New Arizona Business Entity Law: Health Professionals
Arizona passed a new law[1] clarifying that licensed health professionals can form and practice through different types of business entities.
Scrutiny and Regulation of Non-Compete Agreements
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.”[1] The Executive Order takes aim at non-compete agreements, and affirms the Biden Administration’s policy “to enforce the antitrust laws to combat the excessive concentration of industry, the abuses of market power, and the harmful effects of monopoly…
Liability for Negligent Disclosure of Medical Records
Since HIPAA’s creation almost 25 years ago, many have long suspected that, eventually, a provider’s failure to comply with HIPAA might result in a patient’s recovery of economic damages as a result. Although HIPAA violations can lead to economic penalties imposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, HIPAA…
You Can’t Spell Healthcare without “THC”: Arizona Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Just coming out of a lazy daze? Arizona voters recently puff-puff-passed Proposition 207, the “Smart and Safe Arizona Act,” legalizing the possession and recreational use of marijuana for users over age 21.[1] Individuals are also permitted to grow no more than 6 marijuana plants in their residences, so long as the plants are contained in…
U.S. District Court Strikes Down Portions of the Department of Labor’s FFCRA Implementing Regulations
On August 3, 2020, a federal court in New York state struck down portions of the regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). In litigation brought by the state of New York against the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), a U.S. District Court, among other things, substantially narrowed the “health care provider”…
Employer Update: New Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification)
On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a new edition of Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification (the “New Form I-9”). See USCIS, Announcements: What’s New, USCIS I-9 Central (Jan. 31, 2020) (available at USCIS ). Although the changes to Form I-9 are relatively minor, all employers must use the…