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New CMS Office – Will Burden Reduction or Health Informatics Be the Real Focus?

by Beth Anne Jackson, J.D. On June 23, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced the creation of the Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics (the “OBRHI”). OBRHI serves two purposes: it centralizes CMS’s efforts to reduce regulatory and administrative burden on providers and to actualize the potential of data-driven healthcare. […] More...

Supreme Court Extends Title VII to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Supreme Court Extends Title VII to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity By: Allison Davis, J.D. On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Prior to this ruling, federal appellate courts across […] More...

Bella Palma, LLC v. Young Case Summary

By: Matt Sherwood and Tyler DiMarino Bella Palma, LLC v. Young Case Summary In Bella Palma, LLC v. Young, the Texas Supreme Court addresses when a trial court’s judgment is final and appealable when one party to a lawsuit alleges he was never served and the trial court’s judgment does not specifically mention him. The […] More...

Loya Insurance Company v. Avalos – A New Weapon for Insurance Companies

By: Matt Sherwood and Kurt Taylor Loya Insurance Company v. Avalos – A New Weapon for Insurance Companies The “eight-corners rule” in insurance defense law states that only the four corners of the insurance policy and the four corners of the petition against the insured are relevant in deciding whether a duty to defend an […] More...

Tips for Reopening after COVID-19 Shutdown

Tips for Reopening after COVID-19 Shutdown By: Allison L. Davis In response to Governor Abbott’s Executive Order permitting additional businesses to reopen, many employers are considering not only when to reopen but also how to return employees to the workplace safely. Navigating employee health, disability, and reasonable accommodation issues will be key in successfully recalling […] More...

EXEMPTIONS FROM FFCRA PAID LEAVE OBLIGATIONS

EXEMPTIONS FROM FFCRA PAID LEAVE OBLIGATIONS Immediately following passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), employment attorneys across the country began receiving telephone calls about two exemptions mentioned (but not fully explained) in the statute—the small business exemption and the healthcare provider exclusion. For two weeks, businesses and attorneys alike were left wondering […] More...

COVID-19 Personnel and Safety Issues for Pharmacies

COVID-19 Personnel and Safety Issues for Pharmacies By: Jeffrey S. Baird, Esq. and Bradley W. Howard, Esq. Introduction It is an understatement to see that what the country is experiencing is unprecedented—there is no playbook on how to respond. The law is frantically trying to catch up with events unfolding on the ground. Everything we […] More...

CARES Act

CARES Act By: Jeffrey S. Baird, Esq. and Kelly T. Custer, Esq. The “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” was signed into law by President Trump this past weekend. It is the largest stimulus bill in the history of the United States and will have profound effects on all of us. While some […] More...