Publications Archive

Federal Court holds that a physician is considered an “employee” for purposes of the EMTALA whistleblower protection

Ohio State Medical Board issues new rules on terminating the physician-patient relationship and notifying patients when a physician leaves a practice

Ballot issues as economic investment tools

All children’s hospital system in Florida fights stark and False Claims allegations

Assignment of requests for administrative law judge hearings of denied Medicare claims suspended for at least two years

SEC drops corporate political activity regulations

Public employers: New annual report due to OPERS by January 31, 2014

Municipal electric and natural gas aggregation — a win-win for municipalities and residents

A look at new vehicles for renewable energy project financing: MLPs, REITs and Crowdfunding

Unilateral implementation of new evaluation policy not an unfair labor practice

The ABCs of PPAs

Important pipeline decisions from FERC

Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds key provisions of Act 13 unconstitutional

2013 year in review and 2014 forecast

Ohio S.B. 221: A summary of its advanced energy and energy efficiency provisions - updated January 2014

Ohio law revised to allow greater access to medical information under a durable power of attorney for health care

IRS issues new procedures for reinstating tax-exempt status of organizations that failed to file returns for three consecutive years

OIG and CMS extend EHR donation exceptions even longer than proposed and add other changes

New Law Requires Surgeons Performing Mastectomies in a Hospital to Follow Specific Guidance and Referral Standards

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds the Controlling Board's Medicaid Expansion

The Impact of Medicare’s "Two-Midnight" Rule

Could This Be You?
Administering FMLA Leave Request after Section 3 of DOMA Declared Unconstitutional

Ohio AG Report Highlights Importance of Economic Development Incentive Compliance

Recent FERC Orders Bolster Energy Storage

San Diego Dad Awarded $2.8M for Release of Son to Mom’s Boyfriend

Meaningful Use Deadline Extended One Year

Amendment to the Sunshine Law Permits Economic Development Executive Sessions

Tea Party Bid to Avoid Disclosing Political Contributors Fails

OIG Finds OCR Lacking in Oversight and Enforcement of HIPAA Security Rule

CMS Announces Increased Provider Enrollment Fee for 2014

IRS issues initial guidance to curb political activity by 501(c)(4) organizations

Preliminary Injunction Granted in Case Challenging New Petition Circulator Laws

Department of Justice Announces Health Care False Claims Act Settlements

Ohio Ballot Board Approves Green Energy Amendment Issue to Collect Signatures for the November 2014 Ballot

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners holds 125th Annual Meeting

Tax Overpayments — Whose Money Is It?

Stammco: A Primer on the New Era of the Ohio Class Action

Ohio's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Laws: The Evolution of Sub. S.B. 58

Commission Approves Stipulation and Duke Energy’s Request to Recover Environmental Remediation Costs

The Ohio House Passes H.B. 5

New Ethics Rule Clarifies Payment of Travel Expenses

Health Management Associates Repays CMS $31 Million

CMS Issues Additional Guidance on "Two-Midnight" Rule

SEC fines municipal issuer for misleading investors

CAFA’s Amount in Controversy Requirement Causes Plaintiff to Fall on Her Own Sword

IRS modifies the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule for health flexible spending arrangements

Substitute Version of House Bill 5 Accepted

Ohio’s Alcoholic Beverages Franchise Act: Nothing watered down about a successor manufacturer’s right to terminate a franchise agreement

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Greenhouse Gas Appeals

New Substitute Bill on Municipal Tax Simplification Unveiled