Wednesday, January 4, 2023
By: Katie Conklin and John Vering On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law two measures included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 that expand protections for pregnant and nursing employees: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The new protections require […]
Friday, December 2, 2022
By: Katie Conklin and John Vering On November 8, 2022, Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana, adopting Amendment 3 to Article XIV of Missouri’s Constitution. In addition to legalizing recreational marijuana, Amendment 3 also creates job protections for medical marijuana use, which Missouri previously legalized in 2018. These changes go into effect on December 8, […]
Thursday, November 3, 2022
By: Tate Thompson and Curry Sexton When the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) implemented its Interim Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Policy, effective July 1, 2021, it did not detail whether and to what extent institutions could be involved in the NIL space. Naturally, the lack of guidance on this issue led to a great […]
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Client Alert by Curry Sexton The collegiate athletics landscape has already undergone one recent monumental shift concerning name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Effective July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) removed its longstanding restrictions prohibiting student-athletes from receiving compensation for their NIL and implemented an interim policy that permits student-athletes to receive […]
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Every founder knows that capital raises are rarely easy for any business. Thanks to recent amendments to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, Rule 504 may offer a more streamlined approach. Capital raises take many forms, including a simple “friends and family” cash-for-equity raise, a new partner or investor buying into your business, […]
Monday, July 20, 2015
In a settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Health Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. (HDL) and Singulex Inc. will pay a combined $48.5 million to the DOJ to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and federal Anti-Kickback Statute. According to allegations, HDL and Singulex violated the False Claims Act—which holds businesses liable […]
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Enacted in 2013, the Missouri Health Insurance Marketplace Innovation Act (HIMIA) took steps to strictly regulate specific factors within the state health insurance industry. Specifically, the Act, which was established under the passing of HB 701, imposed further licensing standards on insurance navigators who assisted with enrollment in Missouri’s federal healthcare exchange. In addition, the Act aimed to […]
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
[fusion_text]Exclusive service agreements are designed to establish a loyal relationship between two partners. Specifically, these agreements act as covenants providing that, in the case of a service provider and a user, the user will procure services from the provider, and no one else. Recently, however, an exclusive service agreement proposal between a medical laboratory and […]
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
In June of 2013, a patient checked into a hospital emergency department with complaints that his reproductive organs were causing him extreme pain. The patient identifies as a male, but was given a hospital identification bracelet stating that he was female due to his existing medical records and genitals. Following his hospital stay, the patient […]
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
On March 20th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Stage 3 proposed rule to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. To qualify for the Program incentives, and to avoid negative payment adjustments absent an applicable hardship exception, eligible professionals and hospitals must certify they have achieved certain benchmarks […]