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Oct 17 2019

OIG Blesses Online Healthcare Directory

Posted By: David J. Edquist & Ryan T. Siehr
Legal Update
Health Law & Compliance

There is an increasing demand for services, including digital solutions, that assist patients in finding cost-efficient medical care. These products raise potential legal hurdles to the extent that provider payments for these services could be intended to induce or reward the referrals of patients to the providers. The Office of Inspector General ("OIG") has recently released Advisory Opinion No. 1904 (the "Opinion") that provides helpful insights on an online healthcare directory, an arrangement that is particularly noteworthy for its incorporation of per-click and per-booking fees.¹ This Legal Update analyzes the Opinion and its applicability to other similar products and technology prevalent in the marketplace.

Oct 07 2019

New Overtime Rules Go Into Effect January 1, 2020

Starting January 1, 2020 the salary threshold for an "exempt" employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will increase to $648 per week, or $35,568 annually. The Department of Labor recently finalized its new rules to determine whether an employee qualifies as exempt from overtime under the FLSA. The new rules will replace the 2016 proposed rules, which never went into effect.

Oct 03 2019

Job Applicant Pay History Inquiries Now Off-Limits in Illinois

As of September 29, 2019, Illinois employers may not ask job applicants or their prior employers about salary history. The change comes after Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003.

The New Requirements
The Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 made it illegal to pay employees differently on the basis of sex or the employee's status as an African American, subject to exceptions. The impetus behind the law is to address historic pay disparities for the same or substantially similar work. The amendment now takes the law a step further to address the practice of using pay histories of applicants to set wages (including benefits and other compensation).

Sep 25 2019

PFAS: What Is It and Why Should You Care?

Posted By: Jacob J. Curtis
Legal Update
Business and Corporate Law & Environmental Law and Litigation & Municipal Law

Recent Wisconsin headlines have focused on efforts to regulate PFAS chemicals. In the coming months and years, both government entities as well as manufacturers and other industrial users will be forced to navigate what will likely be a complex bureaucratic maze. What follows is a primer that attempts to answer several questions – what exactly are PFAS compounds, why is there urgency to address PFAS contamination, and what does the regulatory framework look like?

Sep 24 2019

In Memoriam: Randall D. Crocker (1954-2019)

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MILWAUKEE, WI – The law firm of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. today announced the passing of its President and CEO, Randall D. Crocker, and the appointment of long-standing Board Member, John P. Rocco, as President and CEO.

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OIG Blesses Online Healthcare Directory

New Overtime Rules Go Into Effect January 1, 2020

Job Applicant Pay History Inquiries Now Off-Limits in Illinois

PFAS: What Is It and Why Should You Care?

In Memoriam: Randall D. Crocker (1954-2019)