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Hall Render real estate attorneys regularly police our health care clients’ real estate contracts, particularly leases, to ensure they comply with applicable health laws. In particular, federal Stark and Anti-Kickback laws. A Michigan nonprofit hospital system’s 2011 payment of $30 million in fines for alleged health law violations demonstrates the potentially high cost of noncompliant…Read More

The Right-to-Work movement notched a victory in February 2012 when Indiana became the latest state to pass Right-to-Work legislation.  This article discusses Right-to-Work implications for employers and employees working in both unionized and non-union environments. The Battle for Employees’ Right-to-Work in Indiana On February 1, 2012, Indiana became the 23rd state to adopt a statute…Read More

This Health Care Tax News article is Part IV in a series addressing recent changes to IRS Form 990 and its Instructions.  The previous installments addressed changes to the Core Form, Schedule H and Schedule J. As part of the January 21, 2012 release of the 2011 Form 990, the IRS also made updates to…Read More

This Health Care Tax News article is Part III in a series addressing recent changes to IRS Form 990 and its Instructions.  The previous installments addressed changes to the Core Form and changes to Schedule H. With the January 21, 2012 release of the 2011 Form 990, the IRS revised Schedule J regarding the reporting…Read More

This Health Care Tax News article is Part II in a series addressing recent changes to Form 990 and Instructions.  The previous installment addressed changes to the Core Form and can be accessed by clicking here. As part of the January 21, 2012 unveiling of the 2011 Form 990 and its Schedules, the IRS released…Read More

CMS recently issued guidance to the State Survey Agencies regarding changes to the survey procedures for Home Health Agencies (HHAs).  Effective January 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule amended the regulations for certification activities related to HHAs.  CMS’s goal in implementing these changes…Read More

This Health Care Tax News article is Part I in a series addressing recent changes to Form 990 and Instructions. In January of this year, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released the 2011 Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax and the corresponding Instructions.  The 2011 Form 990 is to be used by…Read More

Suppose one of your supervisory employees – for over eight years – clocked in 15 to 45 minutes before the start of her shift 5 AM early morning shift and spent most of that time doing tasks related to her normal duties.  Then, your employee sues you and claims that she has been underpaid for…Read More

The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear three days of oral arguments concerning health care reform beginning March 26, 2012. While there are many issues involved, the majority of these arguments will focus on the issue of whether Congress overstepped its authority by including the minimum coverage requirements (commonly known as the “individual…Read More

Every “day” we see examples where the usage of ambiguous wording in employment policies leads to confusion and litigation.  While the people who drafted the wording may have decent annual salaries and may have understood what their wording was intended to mean, one wonders if they should “also receive two weeks paid vacation per year”…Read More