As expected, the Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to review the court of appeals’ decision in Ellen M. Andary et al v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company et al. In Andary, the court of appeals ruled that the new No-Fault Fee Schedule, which was a part of the 2019 changes to Michigan’s No-Fault Act, did not […]
On August 10, 2022 the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that private parties have four years to file suit to recover double damages under the Medicare Secondary Payor Act (“MSPA”). MSPA Claims 1, LLC v Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co, 11th Circuit Case No. 21-1135. This is the first time […]
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law a large piece of legislation titled the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”). The IRA contains several provisions that indirectly impact plan sponsors of group health plans. Notably, the IRA provides a safe harbor that allows high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) to cover insulin before the participant meets […]
On September 15, 2022, OFCCP announced that the deadline for submitting objections to the FOIA request for all federal contractors’ 2016-2020 EEO-1 Type 2 reports has been extended until October 19. The previous deadline had been September 19. Our previous alert on the OFCCP FOIA request is here. If you have any questions, or would […]
The Michigan no-fault act contains many important deadlines. If any of these deadlines are missed, a medical provider may be unable to collect payment for the services provided to a patient eligible for no-fault benefits. First, written notice of the injury must be provided to the responsible no-fault insurer within 1 year of the date […]
Following last week’s ruling by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals partially lifting the nationwide injunction against the federal contractor vaccine mandate, yesterday the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force announced on its website that the federal government will take no action to implement or enforce the mandate absent further written notice. Our previous alert on […]
On August 26, a federal appeals court in Georgia struck down the nationwide injunction of the federal contractor vaccine mandate, narrowing the injunction to only the parties in the case—seven states and the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a construction industry trade group. (The nationwide injunction had been previously set in place by a lower […]
On August 25, 2022, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued its decision in Ellen M. Andary et al v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company et al., a case with significant implications for medical providers seeking payment of legacy no-fault claims. The bottom line of the Court’s ruling: the No-Fault Fee Schedule rules that went into effect […]
What is basis? Simply put, basis is the amount of capital you have invested in your assets, such as stocks, real estate and other investment property. In most cases, the basis of an asset is what it cost to you – the amount you paid for it in cash, debt obligations and other property or […]
****OFCCP announced on September 15, 2022 that the deadline for submitting objections to the FOIA request for all federal contractors’ 2016-2020 EEO-1 Type 2 reports has been extended until October 19.**** On August 18, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a public notice that it has received a FOIA request from an […]
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