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By Chaya Rosenbaum, Esq. The rules and guidelines of the Corporate Transparency Act, a federal law passed as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act Title LXIV (Sections 6401-6403)), have been published and will take effect on January 1, 2024. The new...
By Floyd G. Grossman, Esq. & Michael J. Spithogiannis, Esq. Rarely does the Supreme Court cite the Magna Carta, but it did so in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, 143 S.Ct. 1369 (2023), for the principle that a government may not take more from a taxpayer than...
By Mathew Levy, Esq. & Chaya Rosenbaum, Esq. Email MathewEmail Chaya Effective August 1, 2023 there is a new law that requires healthcare entities in New York, including physician practices, practice groups, insurance affiliates, facilities, and, notably, management services organizations contracted with medical practices, to file a notice with the state by thirty days before closing on a material transaction,…
If you are a licensed healthcare provider who has been excluded from participation in federally funded healthcare programs, your reinstatement is neither automatic nor guaranteed. Exclusion of individuals and entities from participation in any federal healthcare program is codified in the Social Security Act (the “Act”) and means that you must cease billing all federally funded healthcare programs, like Medicare…
By Nicole A. Emanuele, Esq. Email Nicole Are you a physician who has found yourself at the cusp of resolving a proceeding or dispute with a state or federal entity involving an alleged violation of state or federal law? Your first thought may be to settle the matter quickly and quietly by entering into a stipulation or agreement with the…
By Lisa Giunta-Popeil, Esq. Restrictive covenants have become commonplace in many New York employment contracts, including in the healthcare industry. One frequently included restrictive covenant is an agreement not to compete. While the Federal Trade Commission is currently considering whether to ban non-compete agreements entirely and the New York State Senate and Assembly have also considered bills curtailing non-compete agreements, presently they remain enforceable in New York,…
Weiss Zarett will continue to offer the PAP (Physician Advocacy Program) for 2023 and we will be providing the same services. The 3 programs offered by the 2023 PAP are as follows: Premium Program $999 per year Legal representation in connection with a matter before the OPMC, OPD, OMIG, MAC, OIG, QIO, OSHA or OCR. Providers WITH administrative coverage from their…
By Mathew J. Levy, Esq. Email Mathew To attract talented people into the medical profession at a time of such significant strain and while also retaining those who have been working so tirelessly these past two years, NYS has implemented the Healthcare Worker Bonus Program (HWB). The HWB was implemented to recognize the efforts of our healthcare and mental hygiene…
By Lisa Giunta-PopeilEmail Lisa Lisa Giunta-Popeil, Esq. is pleased to announce that she has joined Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C. Lisa brings with her over ten years of general and commercial litigation experience in both federal and state courts in New York, including a clerkship for a U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District of New York. She has…
By Joshua D. Sussman, Esq.Email Joshua Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C. is pleased to announce that Joshua Sussman has been promoted to Partner of the Firm. Since joining the firm as Senior Counsel in early 2020, Mr. Sussman has been essential to success and operations of the Firm’s Litigation Department. Mr. Sussman is lead attorney on many of…
