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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Health Law Advisor

Every HIPAA Waiver Has Its Thorn

By Audrey Davis & Andrew Kuder

June 30, 2020

On March 17, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights’ (“OCR”) announced that—for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency—it would exercise enforcement discretion and waive any potential penalties for HIPAA violations relating to health care providers’ use of “everyday communications technologies” in the provision of services via telehealth (the “HIPAA Waiver”). This move has resulted in a drastic increase in the number of telehealth encounters. The HIPAA Waiver has enabled many providers to immediately leverage these…

Workforce Bulletin

Video: Health Care Employers Face Reopening Challenges – Employment Law This Week

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

June 30, 2020

Featured in #WorkforceWednesday: Attorney Denise Dadika examines the unique challenges health care employers face as they ramp business back up and reopen for both patients and employees. Video: YouTube, Vimeo, MP4, Instagram.…

Workforce Bulletin

NJ Governor Again Increases Permissible Size of Gatherings and Clarifies the Meaning of “Outdoor Area” for Purposes of Outdoor Dining

By Jennifer Barna

June 30, 2020

On June 22, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 156 (“EO 156”), which, effective immediately, increases the permissible number of attendees at indoor and outdoor gatherings from the limits he established in Executive Order 152 (“EO 152”) (which we wrote about here). Specifically, pursuant to EO 156: For indoor gatherings, the number of individuals shall be limited to 25% of the capacity of the room in which it takes place, “but…

Health Law Advisor

Current Good Manufacturing Practices in the Time of COVID-19: FDA Announces New Expectations on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

By James Boiani & Delia A. Deschaine

June 29, 2020

FDA recently published its “Good Manufacturing Practice Considerations for Responding to COVID-19 Infection in Employees in Drug and Biological Products Manufacturing Guidance for Industry” (“Guidance”) which provides suggestions on managing the potential risk of products being contaminated by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19 infections for drug and biological product manufacturers, 503B outsourcing facilities, and 503A compounding pharmacies. The Guidance builds on the current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) regulations for drugs and biological products,…

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

Ninth Circuit Rules: Class Action Mooted When Class Representative Settles

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

June 29, 2020

Our colleague Jonathan Assia at Epstein Becker Green had recently published a post on the Workforce Bulletin blog that will be of interest to our readers: “Class Action Mooted When Class Representative Settles, Ninth Circuit Rules.” Following is an excerpt: On June 3, 2020, the Ninth Circuit dismissed a wage and hour class action on the grounds that once the class representative plaintiff settled his individual claims and no longer had any financial…

Workforce Bulletin

Video: Employers Brace for Surge in Union Activity – Employment Law This Week

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

June 26, 2020

Featured in #WorkforceWednesday: As businesses across the United States open up, workers may increasingly turn to unions to help support their safety. Employers should take steps to properly prepare for this resurgence in union activity. Attorney RyAnn Hooper explains more. Video: YouTube, Vimeo, MP4, Instagram.…

Health Law Advisor

FDA PDMA Guidance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

By Lauren Sullivan

June 26, 2020

The FDA has issued the Temporary Policy on Prescription Drug Marketing Act Requirements for Distribution of Drug Samples During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA) describes manufacturers’ drug sample storage, handling, and recordkeeping obligations as well as the written request and receipt requirements for prescribers. Many manufacturers utilize their field sales representatives to deliver drug samples directly to, and collect written receipts from, prescribers at prescriber offices…

Management Memo

NLRB Restores Employer Rights to Discipline Newly-Unionized Employees Without Bargaining

By Adam C. Abrahms & Corey P. Argust

June 25, 2020

On June 23, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) overruled a 2016 decision that required employers to bargain over the discipline of employees during negotiations for a first contract. The Board noted that the decision it issued Tuesday in 800 River Road Operating Co., LLC d/b/a Care One at New Milford, 369 NLRB No. 109 (“Care One”), reinstated “the law as it existed for 80 years,” under which the National Labor…

Workforce Bulletin

Class Action Mooted When Class Representative Settles, Ninth Circuit Rules

By Jonathan Assia

June 25, 2020

On June 3, 2020, the Ninth Circuit dismissed a wage and hour class action on the grounds that once the class representative plaintiff settled his individual claims and no longer had any financial stake in the litigation’s outcome, the entire litigation was moot. In Brady v. AutoZone Stores, Inc. and Autozoners, LLC, Plaintiff Michael Brady brought a class action suit against AutoZone Stores, Inc. and Autozoners LLC for allegedly failing to provide its nonexempt employees…

Workforce Bulletin

Texas Local Governments Impose New Face Covering and Health and Safety Plan Requirements Upon Employers, as COVID-19 Cases Surge

By Greta Ravitsky & Eric Emanuelson

June 25, 2020

For the last two weeks, Texas is continuing to break records for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, on June 23, 2020 Texas had the highest daily number of COVID-19 cases (5,489) since the pandemic began, and for twelve consecutive days had record-high hospitalizations. Also on Wednesday, June 23rd, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said 97% of the intensive care unit beds in Houston are filled. Governor Abbott…

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Every HIPAA Waiver Has Its Thorn

Video: Health Care Employers Face Reopening Challenges – Employment Law This Week

NJ Governor Again Increases Permissible Size of Gatherings and Clarifies the Meaning of “Outdoor Area” for Purposes of Outdoor Dining

Current Good Manufacturing Practices in the Time of COVID-19: FDA Announces New Expectations on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Ninth Circuit Rules: Class Action Mooted When Class Representative Settles

Video: Employers Brace for Surge in Union Activity – Employment Law This Week

FDA PDMA Guidance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

NLRB Restores Employer Rights to Discipline Newly-Unionized Employees Without Bargaining

Class Action Mooted When Class Representative Settles, Ninth Circuit Rules

Texas Local Governments Impose New Face Covering and Health and Safety Plan Requirements Upon Employers, as COVID-19 Cases Surge

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