Earlier this year, when COVID-19 caused schools to rush to virtual and remote learning, the rapid and unexpected transition presented a variety of operational, technological and accessibility issues for administrators and...more
In the age of COVID-19, schools have had to quickly switch to virtual distance learning, which causes a variety of concerns over student privacy and cybersecurity. Katten’s multidisciplinary team of Privacy, Data,...more
On March 27, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act or the Act). This $2.2 trillion package is designed to provide relief to those impacted by the COVID-19...more
4/1/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Records ,
Medical Testing ,
PHI ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration
As we find ourselves in the midst of a national medical and financial crisis, employers are asking what they can do to help employees, and how they can do it in a way that costs less money. Although the President just signed...more
On March 27, the United States Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act, and the President signed the bill into law. The CARES Act provides for $2 trillion in economic stimulus and...more
In this time of uncertainty, employers face new challenges in the areas of workplace safety, regulating employee conduct, implementing new forms of work, administering employee leaves of absence, and controlling costs through...more
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In the wake of the rapidly escalating coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R.6201). The wide-ranging legislation enacts a number of...more
3/23/2020
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EFMLA ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
EPSLA ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
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This Katten advisory synthesizes several recent major developments impacting the delivery of telehealth services by health care providers in light of the COVID-19 crisis. We cover -
- Key steps taken by the...more
3/23/2020
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Business Associates Agreement (BAA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FaceTime ,
FSMB ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Skype ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Third-Party