Publications

On April 30, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Joint Statement on the Accessibility (Design and Construction) Requirements for Covered Multifamily Dwellings Under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The Joint Statement is in question and answer format and […]

HUD announced today that it has issued a Notice on Service Animals and Assistance Animals for People with Disabilities in Housing.  The Notice explains the circumstances under which the Fair Housing Act (FHA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may require […]

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently announced new Metropolitan Statistical Areas (“MSAs”) based upon 2010 census data. In that announcement, a new MSA was created that includes Grand Island and the counties of Hall, Hamilton, Merrick and Howard. MSAs, by definition, have at least one urbanized area of […]

For years, we have been tracking the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (“OFCCP”) efforts to expand its jurisdiction to health care employers. Generally, the OFCCP enforces regulations that require employers with at least 50 employees, who hold a single contract or subcontract of at least $50,000 […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ 3-day and 1-day payment rules (the “Payment Rules”) continue to generate many questions among health care providers and suppliers concerning effective dates, changes, and application of the Payment Rules. Under the Payment Rules, a hospital (or an entity that is wholly owned or […]