Covid-19 Information Hub

There is great uncertainty in our country today.  Americans are worried about their health and their livelihood. Many businesses are struggling.  Although the stock market has recovered in recent weeks, stocks are generally trading at lower values than in 2019 and the day to day markets are still unpredictable.  Across the […]

Providers across the country have, out of necessity, had to rely on Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Alex Azar’s Section 1135 waivers of certain Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and Stark rules in order to adapt their operations to the sudden and dislocating demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. In […]

On June 19, 2020, the IRS released long-anticipated guidance on the retirement plan distributions which were authorized in light of the COVID-19 pandemic under the CARES Act.  (For more information related to the retirement plan distributions authorized by the CARES Act, click here and here). Most significantly, the guidance expands […]

On June 23, 2020, the IRS announced in Notice 2020-51, that individuals who have taken required minimum distributions (“RMDs”) in 2020 may now roll those funds back into a retirement account.  This guidance is in connection with the CARES Act’s temporary suspension of all RMDs for calendar year 2020.  (For […]

Currently, at least 43 states either require or recommend that employers conduct daily health screening of employees for COVID-19 symptoms.  Moreover, 30 of those states either require or recommend employee temperature screening. Health and temperature screening is also required or recommended by health departments across the nation.  Additionally, the Centers […]