CMS Announces Guidance for Medicare Advantage Criteria

CMS Announces Guidance for Medicare Advantage Criteria

USE OF AI IN COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS Stakeholders have raised questions concerning the role of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms and similar tools in making coverage determinations. This discussion has attracted more attention as... Read more »
Updated California Pay Data Reporting Guidance Increases Focus on Remote Employee Reporting

Updated California Pay Data Reporting Guidance Increases Focus on Remote Employee Reporting

On February 1, 2024, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), the agency responsible for administering California’s pay data collection, issued updated guidance for the 2023 California pay data reports that are due... Read more »
California COVID Guidance, Protocols and Regulations for 2024

California COVID Guidance, Protocols and Regulations for 2024

In this podcast, Kevin Bland and Karen Tynan discuss the latest news and guidance from California on COVID-19 protocols. Kevin, who is a shareholder in Ogletree’s Orange County office, and Karen, the... Read more »
Federal Agencies Release Proposals and Guidance, Pay Transparency

Federal Agencies Release Proposals and Guidance, Pay Transparency

On January 31, 2024, several U.S. government agencies released proposals and guidance aimed at imposing new pay transparency and salary history requirements upon federal government contractors and subcontractors. These proposals, should they... Read more »
USCIS Issues New ‘Ability to Pay’ Guidance to Clarify Employers’ Financial Obligations in Green Card Sponsorships

USCIS Issues New ‘Ability to Pay’ Guidance to Clarify Employers’ Financial Obligations in Green Card Sponsorships

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS has issued new guidance to define the extent of an employer’s financial obligation in employment-based green card applications where the sponsored employee has changed employers while... Read more »
California Department of Public Health Updates COVID-19 Isolation Guidance

California Department of Public Health Updates COVID-19 Isolation Guidance

Sean Paisan is of counsel in the Orange County, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is the leader of the firm’s Cal/OSHA practice subgroup and co-leader of the firm’s Construction industry... Read more »
USCIS Clarifies Policy Guidance for International Students in F, M Status

USCIS Clarifies Policy Guidance for International Students in F, M Status

 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed its policy manual to make it easier to find and understand all the regulations regarding nonimmigrant students in F and M status. The... Read more »
USCIS International Students Policy Guidance

USCIS International Students Policy Guidance

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed its policy manual to make it easier to find and understand all the regulations regarding nonimmigrant students in F and M status. The new guidance... Read more »
Guidance Interpreting Minnesota’s New Earned Sick and Safe Time Law

Guidance Interpreting Minnesota’s New Earned Sick and Safe Time Law

Minnesota’s statewide paid sick and safe leave mandate, the Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law, went into effect Jan. 1, 2024. The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has posted answers... Read more »
Guidance Interpreting Minnesota’s New Earned Sick and Safe Time Law

Labor Department Publishes Restaurant, Retail Guidance on Compliance With PUMP Act

The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is in the process of publishing industry-specific guidance for compliance with the 2022 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP... Read more »
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