Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced a pair of proposed rules that would modify three of the most important fraud and abuse laws governing the healthcare industry—the...
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KJK Partner Erika Apelis Featured in Cleveland Jewish News Article: “Estate planning can benefit everyone – including the 99%”
By Becky Raspe, Cleveland Jewish News For the wealthy 1%, estate plans are an integral part of financial planning. But for the other 99%, many don’t see a reason to plan for their estate, especially if they feel they don’t have enough assets. According...
Update: Employers Should Prepare Now for New Department of Labor Rule Taking Effect in New Year
This is an update of KJK’s previous article, Proposed Department of Labor Rule Could Have Significant Impact on Businesses. On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor announced its final new rule regarding the overtime exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act...
Landscape Does Not Level the Playing Field
By Davida Amkraut, with Susan Stone & Kristina Supler It wasn’t too long ago that the College Board, the company that administers the SAT, decided to include an adversity rating that is sent to colleges. The adversity score is intended to, in some way, level the...
What If Everyone Is Doing It But You Don’t Want To? Resisting Acquisition By a Larger Anesthesia Group
By Kate Hickner This article was originally published in the Fall 2019 issue of Communique. The healthcare industry has been experiencing a wave of integration for years. On a daily basis, we hear about health systems and large independent national and regional...
On the Back-To-School List: How Parents Can Make the IEP Process Go Smoother This Academic Year
How can a parent prepare for the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) so that it does not become intimidating or cumbersome? Parents should ask for the draft in a timely manner so they can review it and request changes where necessary. Read the present levels of...
Ars Ex Machina: Copyrights and Artificial Intelligence
By David Posteraro and Alex Welsh We are at or near an inflection point where the computer programs we use to create are no longer tools or instruments of the author, but arguably authors themselves. So, who owns the copyright on computer-generated works? This is not...
Ohio Economic Development Updates: New Grant Programs, New Statewide Strategy and Reduced Compliance Requirements
The second half of September brought announcements of new programs and funding strategies aimed at growing Ohio companies, in addition to a Supreme Court decision that impacts hiring practices of companies who do business in the City of Cleveland. New Ohio Technology...
Stone & Supler on Law & Crime Network: Has “#MeToo” Gone Too Far?
KJK Student & Athlete Defense Partners Susan Stone and Kristina Supler discuss the impact of #MeToo on college campuses with Law & Crime Network's Brian Ross. https://youtu.be/otcKeJKsLok
Top Ten Reasons to Have an Employment Attorney Who Is Experienced in Executive Negotiations Assist You in Negotiating Your Employment Agreement or Offer Letter
1. More is negotiable than you realize People often think that the agreement or offer letter provided to you by the Company is set in stone. It usually isn’t. Companies these days expect negotiations and aren’t surprised by it. If you don’t ask, you don’t get. 2. You...