Arguably no other area of interdisciplinary law affects the daily lives of the general public and, in turn, your clients, more than health law. Moreover, healthcare has become big business with the rising cost of quality medical care, prescription drug coverage, and the need for long-term health care solutions for an aging population. Legal matters frequently arise from the denial of Social Security benefits to the maze of options available for small businesses that are required to provide healthcare insurance coverage to their employees. Click on the links below to also learn about how to better represent your clients seeking Medicare coverage or how to make your company's health benefits work for its employees.
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Defending Contribution Claims Pursuant to the Spill Act
FindLaw's review of New Jersey's Spill Compensation and Control Act and an amendment addressing categories of potential contribution defendants.
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Site Assessments And Other Environmental Due Diligence Considerations From Site Owners' and Purchasers' Perspectives
FindLaw's discussion of ways to tailor site assessments to particular transactions and how a site assessment can be a valuable asset to a lender or purchaser of property.
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Real Estate Trends: Environmental Representations and Warranties in Acquisition Agreements
FindLaw's discussion of common issues relating to the language of environmental representations and warranties related to hazardous materials and ways that the drafting process can be used to minimize disputes and avoid future disagreements.
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Environmental Law Bulletin: Corporate Liability
FindLaw's discussion of environmental laws and regulations related to hazardous materials and strategies for businesses to limit their exposure to liability.
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U.S. Tax Considerations for International Medical Students and Physicians
FindLaw's overview of the tax status associated with temporary residents and important factors to consider, such as the existence of international treaty exemptions.
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Ignorance Is Not Bliss: What You Don't Know About Your Tenants May Hurt You
FindLaw's discussion of landlord liability for environmental contamination caused by a tenant and ways in which a landlord can limit their potential legal exposure.
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Social Security Benefits And Disability Programs For Those Battling With Kidney Disease
FindLaw's answers to common legal questions for those battling with kidney disease.
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Social Security: Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States
(Based on SSA Publication No. 05-10137, ICN 480085) Introduction When Are You "Outside of The U.S."? What Happens To Your Right To Social Security Payments When You Are Outside The U.S.? Additional Residency Requirements For Dependents ...
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OIG Issues Ten New Safe Harbors and Clarifies Six Existing Safe Harbors
On November 19, 1999, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General (OIG) published eight new safe harbor regulations to the Anti-Kickback Statute. In addition, the OIG clarified six of the original eleven safe ...
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Managing Adult Sex Offenders in the Community
Series: NIJ Research in Brief Published: January 1997 31 pages 52,474 bytes U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice National Institute of Justice Research in Brief Jeremy Travis, Director January 1997 ...