Publications Archive

EEOC regulations: ADA and GINA rules for employer-sponsored wellness plans

Ohio appellate court upholds waiver of claims clauses

Amending your employment agreements in light of DTSA requirements

United States House of Representatives v. Burwell: An uncertain future for cost-sharing subsidies

Minster’s municipal solar and storage facility now operating

Discriminating on the basis of gender-identity violates Title IX: The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Dear Colleague Letter on the civil rights of transgender students

Federal court upholds two-year limit on medical leave of absence

Does your compliance function measure up? The OIG’s revised criteria for permissive exclusion

New DOL reporting requirement challenges employers’ efforts to remain union-free

The use of drones in the construction project marketplace

Email spoofs: Criminals posing as your government examiner

Ohio Supreme Court rules email discussion violates Open Meetings Act

First denial of tax-exempt status to a non-Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO

Ohio Supreme Court upholds per day liquidated damages

The Department of Justice alleges two hospitals unlawfully agreed to restrict marketing in each other’s primary area

New life for the death knell? SCOTUS accepts Microsoft Corp. v. Baker

U.S. Supreme Court decision may undercut recent PUCO decisions approving ratepayer-subsidized power purchase agreements for Ohio utilities

Corporate participation in national convention activities

No good deed goes unpunished: Did P.F. Chang’s prompt notice of data breach create standing to sue?

What went wrong? Using campaign funds for personal legal expenses

Learning motivation at heart of good mediation for Wiseman

Caesars Entertainment rolls dice on plan mediation – and loses

Multi-Party Mediations

Experience counts

Who is a lobbyist? New York ethics opinion blurs lines and raises questions

Substitute SB 185: Updating PACE financing and Special Improvement Districts

U.S Department of Homeland Security issues alert on hospital ransomware attacks

Renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced energy provisions in AEP and FirstEnergy PPA decisions

Recent false claims settlements and case developments

DOL releases long-awaited final rule

Insuring cyber risk

Ohio’s business income deduction: Boon or boondoggle?

OIG reports hospices inappropriately billed Medicare $268 million for general inpatient care

MetLife's SIFI designation deemed improper by a U.S. Federal Court

Ohio Supreme Court rules that patient medical record not defined by what is kept by hospital’s medical records department

CMS proposes increased requirements to the provider enrollment process

Outside salespeople are still exempt from minimum wage under Ohio law

OCR announces launch of HIPAA Phase 2 audits

Data security and the myth of ostriches

Private ownership in Cuba? What this means for insurers

Failure to execute a BAA results in $1.55 million fine for Minnesota hospital system

Cyber attack, real world impact

2016 Ohio primary election update and summary

Got Medicare Part A appeals? A new pilot program might be right for you!

Hospitals: Are you ready to give NOTICE?

Colleges and universities are prime cyber attack targets

Regulatory requirements for lead in public water systems

Owner’s recourse for certain defective contractor-furnished equipment

Another court weighs in on the iPhone battle

New guidance and information from OCR and ONC on patient access to medical information