On November 14, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released a new Form I-9 (Rev. 11/14/2016 N) to replace the prior form which expired on March 31, 2016. Beginning January 22, 2017, employers must use this updated...
Only hours into the new administration, steps were taken to eliminate, or at the very least minimize the impact of, the Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). In his first Executive Order, President Trump affirmed his intent to repeal...
CMS issued a final rule, which was published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2017, intended to modernize the home health agency Conditions of Participation (CoPs). The rule, which goes into effect on July 13, 2017, seeks to improve “the...
On the heels of New Jersey potentially taking its back-and-forth betting battle to the Supreme Court, three other states are pushing their chips into the middle of the legal table.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued an update to its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, which includes information relating to managing supply chain risks, measuring methodology and...
Environmental and Policy Focus - Trump EPA pick: still 'some debate' over human role in climate change - The Guardian - Jan 18 - During a combative Senate confirmation hearing this week, Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S....
One of the first acts of the new Administration on Inauguration Day was to issue a memorandum putting the brakes—at least temporarily—on federal regulations that have not yet taken effect, and to release an executive order authorizing agencies and...
In a January 6, 2017 statement, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced that election infrastructure in the United States has been designated “critical” and worthy of the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) attention. The...
A Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) is a privately owned and operated company that makes long-term investments in American small businesses and is licensed by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA)....
Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes, one of our hometown heroes in Baltimore, a.k.a. the Ace of Cakes, created a striking cake for President Obama’s 2012 inauguration. The cake design caught the eye of the incoming presidential administration that...
