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Federal Health Care Investigators to Audit Medicaid Telehealth in Behavioral Health in 2019, 2020
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February 26, 2020
Several months ago, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced its plans, beginning in 2020, to examine how state Medicaid managed care organizations (“MCOs”) provide behavioral health service...
CBD Use Is Legal…Right?
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August 26, 2019
Employers: Do you conduct drug tests on applicants or employees? What will you do if the reason for a failed result is the use of CBD? What if the person is disabled? CBD (cannabidiol) oils and other products are advertised and sold in countless stor...
Employee Files EEOC Charge, Then Copies Five Confidential Coworker Files
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March 26, 2019
Q: Protected Title VII Activity? A: Not When This Also Breaks State Law. Employer Pop Quiz: If an employee has filed a charge with the EEOC alleging discriminatory discipline, then that same employee reviews, copies, and distributes confidential pers...
Unexpected Tax Issues Can Plague Employers Who Allow Employees to Telework Out of State
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March 26, 2019
Here at Gardner Skelton we’ve seen a recent increase in the popularity of telework. Improvements in technology, cloud-based computing, and the near-universal availability of high speed internet make it possible to provide employees with all the wo...