement to resolve criminal and civil kickback violations

Court confirms that federal enactments regarding “never events” and “hospital acquired conditions” don’t alter elements that plaintiffs must prove in medical negligence claims