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Update: New Reporting Requirements Deadline for Physician-Owned Hospitals Extended to March 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for physician-owned hospitals seeking to avail themselves of the “whole hospital” exception or “rural provider” exception to the Stark Law to report ownership and investment...

The intersection of perk-based and securities-based crowdfunding, and defining the "issuer" under Proposed Reg CF -- financing for film and entertainment

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

In the world of perk-based crowdfunding, film and entertainment projects have been some of the most successful projects. But perk-based financing has its limits even in this glamorously attractive industry. Today my fellow panelists and I at the...

Alberta Court Imposes Large Fine For Employer In Calf-Roping Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

On October 31, 2013, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released the sentencing decision in R. v. XI Technologies Inc., 2013 ABQB 651. The Court of Queen’s Bench sentenced the employer to a fine of $275,000, inclusive of the victim fine surcharge....

IRS Adopts Final Regulations On Reporting Mortgage Insurance Premium Payments

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued final regulations requiring financial institutions and other persons who receive mortgage insurance premiums aggregating $600 or more during calendar year 2013 to report such payments on IRS Form 1098....

CFPB Issues Report On Compliance Costs

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, has issued a report entitled “Understanding the Effects of Certain Deposit Regulations on Financial Institutions’ Operations: Findings on Relative Costs for Systems, Personnel, and Processes at Seven...

Sea Level Rise Guidance For Agencies, Cities

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

In 2008, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order calling for the development of a statewide strategy and ordered state agencies to plan for sea level rise impacts. And Oct. 14, following Gov. Jerry Brown's call to action following...

Compliance 101: Recent Settlements Should Compel Provider Review Of ADA Auxiliary Aid Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

A string of enforcement actions and public settlements in recent months have given health care providers across the country fair warning — Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enforcement is on its way. Since the July 2012 ADA Barrier-Free Health...

Reinsurance Newsletter - December 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Recent Case Summaries - Michigan Federal Court Enjoins Arbitration Proceeding Because of Possible Misconduct - Star Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co., No. 13-13807, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130379 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 12, 2013). This case has...

Senate approves new protection for criminal antitrust whistleblowers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

This month, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved proposed legislation which would protect whistleblowers who alert authorities or their employers to suspected criminal antitrust activity (referred to as the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of...

Air Carrier Access Act: Department of Transportation Finalizes New Rules Governing Accessibility of Airline Web Sites and Kiosks

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

As part of its continuing implementation of the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, 49 U.S.C. 41705, the United States Department of Transportation ("DOT") recently issued a series of final rules (the "Rules") geared to improve air travel accessibility...

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