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Susan H. Patton, Robert H. Schwartz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 The federal government has deputized National Provider Identification numbers (NPI) to help it fight the good fight against fraud, abuse and waste in federal payment programs. Vulnerabilities in Medicare enrollment procedures have permitted the enrollment of providers and suppliers whose...
| | More Environmental Cases are Going Criminal: How to Protect and Prepare - The Value of Audits and Compliance Programs
Beth S. Gotthelf, Joseph E. Richotte; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 Those operating in industries highly regulated by federal, state, and local environmental protection agencies have seen an increase in the number of violations being escalated from administrative notices of violations and fines, or even civil penalties, to criminal prosecutions. Criminal...
| | Court Invalidates NLRB’s Representation Election Regulation
Gary W. Klotz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 April 30, 2012 was the effective date for the National Labor Relations Board’s regulation to streamline representation election procedures - the so-called “ambush” or “quickie” election regulation.
| | KORUS Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect March 15, 2012
Michael F. Golab, Michael F. Golab, Daniel P. Malone, Christopher J. Nelson, Craig S. Schwartz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2012, previously published on March 8, 2012 On October 19, 2011, Butzel Long published a Client Alert indicating that the United States had ratified the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (“KORUS FTA”), a significant bilateral trade pact with South Korea. Since then, South Korea’s National Assembly has also ratified the KORUS...
| | $1.5 Million Settlement with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Alleged Privacy and Security Rule Violations is Yet Another Reminder to Develop HIPAA Compliance Procedures
Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2012, previously published on March 22, 2012 In the first of its kind, on March 13, 2012, the Department of Health & Human Service (“HHS”) announced the settlement of a HIPAA large breach case (affecting over 500 individuals) with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (“BCBST”) for a record $1.5 Million. The...
| | Federal Judge Rules Ban on Project Labor Agreements Unconstitutional
Eric J. Flessland; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012, previously published on March 16, 2012 In August 2011, we reported on Public Act 98, which essentially prohibited the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on all publicly funded construction projects. The law prohibited Michigan public entities - such as cities, counties and school districts - from mandating PLAs on construction...
| | Federal Court Approves NLRB’s Employee Rights Poster
Gary W. Klotz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2012, previously published on March 2012 On March 2, 2012, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled, in a forty-six page opinion, that the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial “Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act” poster is...
| | Steps Toward Health Reform in 2012
Adele P. Jorissen, Robert H. Schwartz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article March 6, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been the topic of extensive debate and discussion since its introduction. The PPACA impacts hospitals, providers, and all other health care providers and insurers in a variety of ways. Navigating the numerous changes and requirements can be...
| | Now Is the Time to Review Michigan Property Tax Assessment for Industrial or Commercial Properties to Avoid Excessive Property Tax Payments
Jeremy R. Cnudde, Sean H. Cook, Terry O. Lang; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article February 27, 2012, previously published on February 22, 2012 Michigan property owners should be receiving their real property tax Notice of Assessment form within the next couple of weeks. Although commercial and industrial real estate values in Michigan appear to be stabilizing - and even increasing in some areas - many property owners may still be assessed...
| | Do Credit Unions Still Have A Duty To Maintain An Affirmative Action Plan?
Regan K. Dahle, Gary W. Klotz; Butzel Long;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2012, previously published on February 8, 2012 Credit unions with 50 or more employees have maintained affirmative action plans in the past, in part because they acted as issuing and paying agents for U.S. savings bonds. Effective January 1, 2012, however, financial institutions no longer sell U.S. savings bonds. The end of that role, however,...
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