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NLRB Posting Rule Put On Hold

Posted By: Bob Hoffer | email: rhoffer@dbllaw.com
On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an injunction preventing the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") from enforcing its employee notice posting rule, which had been scheduled to become enforceable on April 30, 2012. Read More...
Posted in: Employment & Labor   | April 20, 2012

American Hospital Association Critical of Overpayment Rules

Posted By: James Dietz | email: jdietz@dbllaw.com
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has expressed its disapproval of the Affordable Care Act's obligation to report and return overpayments. Read More...
Posted in: Health Care Alerts   | April 20, 2012

Internet Trolling Establishes Jurisdiction over Out-of-State Harasser

Posted By: Todd McMurtry | email: tmcmurtry@dbllaw.com
The increasingly common practice of “trolling,” which is a distinct effort to evoke emotion over the internet, has the potential to cause serious injury to people harassed. Read More...
Posted in: Litigation Alerts   | April 19, 2012

Repeating The Same Mistakes Goes Nowhere

Posted By: Joseph Cleves | email: jcleves@dbllaw.com
Design-bid-build project delivery makes the contractor’s bid (price) the key criterion for selection. Selection based on price requires that each competitor bid on the same scope and requirements. Read More...
Posted in: Construction Alerts   | April 13, 2012

HHS Collects Over $783,000 In Stark Law Self Disclosures

Posted By: James Dietz | email: jdietz@dbllaw.com
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has collected $783,060 through settlement of Stark Law violations that were brought to light via self-disclosure. Read More...
Posted in: Health Care Alerts   | April 9, 2012

When It Comes to Design Errors, Who Pays the Piper?

Posted By: Kelli Kleisinger | email: kkleisinger@dbllaw.com
When a construction project goes badly, the project participants will start pointing fingers. Did the contractor follow the design? Did the Owner offer an accurate design? If the contractor followed a faulty design, a court may or may not hold the contractor liable. Read More...
Posted in: Construction Alerts   | April 4, 2012

IRS Issues Tips on Taxable/Non-Taxable Gifts

Posted By: James A. Dressman, III | email: jdressman@dbllaw.com
The IRS has issued some useful pointers regarding the treatment of taxable and non-taxable gifts. These tips may apply to your situation since many gifts are not subject to the gift tax. You can read the complete article here.  If you would like to discuss these or any tax issues further, please contact one of ... Read More...
Posted in: Business Organizations & Taxation   | April 3, 2012

How to Handle the Chronically Absent and Sick Employee

Posted By: Kelly Schoening | email: kschoening@dbllaw.com
Attendance and tardiness issues with employees are the most difficult to manage. There are very few jobs where attendance is not a key requirement. Employees who are chronically absent, late or who leave early put a drain on morale and on the workplace. However, disciplining or terminating such an employee is a very tricky issue. A variety of factors must be considered before instilling discipline. Read More...
Posted in: Employment & Labor Alerts   | April 2, 2012

DBL Attorney Achieves A Win-Win Zoning Compromise

Posted By: DBL Law | email: news@dbllaw.com
Case Study: DBL Attorney Achieves A Win-Win Zoning Compromise Read More...
Posted in: Administrative Law & Zoning   | March 30, 2012

OIG Issues Report on Excluded Providers in Medicaid Managed Care

Posted By: James Dietz | email: jdietz@dbllaw.com
The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a report earlier this month detailing a study of excluded providers in Medicaid's managed care network. The report, entitled "Excluded Providers in Medicaid Managed Care Entities," was conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Read More...
Posted in: Health Care Alerts   | March 30, 2012

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