The Ins and Outs of Recertifications for Government Contractors
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Nonpublication Requests For Patent Applications: Disadvantages
SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
Compliance Perspectives: Preparing for the Certification Exams
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Making Effective Use of the Claims/Disputes Process
A recent May 2025 opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit warns employers that they may not be able to rely strictly on a health care provider’s certification under the Family and Medical Leave Act...more
Physician Partners of America’s settlement highlights significant risks facing False Claims Act defendants who received Paycheck Protection Program funds. An April 2022 US Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement suggests...more
Earlier this summer, President Biden signed the much-anticipated “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Order includes 72 initiatives, spanning a plethora of topics from over-the-counter...more
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, which included substantial changes to the physician self-referral law (Stark Law)...more
While the industry awaits more sweeping value-based related changes to the Stark Law regulations, on July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took a small step toward updating its Stark Law advisory...more
Talone settlement highlights the continuing risk nonprofit organizations face if they link membership to credentialing. - Antitrust class action targeted American Osteopathic Association’s practice of requiring physicians...more
A New Jersey district court recently denied a motion to dismiss in an antitrust class action alleging that a physician association illegally tied board certification to association membership in violation of Section 1 of the...more