12.28.20
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the latest round of COVID-19 legislation, the 5,500-page Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
12.23.20
In its recent passage of the 2021 stimulus bill, Congress may have vanquished the last hopes of the plaintiffs’ bar seeking to require Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lenders to pay agent fees for accountants in a wave of putative class action lawsuits.
12.22.20
It was another busy year for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), with two lead stories this year: constitutionality and the COVID-19 pandemic.
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion aid package to help address economic hardships wrought by COVID-19.
12.21.20
On December 10, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a Proposed Rule with the goal of “making the prior authorization process less burdensome for payers and providers, and in turn, avoiding care delays for patients.”
Last week, Los Angeles County (the County) experienced the highest daily numbers of new COVID-19 deaths, cases and hospitalizations ever reported throughout the pandemic.
Faced with an increasing number of COVID-19 infections across the state, late last month, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued emergency regulations intended to establish COVID-19 safety procedures in California workplaces.
Completing a process long in the works, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued the second part of its final Debt Collection Rule.
12.18.20
In support of New York’s ongoing COVID‑19 response efforts, Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued more than 80 executive orders that temporarily waive state regulatory requirements or impose new mandates, especially with respect to the healthcare industry.
12.17.20
On November 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments in California v. Texas, the case challenging the constitutionality of the ACA.