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The 2014 midterm Congressional elections have resulted in a significant wave of victories for the Republican Party that confers new majority status in the US Senate and expands the majority in the US House of Representatives.

In January 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) decided arbitration clauses in employment contracts that require individual arbitration, rather than class-wide or collective actions, violate Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA or Act).

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sent out 15 letters warning makers of plastic bags that claims indicating that such bags are “oxodegradable,” “oxo biodegradable,” or “biodegradable” may be viewed as deceptive under the Green Guides.

Sixteen Arent Fox LLP practice areas have been recognized in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings.

A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) administrative law judge (ALJ) found that two employees of a nonprofit youth center engaged in concerted activity when they discussed their workplace concerns via Facebook.

Around this abundance of litigation developed a significant body of jurisprudence, to which Judge Sean Lane of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court recently added in clarifying the ordinary course of business preference defense.

The Better Business Bureau’s Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program) recently challenged Best Buy, Yelp, Answers Corp., Buzzfeed Inc., and Go.com over the companies’ failure to provide adequate notice regarding the fact that information was collected from th

On October 23, 2014, we sponsored a webinar about the escalating cybercrime threat to the health care industry, with analysis of some of the legal issues and suggestions on how to prepare for such an attack.

In an effort to encourage hospitals to take advantage of the 68 percent settlement offer for previously denied inpatient claims, [1] the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new procedure.

In recent years, second lien financings have increased in popularity. Senior creditors rely on intercreditor agreements to protect their interests by limiting the rights that junior lien holders would otherwise enjoy as secured creditors through either lien subordination, payment subordination.

In an effort to encourage hospitals to take advantage of the 68 percent settlement offer for previously denied inpatient claims, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new procedure.

Don’t let Hauge’s “pitch” language throw you off. What I am talking about here precedes “branding.” Develop your story; embody it; live it with passion; and connect to others. Then, your branding can begin. More on that later.

Health care organizations are increasingly under attack from cybercriminals seeking to gain access to confidential data and to Internet connected medical devices. Health care cybercrime is a reality. Are you prepared?

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that a doctor in a service corporation was actually an employer, and thus could not bring a claim under federal discrimination statutes based upon her termination

Arent Fox Political Law partner Craig Engle was interviewed on National Public Radio program Morning Edition.

As part of a case we continue to follow, in which the US Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Continuum Health Partners and Mount Sinai Health System, the defendant hospital system recently filed a motion to dismiss the DOJ’s complaint-in-intervention.

In this episode of Fashion Counsel, Partner Anthony Lupo talks with Labor & Employment Practice Leader Michael Stevens about how fashion companies should handle unpaid internships in a litigious environment.

Representatives for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a conference call on October 9, 2014 to address ongoing questions and clarify the requirements for hospitals that want to settle the inpatient-status claims whose denials they have appealed.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that a doctor in a service corporation was actually an employer, and thus could not bring a claim under federal discrimination statutes based upon her termination.

Beck Chevrolet was represented by Automotive partner Russell P. McRory and Complex Litigation attorney James M. Westerlind.

* The following alert was originally published in California Healthcare News (CHN). To read it on the CHN website, click here.

The exposure frequently arises because physicians bargain hard for the highest possible level of compensation, and the government (or a whistleblower) later alleges that the compensation exceeds fair market value or is not commercially reasonable.