COVID-19 Closes Schools Across the United States: United States Department of...
By: Tia J. Combs Many schools across the county have closed or are operating virtually due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 12, 2020, the US Department of Education released two documents with new...
View ArticleWhat Rhode Island Employers Should Know About COVID-19
By: Jennifer Markowski and Catherine Scott Governor Gina Raimondo has declared a state of emergency in the state of Rhode Island and implemented certain measures, such as the closing of public schools...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Labor Issues COVID-19 Guidance on FLSA and FMLA
By: Catherine Scott As the federal government continues to grapple with questions from employers regarding COVID-19, the federal agencies have begun to roll out new guidance. The latest comes from the...
View ArticleHHS Waives Some HIPAA Sanctions During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By: David Cole The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two important bulletins this week in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Each one announced that OCR will temporarily waive certain...
View ArticleFederal Government Issues New CMS Guidance To Protect Nursing Home Residents...
By: Kevin G. Kenneally, Michael P. Giunta and William E. Gildea Nursing home and skilled nursing facilities have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 virus. The resident populations are uniquely...
View ArticleNursing Homes at Highest Risk, States Respond
By: Shaun M. Daugherty States across the country are taking every measure possible to fight the spreading deadly COVID-19. One of the most at-risk groups are the elderly, especially those with lengthy...
View ArticleState Governments Extend Limited Immunity to Healthcare Providers Engaged in...
By: Shaun Daugherty, Erin Lamb and Andy Treese As doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers have thrown themselves wholly into the challenge of fighting the coronavirus,...
View ArticleMassachusetts: Relief Funds For Nursing Home & Other Long-term Care...
By: Janet Barringer and William Gildea Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced on April 27, 2020 the Commonwealth will allocate $130 Million to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities...
View ArticlePotential New Reporting Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities in the...
By: Janet Barringer, William Gildea and Kevin Kenneally In the wake of alarming reports from other states that nursing homes were forced to accept known COVID-19 positive residents, a policy which may...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Kentucky Defines Scope of Amended Peer Review Statute for...
By: Kyle Virgin The discoverability of peer review information in healthcare litigation is a hot-button issue across the country and Kentucky is no different. In 2018, the Kentucky General Assembly...
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