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In Michigan, a common misconception occurs when 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations buy and sell real property.  While nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporations can be exempt from paying real property taxes while retaining title to and occupying real property in Michigan, they can be subject to a real property transfer tax at the time title to its property... READ MORE

This installment of Hall Render’s Health Law Broadcast series on health care reform is designed to provide you with the insight, analysis and practical suggestions with respect to the various reform initiatives that will affect your organization. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), charitable hospitals are required to implement specified financial... READ MORE

On May 3, 2012, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Plank vs. Community Hospital challenging the constitutionality of the medical malpractice damages cap. Plank was represented by Robert S. Peck of the Center for Constitutional Litigation PC and John Muller of Montross, Miller, Muller, Mendelson & Kennedy at the... READ MORE

For the past several years, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has increased its attention on tax-exempt bond post-issuance compliance.  Through the introduction of Form 990, Schedule K (Supplemental Information on Tax-Exempt Bonds), revisions to its Voluntary Closing Agreement Program (“VCAP”) to promote the implementation of written post-issuance compliance procedures, the use of compliance check... READ MORE

The Milwaukee office of Hall Render has been named one of the top 2012 workplaces in southeastern Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  The award recognizes employers that “rank among the best for their commitment to employees and emphasis on being an employer of choice.”  Over 80,000 employees in the region participated in the... READ MORE

Medicare/Medicaid Overhaul Not Expected During Lame Duck Session   The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee agreed this week it is very unlikely that Congress will make significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid during the lame duck session that follows the November election.  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen... READ MORE

The ADA requires employers to attempt to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability.  But what about a Certified Mammography Technician who suffered 14 epileptic seizures on the job in a two year period? In this case a federal court held that this hospital employee was not qualified and also presented a direct threat... READ MORE

Overview The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has finalized another rule (“Final Rule”) implementing the President’s Executive Order 13563 calling for the removal or revision of obsolete, duplicative or unnecessary regulatory provisions for the purpose of reducing burdens and costs for a variety of providers and suppliers.  The Final Rule was published... READ MORE

Complaints of harassment don’t always result in liability for an employer.  Here’s a case in point. A Syrian born Muslim physician employed at Stroger Hospital in Cook County wrote letters and lodged formal complaints over the years about his treatment by a female coworker who was also a physician in the same department.  The... READ MORE

Hall Render congratulates attorneys Tom Jenkins, Brian Betner, Dana Stutzman, Andrew Dick, Chad Wilson and Mary Kate McNamara, along with paralegal Monica Dabio, on being named to the Indianapolis Bar Association’s 2012 Hall of Fame.  The Hall of Fame recognizes those members of the IBA who have shown a commitment to serving others with their... READ MORE