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The “Taxpayer First Act” Becomes Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

President Trump signed the “Taxpayer First Act”, H.R. 3151, into law on July 1, 2019. The Taxpayer First Act may be one of the most significant “taxpayer rights” laws since the adoption of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of...

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Key Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and False Claims Act Principles in Dismissing Allegations Against HCA

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

On July 31, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to hospital operator HCA and dismiss relator Thomas Bingham’s allegations. Bingham v. HCA (S.D. Fla. July 31, 2019)...

Weekly IRS Roundup August 12 – 16, 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 12 – 16, 2019. August 12, 2019: The IRS issued a news release announcing that John Moriarty has been selected as...

REG BI, FORM CRS: The TARDIS of Disclosure Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

In light of the significance of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) for the financial services industry, Drinker Biddle & Reath’s Best Interest Compliance Team is publishing a series of articles on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s)...

Turning off auto-correct? Employers' ability to recover costs of correcting contractors' defects

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

In Thio Keng Thay v Sandy Island Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC 175 the High Court of Singapore confirmed that an employer may recover damages for rectifying defects even when it has done so in breach of a contractual defects notification procedure. If the...

FHA Reduces Maximum LTV and CLTV Percentages for Cash-Out Refinance Mortgages

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

On August 1, 2019, FHA published Mortgagee Letter 2019-11, which will reduce the Maximum Loan-to-Value (LTV) and Combined Loan-to-Value (CLTV) percentages (as accounted for in FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1) from 85 percent to 80...

Third Circuit Analyzes Work for Hire and Assignment Requirements and Explains Why the Distinction Matters

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

When a judicial opinion refers to a “bitter feud”, a plaintiff “beset by acrimony”, and a “rock star” banker who “faced his peripeteia” (we looked it up for you - it’s Greek for “reversal of fortune”), you know there’s gotta be a good story behind a...

Legal Hold Best Practices Series Part 2: Recognizing a Trigger Event

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

In-House Insights with Brad Harris - Our goal for Elevate Ediscovery is to provide practical guidance and actionable tips for in-house ediscovery professionals on an array of ediscovery topics. Our Legal Hold Best Practices series focuses on how to...

What Employers Need to Know About New Jersey's Tough New Wage Theft Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

On August 6, 2019, New Jersey amended its Wage and Hour Law and adopted the new Wage Theft Act (WTA), creating one of the toughest wage and hour enforcement laws in the country. This law puts a high burden on employers and imposes significantly...

How Payers Are Improperly Underpaying Inpatient Services As Observation Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/08/19

Health plans and their delegated IPAs are using a number of different tactics to deny payment for inpatient services by improperly classifying inpatient claims as observation or other types of outpatient status. Payers are denying or underpaying...

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