Publications

On December 2, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued an FAQ stating that it will delay enforcement of the requirement that Good Faith Estimates (“GFEs”) for uninsured (or self-pay) individuals include cost estimates from co-providers and co-facilities and will not begin enforcing that requirement beginning January […]

California’s 2022 legislative session concluded at the end of September, and Governor Newsom approved a number of employment-related bills, most of which will impose new obligations on California employers starting on January 1, 2023.  California employers, including out-of-state companies with California employees, should take steps to become familiar with the […]

The DOL and IRS have been busy the past few weeks, issuing new guidance.  This newsletter article offers a “quick hits” summary of some of the key changes: 1) New Determination Letter Program for 403(b) Plans.  Earlier this fall, the IRS published Revenue Procedure 2022-40, which now permits determination letter […]

On November 21, 2022, the USCIS announced that Ukrainian and Afghan parolees with certain classes of admission are employment authorized incident to their parole – meaning that they can begin employment before an Employment Authorization Document has been issued.  This was announced in light of the deep backlogs at the […]

The World Cup underway in Qatar this month and the world is watching!  Indeed, the theme of the 2022 World Cup group stage is “Football Unites the World”[1].  However, an invitation to the world to watch the games also means there are global opportunities for fraudsters.  While millions of fans […]