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Vincenzo Carannante, Joan W. Feldman, Alex J. Hwang, David M. Mack, William J. Roberts; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 23, 2013, previously published on May 22, 2013 Approximately 10 years ago, Tuomey Healthcare, Inc. (“Tuomey”), a hospital located in Sumter, South Carolina, entered into exclusive part-time employment negotiations with 19 of its affiliated specialist physicians (among them surgeons, gastroenterologists, obstetricians/gynecologists...
| | Certificate of Need Regulations Finalized and Released
Vincenzo Carannante, Joan W. Feldman, Alex J. Hwang, David M. Mack, William J. Roberts; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 16, 2013 Attached please find the Office of Health Care Access’s (“OHCA’s”) final Certificate of Need (“CON”) regulations. Overall, the regulations are very similar to the proposed regulations issued in 2010. However, please see below for a brief summary of what we...
| | New Changes for New Hires: The New I-9 Form
Brenda A. Eckert, Sonia M. Pedraza, Harrison M. Smith; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 With the arrival of the new I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 form) come new changes which clarify form completion responsibilities for employers. Beginning May 7, 2013, all employers must use the new I-9 form published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to...
| | An Update on 401(k) Plan Investment Issues, and Revenue Sharing in Particular
Richard I. Cohen, Ira H. Goldman, Kelly Smith Hathorn, Bryanne E. Kelleher, Margaret R. Solis; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 8, 2013 In the last year or so, there have been a lot of developments in the law relating to the investment of 401(k) plan assets. There have been several important cases, and the implementation of DOL regulations requiring the disclosure of detailed information on fees, both from third party providers to...
| | Courts Call for Cooperation in E-Discovery
Alison P. Baker, Vaughan Finn, Diane C. Polletta; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 Every litigant laments the cost of judicial proceedings. While expenses are incurred throughout the pendency of an action, often much of the cost is related to discovery-the lengthy, labor-intensive, and dispute-laden process by which parties disclose facts about their own case and provide...
|  | CMS Issues Physician Payments Sunshine Act Final Rule: Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers of Drugs, Devices, Biologicals and Medical Supplies and Group Purchasing Organizations
Shipman Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on February 28, 2013 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued final regulations to implement the reporting and transparency requirements set forth in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The final regulations require certain...
| | Federal Legislation Avoids "Fiscal Cliff" for Gift and Estate Tax
Shipman Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 20, 2013, previously published on February 2013 After much speculation over what changes Congress would make to the estate and gift tax laws, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”) delivered clarity in the transfer tax arena. Specifically, ATRA answered previously unanswered questions regarding exemption amounts, top...
| | HIPAA Final Rule
Vincenzo Carannante, Joan W. Feldman, Alex J. Hwang, David M. Mack, William J. Roberts; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 12, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released the long-anticipated final rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules (the...
| | Early Planning and Action on Health Care Reform
Richard I. Cohen, Ira H. Goldman, Kelly Smith Hathorn, Bryanne E. Kelleher; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 8, 2013 The Obama administration has recently dramatically accelerated the release of guidance on how employers will be impacted by the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). As a result, we are now able to understand some of the steps that employers must take with only 12 months to prepare for some...
| | State Department of Education Issues IEP Guidance: Direction Given to School Districts Regarding Implementation of Public Act 12-173, An Act Concerning the Individualized Education Program and Other Issues Related to Special Education
Julie C. Fay, Gwen J. Zittoun; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 22, 2013 On December 24, 2012, the Connecticut State Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education (the “Bureau”) issued an Interactive Bureau Bulletin providing specific guidance for school districts on the implementation of various provisions of Public Act 12-173, An Act...
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