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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 […]

By |April 2nd, 2020|COVID-19, News|

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, […]

By |April 1st, 2020|COVID-19, News|

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 […]

By |March 30th, 2020|COVID-19, News|

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” […]

By |March 30th, 2020|COVID-19, News|

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 […]

By |March 28th, 2020|COVID-19, News, Uncategorized|

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 […]

By |March 28th, 2020|COVID-19, News|