Publications

In this episode of Baird Holm Banter, David Kramer is joined by Rick Putnam and Chris Hedican, Baird Holm’s outgoing and incoming Managing Partners, respectively, to discuss where the Firm has been and where it’s going. Listen here.

On May 18, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) posted an amendment to the Vaccination Program Provider Agreement to provide additional restrictions on what providers participating in the federal vaccination program can do with personal data gathered on vaccine recipients. The amendment, which is automatically imposed on all vaccine […]

CMS has imposed additional COVID-19-related education, vaccination, documentation and reporting requirements on Medicare SNFs and Medicaid Nursing Homes (collectively “LTCs”). The action comes in the form of an interim final rule with comment period published May 13, 2021, and effective May 21, 2021. The new rule also imposes parallel requirements […]

Late last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published FAQs to answer questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, loosened mask restrictions, and offering incentives to employees to be vaccinated. Vaccines, Masks, and Confidential Medical Information: Remember that under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s current guidelines, fully vaccinated […]

In a not-so-shocking turn of events, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that, effective May 6, 2021, it would rescind the employer-friendly Independent Contractor Final Rule issued right before President Trump left office. Two articles discussing the Trump Administration’s rule in more detail may be found here and here. The […]