Federal Law News

Community Health Centers Issues Facing FQHCs Podcast

Episode 16: Community Health Centers: Issues Facing FQHCs Today [PODCAST]

In this episode, Foley Senior Counsel Adam Hepworth talks with Trent Stechschulte of Equitas Health to talk about current hot issues related to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).

Adam...

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FTC Announces Increased Support for “Right to Repair”

Grant H. Cokeley

On July 21, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced increased scrutiny on...

Weekly IRS Roundup July 19 – July 23, 2021

Le Chen

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 19, 2021 – July 23, 2021. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of COVID-19,...

Plead the Fifth?: New Decision Underscores Why Potential Criminal Prosecution May Allow TCPA Defendants to Avoid Civil Discovery Demands

Eric J. Troutman

When I was on stage at the Palooza last week I reminded everyone that a violation of the TCPA can lead to criminal penalties.

Folks seemed a bit confused because the...

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SEC Prevails in Case Challenging its Anti-Gag Rule, a Pillar of the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

Jason Zuckerman & Matthew Stock

A critical reason for the success of the SEC whistleblower program is the SEC’s adoption and enforcement of a ...

IRS Further Extends Continuity Safe Harbor For Renewable Energy Projects

William P. Ewing & Ralph Dudziak

Highlights

For renewable energy facilities that began construction in 2016 through 2019, IRS Notice 2021-41 provides for a 6-year Continuity Safe Harbor
For renewable energy facilities that began...

Federal Contractor Employees Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour

DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Raising Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour for Federal Contractor Employees

Guy Brenner & Abigail Rosenblum

Quick Hit

On July 21, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a ...

Beltway Buzz, July 23, 2021

James J. Plunkett

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act

On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize:...

State Law News

Connecticut Law Expands Authority of DDS for Emergency Medical Care

New Connecticut Law Expands Authority of DDS to Consent to Emergency Medical Care on Behalf of Certain Patients in Residential Facilities

Nathaniel T. Arden & Michael G. Lisitano

On July 7, 2021 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 21-135 (the “Act”). The Act, among other things, makes a revision to the Department of...

Why The Term Of "Debt Securities" Matters

Keith Paul Bishop

The California General Corporation Law defines three types of "reorganizations" - a merger reorganization, an exchange reorganization, and a sale-of-assets reorganization. Cal. Corp. Code § 181. A "sale-of-assets reorganization" is defined as...

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Don’t Run Prints: Illinois’s Biometric Privacy Law Used Against Employers

Keith S. Anderson & Anne R. Yuengert

Does your company use fingerprinting or some facial recognition scanner as part of its clock-in, clock-out process? If your company has facilities or even some contacts with Illinois (and maybe other states in the future) you...

US IL College University COVID Vaccine Policy Fall Semester

Indiana District Court Denies Students’ Challenge to Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate

Jenifer M. Bologna & Susan D. Friedfel

Hundreds of colleges and universities across the country, both public and private, have issued policies requiring students be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start of the fall semester. In the first court case to...