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On February 7, 2025, legislators introduced Washington State House Bill 1881 and its companion bill, Senate Bill 5704 (collectively, the “Bills”), to enhance oversight and regulation of material changes within the state’s health care marketplace. The Bills’ primary stated objectives are to ensure that health care transactions do not adversely affect the accessibility, affordability... READ MORE

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage... READ MORE

On January 14, 2025, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued two opinion letters. One of the letters, FMLA 2025-1-A (“Opinion Letter”), provided guidance on the application of federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) regulations to paid leave employees take under state and local government family and medical... READ MORE

On February 12, 2025, the Texas House of Representatives (“House”) introduced House Bill 2747 (“H.B. 2747”), which would require entities to report certain health care transactions to the Texas Attorney General (“AG”). If passed, H.B. 2747 would go into effect on September 1, 2025, adding Texas to the growing list of states exercising increased... READ MORE

In United States ex rel. Feliciano v. Ardoin, a pro se relator filed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). On February 4, 2025, the D.C. Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a district court’s dismissal ruling that a pro se litigant cannot allege violations of the FCA. In doing so,... READ MORE

NATIONAL 23 states, DC sue Trump administration over billions in lost public health funding AHA opposes bill to lighten restrictions on physician-owned hospitals Apple expands healthcare efforts Bill would allow physicians to make prior authorization judgments DOJ launches task force targeting ‘harmful barriers to competition’ FTC pauses lawsuit against PBMs over insulin pricing Health... READ MORE

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the state will award $239M in construction grants to expand and improve access to inpatient behavioral health care in rural parts of Texas. The funding will support up to 332 new beds. DispatchHealth and Medically Home announced a merger that will create the country’s largest home health provider,... READ MORE

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage... READ MORE

In Quality Custom Distribution Services LLC v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 710, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the “Seventh Circuit”) upheld an arbitrator’s ruling requiring the employer to compensate workers for lost wages during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case underscores both the advantages and challenges of arbitration, emphasizing the... READ MORE

On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN) released an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. domestic companies and persons to report beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Under the interim final rule, FinCEN revised the definition of a “reporting company” to include... READ MORE