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Foley & Lardner LLP San Francisco, CA Document Search Results (11) Show: results per page Sort by:  | To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate? - That Is the Question
John H. Douglas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 Many employers welcomed the Supreme Court's April, 2011 AT & T Mobility v. Concepcion decision with both open arms and a sense of relief - fatigued as they have been with employment-related class actions - and looking forward to a new day of arbitrating statutory claims on an individual (rather...
| | EEOC Recognizes Transgender Discrimination Claims
Scott P. Inciardi; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 Does federal law prohibit discrimination against transgender employees? Some federal courts have ruled that the answer is no. However, an EEOC decision issued in April 2012 has found that such a prohibition exists.
| | In a Landmark Decision, the Supreme Court Exempts “Churches” From Most Employment Discrimination Statutes Affecting “Ministers”
Gregory W. (Greg) McClune; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2012, previously published on January 23, 2012 The First Amendment of the United States Constitution (U.S. Const. amend. I) (http://tinyurl.com/3cduz4v) provides, in part, that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This short sentence containing what is known...
| | Does Your New Year's Resolution Involve Purging Records? Before You Do So, You Should Ensure Compliance With Applicable Recordkeeping Laws
Kristy Kunisaki Marino; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012, previously published on January 16, 2012 In the new year, you may be planning to purge records in an effort to create virtual or physical space and to save money on the cost of storing unnecessary records. However, before you do so, it is important to be familiar with federal and state document retention rules.
| | Court Rules Severe Obesity Is a Disability Under the ADA
Scott P. Inciardi; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 26, 2011, previously published on December 19, 2011 Is a severely overweight employee entitled to accommodation rights and discrimination protections under federal law or would the employee need to show that he or she suffered from an underlying disorder that caused the obesity? Although courts have disagreed on this issue, a federal court this...
| | California Legislative Update
John H. Douglas, Scott P. Inciardi; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 9, 2011, previously published on December 7, 2011 This year was a fairly active one for the California Legislature on the employment law front. Furthermore, with the Jerry Brown administration now in charge, more employment legislation is being signed into law than in years past. In 2011, we saw the enactment of numerous new California employment...
| | CMS Announces Part B Rebilling Demonstration Project
Jeffrey R. (Jeff) Bates, Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Donald H. Romano, Chris E. Rossman, Lawrence W. (Larry) Vernaglia, Judith A. (Judy) Waltz; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 17, 2011 On November 15, 2011, CMS announced a demonstration project whereby hospitals will be allowed to rebill under Part B, following a Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) reopening and denial of inpatient hospital services, on the grounds that the services should have been furnished on an outpatient basis....
| | California Supreme Court to Issue Decision in Brinker
John H. Douglas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 9, 2011 It took two years for the California Supreme Court to schedule its November 8, 2011 oral argument in the Brinker case (Brinker Restaurant Corp. v Superior Court (Hohnbaum)). Under the Court's rules, this means that a decision will be coming out within the next 90 days. With tens, if not hundreds,...
| | The “3-Day DRG Payment Window”
Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Denise Rios Rodriguez, Chris E. Rossman, Lawrence W. (Larry) Vernaglia, Judith A. (Judy) Waltz; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 15, 2011 On November 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for the 2012 Physician Fee Schedule, to be published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2011. One of the anticipated sections of the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule was a clarification of the...
| | CMS Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Hospital Conditions of Participation
Alan H. Einhorn, Elizabeth S. Elson, Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, Gary D. Koch, Judith A. (Judy) Waltz; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 8, 2011 On October 24, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule entitled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation.” The proposed rule is intended to allow flexibility and reduce...
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