Publications

Amidst the hustle and bustle of Election Day, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (the “WHD”) issued two opinion letters regarding the application of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) compensation requirements. While most employers are aware that the FLSA requires them to compensate employees for their “work,” it […]

Application of the Information Blocking final rule has been delayed until April 5, 2021. While the industry has been aware of a possible delay since late September 2020, the federal government provided no hint as to how long the relief would last. And there was no lack of suspense. The […]

A little over a month after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published its initial guidance on the reporting obligations for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) payments, HHS released updated guidance on October 22, 2020 (the “October Reporting Guidance”). In the updated guidance, HHS softened its […]

In the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) proposed rule issued on August 12, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed implementing on a permanent basis certain changes to the requirements for the supervision levels for hospital outpatient therapeutic services. As background, in its 2020 OPPS rule, […]

In the fourth episode of Baird Holm Banter, Jon Blumenthal talks with Jeremy Hollembeak who discusses bringing distressed investments to untapped businesses and industries. Listen here.