Seigfreid Bingham News & Blog
Changes to Paycheck Protection Program
January 5, 2021
By: John Fuchs and Char Heins
On Sunday, December 27th,
2020 President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2021 (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act offers an additional round of
funding for the […]
Recent 2020 Employment & Business Law Developments
January 4, 2021By John Vering and Mark Opara
EMPLOYERS MAY VOLUNTARILY EXTEND FFCRA PAID LEAVE BENEFITS AND RECEIVE A PAYROLL TAX CREDIT THROUGH MARCH 31, 2021As you probably recall, when Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus […]
EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines and When Employers Can Mandate Such Vaccines for Their Employees
December 22, 2020By: John Vering and Mark Opara
On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance in the form of an updated technical
assistance document (“TAD”) entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 […]
Stocking Stuffers: Small But Welcome Updates Arrive for Compensation Arrangements Under New Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations
December 21, 2020By Lori Beam
An early holiday present arrived for providers charged with establishing physician compensation arrangements. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department […]
Tips for Navigating Physician Practice and ASC Transactions During COVID-19
December 16, 2020Lori Beam, shareholder, was published in the fourth quarter issue of Kansas City Medicine. Just as the positivity rate in COVID-19 cases continues to go up, the positivity rate for physicians considering selling […]
Technology Donations Can Continue Under New Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations
December 8, 2020
By Lori Beam
The new final rules
implementing the Physician Self-Referral Statute (the Stark Law) and the
Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) remove the sunsetting provision that would have put
a stop to on health system
donations of electronic health […]