Publications

How do the joint venture partners get compensated? Joint venture partners may realize compensation from a variety of contracts, such as: allocations of profits/losses under a joint venture agreement; royalties from license agreements; fees under management and technical assistance agreements; salaries under executive compensation agreements; or sales proceeds under distribution, […]

On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, and the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “Act”), into law. The $1.8 trillion measure funds the federal government through September 2016, and extends numerous federal tax credits, including the renewable energy production […]

The Second Session of the 104th Nebraska Legislature will convene at 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2016. In addition to the 400 to 600 new bills that legislators will introduce during the first ten days of the 2016 legislative session, the Legislature will continue to evaluate over 400 bills that […]

On November 30, 2015, the OIG posted an announcement of a settlement agreement with a skilled nursing facility company, Regent Management Services, L.P. The settlement amounted to approximately $3.199 million in order to resolve allegations that Regent received kickbacks from various ambulance companies in exchange for referrals of Medicare and […]

In September 2015, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued two studies concerning the Office for Civil Rights’ (“OCR’s”) oversight of compliance with the HIPAA rules. The first study recommends that OCR strengthen its oversight compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Standards. The second […]