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May Employment Law Seminar Materials Still Available
Were you unable to attend our recent employment law seminar but still need guidance on managing the risks and potential liabilities surrounding employee terminations? Written seminar materials are available for a $10 fee. Please contact Buzz Cleveland or Colleen Rea at (303) 388-9311 to request your copy.
Don't miss our June Employment Law Seminar: The Bermuda Triangle of Employment Law: ADA, FMLA & Workers’ Compensation
Join us at the Hyatt DTC on June 11 from 7:45am to 12:00pm for a seminar designed specifically for employers trying to avoid claims brought under the Bermuda Triangle of employment law: the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Colorado Workers' Compensation Act. This seminar will address practical strategies to help you navigate the often perilous waters swirling around these three complex statutes. The $30 registration fee includes written materials and a continental breakfast. To register or to request more information, please contact our seminar liaison, Melinda Strickland, at 303-388-9311, or, for more information and for a downloadable registration form
Phase II of Stark II Regulations Finally Released
On March 26, 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") released the long-awaited Stark II Phase II regulations. The Phase II regulations, effective July 26, 2004, modify a number of Phase I provisions and establish new regulatory exceptions to the Stark self-referral prohibition. Phase II also addresses a variety of compensation arrangements not dealt with in the Phase I rulemaking process, including employment relationships, personal services arrangements, physician recruitment and office space and equipment leases. As we continue to analyze the Phase II provisions, please feel free to contact us with specific questions about how the new regulations may affect your current or proposed business arrangements. Copies of the Phase II interim final rule are available on CMS’s website
FLSA: New FLSA Overtime Regulations Published
On April 23, 2004, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published new overtime rules for the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The rew regulations primarily clarify the white-collar exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees. The new rules are final and will take effect on August 23, 2004. Attempts to set aside the regulations have been unsuccessful to date. To learn more about the new regulations, go to the DOL’s website
SCCS Legal Pulse Newsletter
Our inaugural newsletter contains helpful guidance on how to respond to subpoenas in private litigation and governmental investigtions. We also update you on changes to the Colorado Wage Claim Act and discuss recent health care employment law decisions. For a copy of the Winter Legal Pulse Newsletter
SCCS Legal Pulse Newsletter
Our most recent newsletter addresses recent changes to the Medical Practice Act provisions governing physicians' professional corporations. We also give you the latest on the FTC's continuing antitrust enforcement efforts in physician contracting, as well as recent news concerning physician recruitment activities. For a copy of the Spring 2004 Legal Pulse Newsletter
