Publications

With the recent implementation of the final 501(r) regulations, many tax-exempt hospitals have significantly revised their charity care and billing and collection policies and practices. However, one issue that may have flown under the radar for many is the delay or denial of care due to the non-payment of outstanding […]

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published updated criteria to its permissive exclusion authority under § 1128(b)(7) of the Social Security Act (the Act) (42 USC § 1320a-7(b)(7)). The guidance—published in mid-April and available here—introduced an OIG “risk spectrum” and several factors the Agency […]

Following the Congressional extension of the federal renewable energy production tax credit (“PTC”) for wind generation facilities in 2015, the Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance giving qualified wind generation facilities up to two additional years (or four years after beginning construction) to qualify for the PTC. The notice also […]

DOL Issues Employer Guide The Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently released “The Employer’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act.” The DOL’s intent with the Guide is “to provide essential information about the FMLA, including information about employers’ obligations under the law and the options available to employers in […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit recently found that BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”) did not violate the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) when BNSF refused to hire an applicant on the basis of his obesity. The ADA defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that […]