On August 25, 2020, CMS issued an Interim Final Rule (“New Rule”) revising regulations for numerous provider types in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. With respect to Skilled Nursing Facilities for Medicare and Nursing Facilities for…
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) conducted an audit and published a new report (“Report”) that identifies inconsistencies and questionable extrapolation practices used by Medicare contractors to…
Background
In his “Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury,” dated August 8, 2020 (the “Memorandum”), President Trump directed the Secretary to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of the employee portion of the FICA tax (i.e., the 6.2%…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that 14 attorneys have been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers® in America Listing. Of the 14 attorneys named to the list, Robert A. Greising, Sharon B. Hearn, and Deborah J. Daniels were named to the “Lawyer of the…
Employers may need to revisit employee handbooks and policies after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance on August 5, 2020, addressing employee opioid use, addiction, and employee rights under the Americans with…
On August 4, 2020, the SBA issued guidance in the form of new FAQs regarding loan forgiveness applications for the Paycheck Protection Program. The guidance comes out in anticipation of the SBA accepting loan forgiveness applications beginning…
Small businesses that are interested in applying for a Payroll Protection Program loan (“PPP Loan”) have until this Saturday, August 8th, to submit their loan application. As of August 3rd, over $130 billion in PPP Loan funds are still available,…
On Friday, July 24, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-37, entitled Face Covering Requirement. Section 6 of Executive Order 20-37 detailed guidelines for K-12 educational institutions. On Thursday, July 30, 2020, Governor…
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated its guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). To properly handle employees’ requests for leave…
On July 30, 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 20-39, the Governor of Indiana extended the prohibition on filing foreclosure actions or proceedings involving residential real estate or property through August 14, 2020. The Governor’s directive does…
In a pair of press releases, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that it had resolved unrelated complaints relating to religious liberty in the context of overzealous Covid-19 precautions. The first case involved a hospital preventing a…
On Friday, July 24, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-37, entitled Face Covering Requirement (the “Executive Order”). The Executive Order implements a state-wide face covering mandate, adding to multiple local mandates…
