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05.02.22

FTC Proposes Expansion of TSR That May Impact SMB Lending

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing a notice of proposed rulemaking and an advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment on possible changes to the Telemarketing Sales Rule  “extending protections against telemarketing tricks and ...


04.28.22

OIG Advisory Opinion Recognizes Legitimacy of Certain Physician-Owned Device Companies

After years of government skepticism and enforcement activity targeting physician-owned medical device companies, a recent favorable advisory opinion by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services may offer a degree of comfort to certain manufacturers of ...


04.28.22

Illinois Adopts Regulations Under Predatory Loan Prevention Act

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has adopted a series of regulations pursuant to the Illinois Predatory Loan Prevention Act.


04.25.22

Cal/OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Workplace Rules

On Thursday, April 21, 2022, the Standards Board of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health adopted streamlined COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard regulations after several months of debate regarding whether the state should maintain strict workplace COVID-19 safety ...


04.21.22

C.D. Cal. Court Denies Class Certification Where Employee Entered Wrong Digit

A California federal court refused to certify a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action in a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who received one prerecorded call in error after a gym member’s phone number was entered into the system incorrectly.


04.21.22

Texas Court Finds COVID Message Meets Emergency Purposes Exception

Creating a split in authority, a Texas federal court determined that a text message providing information about a free COVID-19 vaccine was covered by the “emergency purposes” exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s consent requirement.


04.21.22

Robocalls Subject of More FCC Cease and Desist Letters

Continuing its recent trend of cracking down on robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission issued another three cease and desist letters to voice service providers.


04.21.22

New FDA Draft Guidance Encourages Industry Focus on Improving Clinical Trial Diversity

Last week, in the midst of the Biden Administration’s coordinated release of more than 90 “Equity Action Plans” by various federal agencies, the FDA issued a new draft guidance on enhancing clinical trial diversity.


04.20.22

Centering Health Equity in Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: A Road Map for States

Long-standing structural racism and related health inequities experienced by people of color further laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic have mobilized many state leaders to take action on health equity.


04.14.22

CMS Aduhelm Decision: Precedent for Future Coverage or a One-Off?

On April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its highly anticipated final National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Aduhelm and other similar therapies in the pipeline for Alzheimer’s disease.