Seigfreid Bingham News & Blog
CMS Issues Blanket Stark Law Waivers to Help Providers Fight COVID-19
April 2, 2020By Lori Beam
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued 18 nationwide blanket waivers to sanctions under the physician-self referral law known as the Stark Law, providing greater […]
Healthcare Provider Provisions in the Recent CARES Act
April 1, 2020By Mark Thompson and Emily Crane
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) into law, allocating $2 trillion in funding for various programs, families, […]
DOL Guidance on Exemptions From FFCRA
March 30, 2020By Mark Opara, John Vering, and John Neyens
On March 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new guidance establishing broad exceptions for certain employers from the new Families First Coronavirus Response […]
CARES Act Expands Unemployment Benefits
March 30, 2020By John Vering, John Neyens, and Mark Opara
As part of the CARES Act, Congress broadly expanded unemployment compensation benefits and allocated substantial federal funds to support state-based Short-Time Compensation (STC) or “work sharing” […]
KC MO Earnings Tax Deadline Extended
March 28, 2020Please see notice from the City of Kansas City, Missouri:
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, is extending the 2019 Earnings Tax filing and payment deadline to July 15, 2020, mirroring the guidance issued […]
COVID-19: Business Interruption and Other Coronavirus-Related Insurance Claims
By Brenda Hamilton, Christopher Tillery, and Curry Sexton
Fallout from the coronavirus crisis has caused many businesses to experience devastating financial consequences. The operations of businesses large and small have been seriously disrupted or have ceased […]
