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Please Click HerePosted on April 21, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued new recommendations targeted at communities in Phase 1 of the Guidelines for President Trump’s “Opening Up America Again.” The Phase 1 category includes communities with low incidence or relatively low and stable incidence of COVID-19 cases. The new CMS guidelines outline recommendations for a gradual […]
Posted on April 17, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published at the end of March new blanket waivers under the federal physician self-referral law (commonly known as the Stark Law) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The waivers were made retroactive to March 1, 2020 in recognition of the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic likely required some providers […]
Posted on April 17, 2020 by Shanna N. Yonke
In our recent blog post, The Early Bird RMD Doesn’t Get the Tax Relief Worm, we provided guidance regarding the suspension of required minimum distributions (RMDs) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). We advised that if you already took your RMD for 2020, the CARES Act may allow you […]
Posted on April 16, 2020 by Amy E. Ebeling, Derek L. Prestin and Mary Ellen Schill
This afternoon, Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #28 (the “Extended Order”), an extension to Emergency Order #12 released on March 24th (the “Original Order”). The full text of the Extended Order can be accessed here. The Original Order remains in effect until 8:00 AM on April 24th, at which time the Extended […]
Posted on April 16, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
As the IRS begins to send out payments under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, recipients of Medical Assistance for long-term care (i.e., Medicaid or Family Care) are wondering how this payment may affect their benefits. In other words, will the payment be considered either income or an asset that causes issues […]
Posted on April 15, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
Last Friday, the DOL issued “corrections” to its FFCRA regulations. A link to these corrections is here: FFCRA Corrections. Among other small changes, the DOL has made it crystal clear that an employer may require an employee use accrued paid leave for the paid portions of Expanded FMLA leave. This does not apply during the […]
Posted on April 15, 2020 by Melissa S. Kampmann and Ashley L. Hawley
As many churches in our area celebrated Easter in their parking lots or over video recordings, we cannot help but think what impact the coronavirus is having on not just churches but other local nonprofit organizations in our communities. Loss of jobs or lowered salaries have left many people cutting non-essential expenses, including club memberships […]
Posted on April 13, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Until further notice, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will not be enforcing its illness reporting requirements with regard to COVID-19 cases for most employers. Under OSHA regulations, COVID-19 is a recordable illness if certain criteria are met. See our recent e-alert on this. . However, on April 10, OSHA issued an “enforcement guidance” announcing […]
Posted on April 13, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its guidance document, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEOC Laws”, last updated on March 18, 2020. This was the subject of one of our previous alerts: Some of what the EEOC clarifies was already known or generally […]
Posted on April 6, 2020 by Shanna N. Yonke and Melissa S. Kampmann
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) into law on March 27, 2020. Ruder Ware’s COVID-19 Focus Team provided a summary of the CARES Act in a previous blog post. In that post, they mentioned that the CARES Act suspends most required […]