Posted March 29, 2022 with Tags Diversity, Firm News
Nilan Johnson Lewis has named three attorneys to the 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Shareholder Mai Lee Yang has been selected to the 2022 Fellows Program, an initiative providing professional development and leadership training to a diverse class …
Posted January 13, 2022 with Tags COVID-19 for Employers, COVID-19
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate by a vote of 5 in favor and 4 dissenting. The Supreme Court held that CMS did have statutory authority to issue its Interim …
Posted January 6, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS (January 6, 2022) – Nilan Johnson Lewis, an innovative and independent law firm in Minneapolis, announces today two new shareholder promotions; Courtney Blanchard of the Labor and Employment group and Mai Lee Yang of the Corporate and Transactional Services …
Posted December 1, 2021 with Tags COVID-19 for Employers, COVID-19, Employment law, Labor and Employment
Originally published 11/08/21. Updated 12/01/21. As expected, the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) faced immediate legal challenge, and on Saturday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay blocking the law from going into effect. Below, we outline the …
Posted September 15, 2021 with Tags Nonprofits
A nonprofit recently settled with the Minnesota Attorney General due to conflicts of interest and allegations of self-dealing. While it may be easy to dismiss the settlement as an example of a sham nonprofit obviously intended to benefit the for-profit …
Posted November 25, 2020
On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two final rules that aim to reduce regulatory barriers to care coordination and accelerate the transformation of the healthcare system to value-based care. The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the final rule “Revisions to the Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements,” and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule “Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations.” The regulations are effective on January 19, 2021.
Posted November 6, 2020 with Tags Health Care
While the details have yet to be finalized, Assisted Living Facilities in Minnesota will need to transition to a new combined Assisted Living License by August 1, 2021.
Posted April 6, 2020 with Tags COVID-19, COVID-19 for Nonprofits
The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on April 2, 2020, released an Interim Final Rule regarding how the agency will implement the “Paycheck Protection Program” of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act also expands the SBA’s long-standing Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL). We address some Frequently Asked Questions as to why nonprofits, foundations, and small businesses should be paying attention to these CARES Act loan programs.
Posted March 30, 2020 with Tags Health Care, COVID-19, Medicaid, Medicare, CMS
In response to COVID-19, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has broadened access to Medicare telehealth services on a temporary and emergency basis for the duration of the Public Health Emergency.
Posted March 18, 2020 with Tags COVID-19, HIPAA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will not sanction or issue penalties against hospitals failing to comply with certain provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Posted March 12, 2020 with Tags Employers, COVID-19, COVID-19 for Employers
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has created significant workplace concerns for U.S. employers. Companies are balancing the need to continue their operations against the desire to keep their employees safe. The Frequently Asked Questions below, and those answered by Courtney Blanchard on this news broadcast, address some of the more difficult employment law-related issues that have arisen as employers confront the coronavirus threat.
Posted November 4, 2019
Minneapolis law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis announces it has added Mai Lee Yang as an associate, effective immediately. Yang brings more than five years of legal services experience to the firm. Her practice has focused on assisting health care companies, providers, insurers and plans, as well as medical device manufacturers, clinical laboratories and other clients with compliance and transaction needs involving federal and state laws, regulations and sub-regulatory guidance.
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