Recent News and Industry Developments

March 1, 2024 The Virginia General Assembly has passed two identical bills in the 2024 session to: 1) expand access to the SafeHaven program to dentists and dental hygienists; 2)… Read more »

February 20, 2024 Since 2020, Virginia has prohibited employers from imposing non-competes on “low-wage” employees. The definition of a low-wage employee is subject to change based on the annual determination… Read more »

February 1, 2024 As of January 1, 2024, “reporting companies” are required to file reports containing personal information about the companies’ beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of… Read more »

January 26, 2024 On Monday, January 22, 2024, the fifty-first (51st) anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Biden Administration announced new protections for reproductive care, including expanding access to contraceptive… Read more »

January 4, 2024 On December 15, 2023, the State Board of Health approved a new Certificate of Public Need (“COPN”) Application Fee Schedule. Under the proposed schedule, all COPN projects… Read more »

December 5, 2023 On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or “Board”), the agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), published a final rule… Read more »

Congratulations to our attorneys who have been named Virginia Business Legal Elite for the year of 2023: John Buford – Alternative Dispute Resolution Jim Daniel- Health Law Kim Daniel- Labor… Read more »

November 20, 2023 On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) posted for public inspection its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance… Read more »

November 2023 CMS Establishes New IOP Benefit On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) final rule expanding Medicare… Read more »

Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C. has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, regionally in 9 practice areas. Firms included in the 2024 Best… Read more »

October 26, 2023 The stories are not new, but they become more frequent every year. Nurses assaulted in the emergency room by a patient being evaluated for treatment,[1] surgeons shot… Read more »