Articles

Construction

• Legal Update: Under new laws effective January 1, 2012, when can a public entity withhold retention of greater than 5% and should it exercise its right to do so?, January 2012 by Lisa D. Nicolls and D. Michael Schoenfeld.
• Legal Alert: New Legislation Signed By Governor Brown Affecting Prime Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers and Public and Private Owners, November 2011 by Lisa D. Nicolls and V. Blair Shahbazian
• The Preliminary 20-Day Notice: What You Need to Know about One of the Most Important Forms Out There, September 2011, by Lisa D. Nicolls and Steven A. Lamon
• Advice to Contractors During Difficult Times: Zealously Protect Your Collection Rights by Using the Proper Forms and Heeding Deadlines, August 2011, by Lisa D. Nicolls and Steven A. Lamon
• ‘Think You are Properly Licensed? Think Again! A Common Situation in which a Contractor is Not Properly Licensed and the Severe Consequences that can Result, July 2011, by Lisa D. Nicolls and Steven A. Lamon

• Caution: Oral Change Orders on Public Projects are Usually Not Enforceable, June 2011, by Lisa D. Nicolls and Steven A. Lamon

• Unconditional Waivers and Releases upon Payment:
  How To Avoid Waiving Your Rights When an Owner or Prime Contractor Demands One before Payment is Made, May 2011, by Lisa D. Nicolls and Steven A. Lamon

• California’s Mechanic’s Lien Laws, April 2011, by Lisa D. Nicolls and Steven A. Lamon

• California Construction, by Joe Florkowski, July 2009

Corporate Resources

• So You Want To Buy/Sell a Business?, by Jeffrey W. Curcio
• Comparison of Business Entities, by Jeffrey W. Curcio
• Due Diligence Request List, by Jeffrey W. Curcio

Healthcare

• Seminole Rock: Ready to Crack and Crumble?, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, January 2012, by Frank Fedor.
• Fiscal Intermediaries Do Not Have Authority to Make or Change Agency Policy, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, January 2012, by Karen Kim.

• Supreme Court Hears Challenge to California 10% Medicaid Cuts, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, November 2011, by Kathryn Doi.
• What Does A County Owe for Non-Contracted Emergency Services?, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, November 2011, by Frank Fedor.
• The Impact of Howell v. Hamilton on the Reasonable Value of Non-Contracted Emergency Services, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, September 2011, by Frank Fedor.
• The Drumbeat Continues to Grow for Additional Scrutiny of Nursing Home Hiring Practices, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, September 2011, by Kathryn Doi.
• Avoiding Perception of Bias in the Selection of Peer Review Hearing Officers, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, June 2011, by Stephen M. Lerner
• The Comment Period is Running on the
  Proposed HITECH Disclosure Rule, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, June 2011, by Kathryn Doi.
• CDPH Fines for Medical Information Breaches Lack Due Process in the Absence of Regulations, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, May 2011, by Kathryn Doi and Cris Navarro, J.D., CCEP, CHC, Chief
  Compliance Officer, Enloe Medical Center
• Why California Medicare Appeals Should Go East, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, April 2011, by Frank Fedor.

• Lions and Tigers Threaten the Validity of Medicare Rules, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, February 2011, by Frank Fedor.
• CDPH Set to Launch Rulemaking on Administrative Penalties for Medical Information Breaches and Immediate Jeopardy and Adverse Events, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge, January 2011, by Kathryn Doi.
• Medicare’s Time Limit for DGME and IME Claims Associated With Part C Services is Rejected by the D.C. Circuit, HFMA Northern California Newsletter, The Edge,  January 2011, by Frank P. Fedor.
• December 2010 Alert, California Department of Public Health Set to Launch Rulemaking on Administrative Penalties for Medical Information Breaches and Immediate Jeopardy and Adverse Events, by Kathryn Doi.

• Beyond the Medi-Cal Payment Lawsuits: The Supremacy Clause Opens the Door to Provider Challenges to State Laws that Conflict with Federal Laws, by Kathryn Doi and Asha K. Jennings.
• Effects of the New 2008 PRRB Rules and Regulations on Group Appeals, by Frank P. Fedor and Jenny M. Phillips

• Independent Dispute Resolution Process - No Cure for the Rate Issue, by Frank P. Fedor

• Reasonable Value of Noncontracted Emergency Service: 3 Health Plan Myths, by Frank P. Fedor

• The Balancing Role of Balance Billing, by Frank P. Fedor

• Unbundling the Confusion About "Unbundling" of Charges,* by Frank P. Fedor

• Recovery Audit Contractors "RAC" Up Another Challange for Providers,* by Frank P. Fedor

• Contracted Payers - The Latest Challengers to Hospital Billed Charges,* by Frank P. Fedor

• Cutting to the Heart of the Theory* - The Latest on Charity Care Litigation, by Frank P. Fedor

• Don't Reinvent the Wheel,* by Cary M. Adams

• Changing Views about "Usual Charges,"* by Frank P. Fedor

• Medicare Does Not Govern Commercial Contract Rates, by Frank P. Fedor

• An Arbitration Primer for Providers*, by Frank P. Fedor

• The Top Ten Pitfalls in Managed Care Contracts*, by Frank P. Fedor and Anna Orlowski

• Resolving Conflicts Between EMTALA and Managed Care Requirements*, by Frank P. Fedor and Anthony Perez

• Provider Compliance - Focus on Pharmaceuticals* by Cary M. Adams

• Another Provider Victory in the False Claims Act War by Frank P. Fedor

• New False Claims Act Developments Help Providers, by Frank P. Fedor

• Provider-Based Versus Freestanding? New Rules Make Prompt Compliance Imperative* (496KB)  by Cary M. Adams and Anthony M. Perez

• Provider-Based Versus Freestanding? New Rules Make Prompt Compliance Imperative, by Cary M. Adams and Anthony M. Perez

• Bankruptcy and Financial Distress for Managed Care Organizations by Cary M. Adams (co-authored with Steven H. Felderstein)

Labor and Employment

• "The Aftermath of the 'Facebook Firing': Don’t Throw Out Your Social Media Policy…At Least Not Yet!" March 2011, Matthew J. Durket and Rebecca A. Dietzen

• Labor and Employment Alert, July 2010

• Labor and Employment Alert, March 2009
• Labor and Employment Newsletter June 2008

• Labor and Employment Newsletter January 2008

• Employment Law Newsletters, by the Employment Law Team

Real Estate

• Foreclosures in California, March 28, 2011, by Russell J. Austin and Catherine M. Oh
• Real Property Law: Lease Renegotiations with Troubled Commercial Tenants (Part 1), by Catherine M. Oh, ULI Landlink, Winter 2010 Issue
• Real Property Law: Lease Renegotiations with Troubled Commercial Tenants (Part 2), by Catherine M. Oh, ULI Landlink, Summer 2010 Issue
• Member Profile: Russell J. Austin, Sacramento Metro Chamber Metro Business Quarterly, Spring 2010 Issue

• USEPA Implements New Rule for Purchases of Real Estate Effective November 1, 2006, by Michael R. O'Neil

Environmental

• Enforcement Trends for Sacramento Air Permitting Violations, August 2011, by Michael R. O’Neil

Tax, Estate Planning and Probate

• Securing Your Success: An Introduction to Estate Planning, by Donald E. Brodeur

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