Publications

On June 23, 2020 the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld a final rule requiring hospitals to publicly post “standard charges” on the internet in Am. Hospital Assoc. v. Azar, No. 1:19-cv-03619 (D.D.C. June 23, 2020). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) final rule on […]

In the inaugural episode of Baird Holm Banter, Jon Blumenthal is joined by Randy Stevenson who discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has caused challenges for employers, and offers his expert insight about requirements to consider for a safe reopening. Listen here.

On July 8, 2020, in a 7-2 ruling, the US Supreme Court held in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania that employers with a “religious or moral objection” to contraceptives may opt out of providing contraceptive coverage to their employees, without penalty, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The […]

On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it will publish a Request for Information (“RFI”) in the Federal Register seeking public feedback on the administration and use of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”).  At the same time, the DOL released simplified FMLA forms […]

Late last month the California Secretary of State certified the signatures required to put the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), or CCPA 2.0 as it has been alternatively dubbed, on the November ballot.  The CPRA ballot initiative builds on the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that went into effect January […]