By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio In the past, if a laboratory or a facility generated less than 220 pounds (or 100 kilograms) of hazardous (chemical) waste each month, it was … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
New Laws: Congress Doubles Penalties for Medicare Fraud & Abuse
April 26, 2018
Sneaky may be too strong a word. But what is fair to say is that the new hikes in federal health care fraud violation penalties have flown totally under the radar despite their obvious and immediate … [Read more...]
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Employment Law Update: The Weinstein Edition
November 7, 2017
By Mike O'Brien bio Harvey Weinstein all over our news feeds Your news feed, like mine, has exploded with references to someone named Harvey Weinstein for the past few weeks. What's up? … [Read more...]
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Employment Law Update for HR Managers October 2017
November 6, 2017
By Mike O'Brien bio Here is my periodic update prepared for interested HR professionals trying to deal with the complex American employment laws. In this update: Federal agencies take … [Read more...]
COMPLIANCE
Here’s my latest Employment Law update prepared for many HR professionals
September 18, 2017
By Mike O'Brien bio Lots of ADA Facility Lawsuits in Utah: Here is an interesting legal news update from my partner Mike Judd: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) … [Read more...]
MANAGING THE LAB
Should you be paying your staff overtime?
September 12, 2017
By Nick Hernandez bio It is a recurrent challenge for human resource professionals: Determining whether an employee is exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act … [Read more...]
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Employment Law Update for August 2017
August 14, 2017
By Mike O'Brien bio Here is my periodic update prepared for interested HR professionals trying to deal with the complex American employment laws. In this update: REPEAL? REPAIR? REPLACE? … [Read more...]
DOJ
Medical Necessity Requirement Bites Anatomic Pathologists
June 6, 2017
By Robert Mazer bio The DOJ has announced two separate settlements involving claims for allegedly unnecessary special stains. Medicare permits a pathologist to order special stains when … [Read more...]
TOP OF THE NEWS
Trump Budget “Blueprint”: 4 Ways It Will Impact Labs
March 31, 2017
President Trump's 2018 budget proposal includes a number of items likely to affect your laboratory. Here are the four things lab managers need to know about the proposal. What It Is & Is Not The … [Read more...]
LEGISLATION
New Laws: Civil Monetary Penalties Get More Expensive—and Easier to Dish Out
December 29, 2016
One aspect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that is not likely to be repealed is the enhancement of penalties for Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse. That includes the new Regulation on civil … [Read more...]
