False Claims Act Insights - DOJ’s Reliance on FCA to Pursue Covid-Related Fraud
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 20 - Pitfalls and Perils: Employee Retention Credit Enforcement Trends
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
Podcast: Hot Areas in COVID-19 Enforcement, Testing, and Funding - Diagnosing Health Care
Navigating Potential COVID Relief and Healthcare Fraud Issues
Health Care Practices: Can They Seek Employee Retention Credits Based on Harm Caused By COVID-19?
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Stephen Shaver on CARES Act Relief Funds and Healthcare Organizations
Labor & Employment Podcast Series, Biden’s First 100 Days: A Check-In for Employers.
Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
The Year Ahead: COVID-19's Impact on the Employee Benefits Value Proposition
PPP Loans: Frequently Asked Questions
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Using and Reporting Your Provider Relief Funds
When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New Round of COVID-19 Relief Expands Assistance for Employers
2021: The Year Ahead for Employers
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Dealing with The CARES Act and the Current Status of Offsets in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation
Johnson & Johnson Challenges the Constitutionality of FCA $1.6 Billion Verdict - Following a record $1.6 billion jury verdict for off-label promotion of HIV drugs Prezista and Intelence, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary...more
On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (the “OBBB”) was signed into law. Compared to recent legislation, the OBBB does not contain a significant number of employee benefits provisions. However,...more
The Cozen Lens - • The federal debt has grown dramatically in recent years, with both parties pursuing significant deficit spending, the impacts of which will likely not be fully clear for several years. • President Donald...more
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was introduced as part of the March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to encourage businesses to maintain their workforce during the economic disruptions of...more
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) (OBBBA). While OBBBA contains various provisions that impact high-net-worth individuals, this alert focuses on OBBBA provisions...more
Student loan debt can be a major source of employee stress, and some borrowers will feel even more pressure with the recent budget bill’s changes to federal student loan repayment options....more
Explained in more detail below, under the recent vacatur of most of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Reproductive Health Rule”): • The broad prohibitions on disclosing protected...more
As federal contractors continue to navigate the post-pandemic compliance landscape, a recurring issue has emerged in government audits and incurred cost reviews: whether and how contractors must credit the government for...more
A sweeping federal tax bill that is currently under consideration in the US House of Representatives contains provisions that would significantly change the administration and enforcement of the Employee Retention Credit...more
In a recent decision, the Virginia Court of Appeals clarified the impact of the CARES Act on Virginia eviction proceedings. The ruling is significant for Virginia landlords, property managers, and tenants, particularly those...more
Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Boston-based litigator Bob Peabody to the show to discuss the Department of Justice’s use of the False Claims Act to pursue civil actions in connection with CARES Act fraud. Programs established...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were suffering the...more
Generally, independent schools intentionally refrain from participating in the majority of federal funding programs, preserving their ability to ensure the educational program is provided in a manner that is reflective of...more
Without Congressional action, the authority of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) will sunset on March 27, 2025. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted in March...more
Arsenis v. M&T Bank is a tale of two cases. The bank brought an action against Ms. Arsenis to foreclosure on a mortgage loan in New Jersey Superior Court. Through a combination of defenses and counterclaims in the foreclosure...more
After Congress declined to extend certain relief allowing first-dollar coverage of telehealth services by high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), health plan sponsors may need to make immediate changes to preserve employees’...more
On December 21, 2024, President Biden signed into law the American Relief Act, 2025 (2025 Relief Act), which funds the federal government through March 14, 2025, and provides certain disaster relief provisions and other...more
The telehealth services safe harbor for high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) will expire for plan years starting on or after January 1, 2025, absent Congress passing legislation extending or making the safe harbor...more
As 2024 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 addressed health and welfare plan...more
We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues. Parts 2,...more
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented impacts around the world including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and economic uncertainty. Businesses across the United States were forced to close their doors, limit...more
San Diego Physician and Medical Practice Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations- San Diego-based physician Dr. Janette J. Gray and her former medical practice, The Center for Health & Wellbeing, agreed to pay $3.8...more
Employee retention credits (ERCs) have been a critical financial lifeline for businesses dealing with the effects of COVID-19. Designed to incentivize businesses to retain employees during the economic downturn caused by...more
Over the past few months, the IRS has released guidance that may prove helpful for employers planning for open enrollment and Form W-2 reporting. In particular, we discuss how implementing certain SECURE 2.0 and CARES Act...more
On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES Act) which included provisions requiring the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) to better align the federal...more