On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas invalidated provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Rule) in the case of Purl v. United States Dep’t...more
On May 15, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (“the Departments”) released a statement announcing a temporary non-enforcement period regarding their final rule issued on September 9,...more
Effective October 23, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has renewed the determination that a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 exists. Each renewed determination lasts for 90...more
Last week, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued another set of COVID-19 FAQs for group health plans (GHPs)....more
On Saturday, April 11, 2020, the Departments of Labor , Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) jointly issued FAQs About Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Coronavirus Aid,...more
In the second major piece of legislation responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”) into law on March 18, 2020....more