Jun 8, 2021 | Claims and Disputes, Healthcare
When the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit hospitals in March 2020, many hospitals canceled elective procedures and furloughed revenue cycle staff as patient volumes dropped significantly. However, as hospitals restarted these procedures, the backlog of patients...
Jun 1, 2021 | Claims and Disputes, COVID-19 Recovery Funds, Crisis Management and Recovery, Government Contracting, Regulatory Compliance
Over the past year, the Department of Justice has charged nearly six hundred defendants with crimes involving over $600 million in fifty-six federal districts around the country. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on May 17 the establishment of a COVID-19...
Mar 10, 2021 | Claims and Disputes, Crisis Management and Recovery, Regulatory Compliance
Elizabeth Arnold and Chester Hanvey write that, given the lack of clarity around the legal compensability of COVID-19 screening procedures, many companies will benefit from an analysis of the duration of these screenings and the degree to which this varies across...
Feb 25, 2021 | Claims and Disputes
Christina Pitts writes about transitioning careers and cultivating workplace relationships in a pandemic. There are many aspects of workplace culture that we never realized were important until our work lives were uprooted due to COVID-19: daily interactions with...
Jan 28, 2021 | Claims and Disputes, Regulatory Compliance, Webinars
A discussion about remote employee compliance with timekeeping policies and other off-the-clock work topics in the COVID-19 era Elizabeth Arnold took part in a panel to discuss compensable time challenges raised by COVID-19 across industries. Panelists provided case...
