Publications and Presentations


Date	Title

November 14, 2008	E-Verify to Apply to Federal Contractors: What Employers Quickly Need to Know Today, the Administration finalized a sweeping regulation that will require businesses contracting with the federal government (“Federal contractors”) to "verify the employment eligibility of: (1) all persons hired during the contract term by the contractor to perform employment duties within the United States; and (2) all persons assigned by the contractor to perform work within the United States on the Federal contract." ...more

November 14, 2008	Immigration Highlights - November Issue If you plan to travel outside the United States during the holidays in December, you should ensure that you have all documents necessary to re-enter the U.S. after your trip abroad. The key items to check are: Do you have a passport valid for at least six months beyond the date of intended U.S. re-entry? ...more

November 13, 2008	2009 Physician Fee Schedule Final Regulations On October 31, 2008, CMS issued its final version of the revised anti-markup rule. Effective January 1, 2009, the anti-markup rule's payment limitation applies in all cases where: 1) either the technical component (TC) or professional component (PC) of a diagnostic test is performed or supervised by a physician who does not share a practice with the billing physician or other supplier ("Billing Entity") and 2) the Billing Entity ordered the test. There are two alternative analyses to determine if the performing or supervising physician "shares a practice" with the Billing Entity. ...more

November 11, 2008	"The Best New Technology to Help Your Client," Allegheny County Bar Assocation Conference, The Best of Legal Technology (T-BoLT)

November 6, 2008	Reporting Requirements to Government Agencies

November 5, 2008	Business Visitors - When Can You Use a Visitor Visa Traveling to and From the US? Visas for business travelers, when used properly, are a valuable resource when an employer is interested in sending an employee to the United States or to another country as a business visitor. Employers should be aware of the permissible uses of business visitor visas to ensure their employee's entry and duration of stay as a business visitor. ...more

November 4, 2008	Significant Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act become effective January 1, 2009 On Thursday, September 25, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law, the "ADA Amendments Act of 2008" which clarifies and broadens the definition of disability, and expands the population eligible for protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as well as expressly rejecting certain holdings of the U.S. Supreme Court, which had eliminated or reduced protections under the ADA. The law becomes effective January 1, 2009. ...more

October 31, 2008	Immigration Insights - October Issue A recent U.S. federal court case serves as a reminder that travel abroad while an adjustment of status (to permanent resident) application is pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can be risky. Mr. Hassan, a Pakistani citizen, traveled abroad while his adjustment of status application was pending and planned to return to the United States based upon a valid and unexpired "advance parole" travel authorization issued by USCIS. ...more

October 30, 2008	"Special Issues Regarding Disclosure and Release of Medical Records" and "Responding to Subpoenas" (October 30, 2008) Charles M. Johnson spoke at the "Medical Records Law in West Virginia" seminar on October 30th at the Holiday Inn Charleston House. Mr. Johnson's presentation addressed "Special Issues Regarding Disclosure and Release of Medical Records" and "Responding to Subpoenas." ...more

October 29, 2008	Applying the Three “R’s” to RCRA The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently issued a final rule that revises the definition of "solid waste," as regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). The final rule, which becomes effective on December 6, 2008, codifies an exclusion from RCRA's “cradle to grave” hazardous waste regulatory framework for "recycled" hazardous waste. ...more

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