New Fact Sheet Highlights ASTP’s Concerns About Certified API Practices
On October 29, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) released a fact sheet titled “Information Blocking Reminders Related to API Technology.” The fact…
HIPAA Gets a Potential Counterpart in HISAA
Americans hear about cybersecurity incidents on a frequent basis. As the adage goes, it is not a matter of “if” a breach or security hack occurs; it is a matter…
50 Creative Content Ideas for Businesses and Consultants
When it comes to professional service firms and consultants, the challenge isn’t finding content ideas, it’s choosing the ones that will truly resonate with your audience. The goal is to…
What Happened: Policy and Politics
Baseline: The future of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed in 2022 to boost US clean energy with new tax incentives, hangs in the balance. President-elect Trump and some Republicans in…
No More Fraud Vampires: Whistleblowers Put a Stake in Phlebotomy Unlawful Kickback Scheme
31 October 2024. Two whistleblowers “stopped the bleeding” caused by an alleged kickback scheme perpetrated by a mobile phlebotomy service based in California. Veni-Express, Inc. and its owners have agreed to pay…
Let’s Circle Back (and eFile) after the Holidays
The Consumer Product Safety Commission launched its eFiling Beta Pilot a little over a year ago. Non-pilot participants were invited to participate in voluntary eFiling last summer, and the CPSC…
IRS Announces 2025 Retirement Plan Limits
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has announced the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2025: The limit on the maximum amount of elective contributions that a person may…
Office Politics: The Basics for Private Employers
In case you haven’t noticed the yard signs popping up like mushrooms, the constant barrage of television and radio advertisements, or the unsolicited text messages from unknown numbers, we are…
8 Things to Know About AFFF Lawsuits
Thousands of individual lawsuits have been consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) against the corporations that make aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), a type of firefighting foam that was filled with…
PRIVACY ON ICE: A Chilling Look at Third-Party Data Risks for Companies
An intelligent lawyer could tackle a problem and figure out a solution. But a brilliant lawyer would figure out how to prevent the problem to begin with. That’s precisely what…