Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences; employment, labor, and workforce management; and litigation and business disputes. Founded in 1973 as an industry-focused firm, Epstein Becker Green has decades of experience serving clients in health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology, among other industries, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Operating in locations throughout the United States and supporting domestic and multinational clients, the firm’s attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.

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Video: Coronavirus CARES Act Changes the Landscape for Employers – Employment Law This Week

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

April 2, 2020

As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: Last week, Congress passed and President Trump signed the CARES Act, a $2+ trillion stimulus law, which is the largest stimulus in U.S. history. Attorney Paul DeCamp discusses how this law could benefit certain employers during this unprecedented time in the following video interview. Video: YouTube, Vimeo, MP4, Instagram.…

Workforce Bulletin

Dept. of Labor Updates FFCRA Questions and Answers – Intermittent Leave, Furlough, and Length of Leave

By Nathaniel M. Glasser, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, Adriana S. Kosovych & Garen E. Dodge

April 2, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) continues to update its compliance assistance for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), in the form of “Questions and Answers.” The DOL posted a temporary rule issuing regulations pursuant to the FFCRA on April 1, 2020; while we are digesting the temporary rule and preparing a forthcoming advisory, we wanted to highlight some of the important insights of the updated FAQs. The DOL published its initial…

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

U.S. DOL Renews Its Request to, and Extends the Deadline for, Employers and Employees to Comment on the DOL’s Recent Interpretive Guidance That It Issued in Connection with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By Jeffrey H. Ruzal

April 2, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has renewed its invitation to employers and employees to engage in a “national online dialogue” in connection with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which took effect on April 1. The DOL is soliciting comments and questions with respect to its questions and answers, posters, and fact sheets that it has published in connection with the FFCRA. The DOL has also extended the deadline from March 29 to…

Workforce Bulletin

U.S. Treasury Department Issues Preliminary Guidance for Paycheck Protection Loans Under the CARES Act

By John D. Barry

April 1, 2020

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On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued preliminary guidance regarding implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which is the $349 billion program contained in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) that provides forgivable loans to eligible small U.S. businesses to help them weather the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) crisis. The guidance consists of three advisory documents: (i) an overview of the program; (ii) information for lenders about…

Management Memo

NLRB Finalizes Three Amendments to Election Procedures, Continuing Rulemaking Agenda

By Adam C. Abrahms, Steven M. Swirsky, Michael F. McGahan & Corey P. Argust

April 1, 2020

On the heels of guidance regarding when the duty to bargain may be suspended or modified during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) finalized rulemaking today that changes three aspects of the Board’s representation election procedures (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule overhauls the handling of unfair labor practice charges commonly referred to as “blocking charges” when a petition for an election is pending, revamps the Board’s voluntary recognition…

Health Employment and Labor

HHS Office for Civil Rights Bulletin on Civil Rights Issues During the COVID-19 Crisis

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

March 31, 2020

A post on the Health Law Advisor blog will be of interest to many of our readers: “HHS Office for Civil Rights Bulletin on Civil Rights Issues During the COVID-19 Crisis,” by attorneys Helaine I. Fingold, James S. Frank, Frank C. Morris, Jr., Ashley Creech & Tzvia Feiertag of Epstein Becker Green. Following is an excerpt: The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…

Health Law Advisor

HHS Office for Civil Rights Bulletin on Civil Rights Issues During the COVID-19 Crisis

By Helaine I. Fingold, James S. Frank, Frank C. Morris, Jr., Ashley Creech & Tzvia Feiertag

March 31, 2020

Numerous media reports concern the shortage of medical resources, personal protective equipment, and qualified professionals during the growing COVID-19 medical emergency. As a result, providers may ultimately have to make choices regarding resource allocation among hospitalized patients suffering from COVID-19. Disability rights and other advocacy groups have expressed concern about resource allocation from the point of view of how individuals with pre-existing disabilities and other individuals may have been treated in the past by the…

Health Law Advisor

Some States Are Prioritizing Telehealth Through Section 1135 Waiver Requests

By Francesca R. Ozinal

March 31, 2020

On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation that the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak in the United States constituted a national emergency. Following this proclamation, pursuant to section 1135(b) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Alex Azar, invoked his authority to waive or modify certain requirements of titles of the Act as a result of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, to the extent…

Health Law Advisor

HHS Issues Blanket Waivers for Certain Financial Relationships Subject to the Stark Law

By Victoria Vaskov Sheridan & David Matyas

March 31, 2020

WHO: The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) WHAT: Issued nationwide “blanket waivers” of the federal Stark Law (Section 1877 of the Social Security Act) pursuant to his authority Section 1135 of the Social Security Act. WHEN: Although issued on March 30, 2020, the waivers are retroactively effective as of March 1, 2020. WHY: HHS is waiving sanctions under the Stark Law and its underlying regulations to ensure that: (1) sufficient…

Health Law Advisor

The Race to Embrace Remote Online Notarization (“RON”) in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

March 31, 2020

A post on the Workforce Bulletin blog will be of interest to many of our readers: “The Race to Embrace Remote Online Notarization (“RON”) in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” by attorney Theodora McCormick of Epstein Becker Green. Following is an excerpt: As employees are required to work remotely and practice social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and several state governments (including New York and New Jersey) are moving…

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Video: Coronavirus CARES Act Changes the Landscape for Employers – Employment Law This Week

Dept. of Labor Updates FFCRA Questions and Answers – Intermittent Leave, Furlough, and Length of Leave

U.S. DOL Renews Its Request to, and Extends the Deadline for, Employers and Employees to Comment on the DOL’s Recent Interpretive Guidance That It Issued in Connection with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

U.S. Treasury Department Issues Preliminary Guidance for Paycheck Protection Loans Under the CARES Act

NLRB Finalizes Three Amendments to Election Procedures, Continuing Rulemaking Agenda

HHS Office for Civil Rights Bulletin on Civil Rights Issues During the COVID-19 Crisis

HHS Office for Civil Rights Bulletin on Civil Rights Issues During the COVID-19 Crisis

Some States Are Prioritizing Telehealth Through Section 1135 Waiver Requests

HHS Issues Blanket Waivers for Certain Financial Relationships Subject to the Stark Law

The Race to Embrace Remote Online Notarization (“RON”) in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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