As we advised in a previous post on this blog, the Garden State Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program was established by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) as a mechanism to finance, among other things, commercial renewable energy projects, energy efficiency initiatives, electric vehicle charging stations, microgrids, power purchase agreements, as well
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for a non-compete clause rule. The NPR, if approved as published, would ban as an unfair method of competition all non-compete clauses between an employer and workers in all industry sectors throughout the country. The NPR might also extend
Healthcare employers are among the many members of New Jersey’s business sector who will be impacted by the newly-signed Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights, which requires temporary workers to be paid the same average compensation rates (or cash equivalent) that is paid to permanent employers. This requirement, and other implications of the bill signed into
Healthcare entities that diligently monitor medical staff members and take timely actions to protect patients from substandard care are entitled to immunity from frivolous and retaliatory claims if the healthcare entity engaged in a good faith peer review pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA). The HCQIA was enacted to encourage
In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of New Jersey in Atlantic Plastic & Hand Surgery, P.A. v. Ralling held that a parent who is the named insurance policyholder is not liable for unreimbursed medical expenses incurred by an emancipated child who is a covered “adult child” dependent pursuant to the Patient Protection
The COVID-19 pandemic created a paradigm shift in the world of telehealth and telemedicine by presenting challenges and opportunities to expand the delivery methods used to access healthcare. With the continued advancement of the technology behind it, telemedicine offered opportunities for healthcare practitioners to practice medicine across state lines when the patient was in a
A recent holding by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States ex rel. Cairns v. D.S. Med., LLC took a stance on the causation standard for False Claims Act (FCA) cases premised on violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and may provide defendants in those cases with the ability to raise a valid
In today’s post-Roe world, women living in states where abortion is illegal have begun to search for alternative options when seeking abortion services. Regulatory policies and state laws, which have not previously had to account for these alternatives, are now impacted by the unprecedented means being used to increase access.
At present, more than
In the 100 days since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was decided, the abortion bans that have gone into effect in more than a dozen states have resulted in nearly 30 million women of reproductive age now living in a state where abortion services are banned. In response, the federal government has continued its
More than a year has passed since U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to utilize the resources of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and partner with various governmental agencies to combat COVID-19-related fraud. Since that time, the DOJ has touted its enforcement efforts in both the civil