Publications Archive

OCR announces record HIPAA settlement

The proper allocation of revenues from a county sewer district: Funding the county sanitary engineering department

ESSA brings major changes to education of children in foster care

IRS guidance on health plan cash opt-out arrangements

Is your organization compliant with the new ACA non-discrimination final rule?

Proposed Rule Implementing Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Dashes Hospitals’ Hopes

FEC releases campaign spending summary

Caps on noneconomic damages again found to be constitutional; Affordable Care Act approved in reducing economic damages

OEC advisory opinion clarifies restrictions on public officials employed by entities that receive public financial assistance . . . significant limitations remain

OCR launches HIPAA Phase 2 Audits and announces deadline and focus areas

IRS proposes long-awaited IRC Section 457 regulations

IRS releases proposed IRC Section 409A regulations

CMS proposes big changes to EHR meaningful use

CMS proposes to implement Balanced Budget Act's site-neutral payments for new off-campus provider-based departments

Penalties in health care fraud cases to nearly double on August 1, 2016

IRS audits: 1099s and retirement plans

Website accessibility in higher education: Evolving regulatory standards

Historic multi-jurisdiction health care fraud investigation results in over 300 arrests related to $900 million in fraudulent billing

New overtime rules for "White Collar" employees could affect nonlicensed supervisors

Mediation can maintain harmony at various stages of a case

Insured v. insurer mediation: Practical considerations

Managing expectations in mediation

Vickers v. Canal Pointe Nursing Home and Rehab Ctr: Reconciling Peters with the Federal Arbitration Act

Federal government issues strong pronouncement to all public schools on Transgender Student Rights

Supreme Court clarifies basis for liability under the False Claims Act

Ohio Supreme Court says board member use of e-mails may violate Sunshine Law

Recent false claims cases and settlements

EPA issues a final rule regarding “Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector”

Am. Sub. House Bill 233 empowers cities to kickstart redevelopment projects

Is the grass really greener?

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?