Yesterday, the New York Department of Health (the “DOH”) held a webinar titled “Home Care Minimum Wage Guidance” where various
Author: Emina
EEOC Proposes Updates to its Harassment Guidance for the First time in 30 Years
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) recently proposed updated Workplace Harassment Guidance to Protect Workers.
OMIG Brags About $3.4 Billion in Recovery from Providers Even as Investigation Numbers Decline
The state’s Office of the Medicaid Inspector General racked up $3.4 billion in recoveries and cost avoidance measures for New York’s Medicaid program in 2022, according to an annual report the office posted recently.
OIG Releases General Compliance Program Guidance
On November 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the “General Compliance Program Guidance” (GCPG),
Wage Parity Update from the DOH
On Friday, September 21, the Department of Health announced that it would be postponing certain wage parity deadlines. Specifically:
OMIG Publishes FAQs on its Compliance Regulations
The New York State Office of Inspector General has published a
Comptroller Finds DOH Allowed Millions of Medicaid Dollars to be Mis-Spent
In a recent report released earlier this week, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said that audits performed by his office of the state Department of Health (“DOH”) showed that hundreds of millions of Medicaid dollars were inappropriately spent on costs that another federally funded health plan (Medicare or the Essential Plan) should have paid.
IRS Imposes a Moratorium on Processing of new ERTC Claims
On September 14, 2023, the IRS announced it has ceased processing new ERTC claims. The moratorium will last at least through the remainder of 2023.
Now in Effect, NY’s Disclosure of Material Transactions Law
Effective as of August 1, 2023, Article 45-a of the Public Health Law requires parties in any “material transaction” involving a “health care entity” to provide written notice of such transaction to DOH at least 30 days prior to the closing of the transaction.
Summary of I-9 Developments for Home Care Providers
During the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) took several steps to alleviate employers’ obligations with respect to verifying employment eligibility of new hires. In particular, businesses operating completely remotely were allowed to do “remote” employment verifications of new hires for I-9 purposes.