Publications

• COBRA Coverage Subsidy Extended
  

  Author: Tod Yeslow, Jeff Dixon

  The federal subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage is now extended to employees who lose group health plan coverage because of an involuntary separation of employment between December 31, 2009, and February 28, 2010. The …

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• IRS: New Rules for Excise Taxes
  

  Author: Tod Yeslow

  Effective January 1, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service establishes the manner and method for the payment of excise taxes for certain uncorrected operational failures under Group Health Plans, HSAs, and Archer MSAs. In a recently issued Treasury …

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• Medicare Reporting Program Underway for Entities Required to Report Payments
  

  Author: Megan Gammill

  Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP), Medicare is entitled to reimbursement of amounts paid to personal injury victims where another entity is primarily responsible for the payment. Such entities typically include civil defendants and their insurers. …

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• A Place to Call Home: Siting Manufactured Housing in Arkansas
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright, Harold W. Hamlin
  Source: Vol. 44 No. 4/Fall 2009 The Arkansas Lawyer

  The typical Arkansan probably considers the ownership of a home one of his or her most important goals or accomplishments. Likewise, most Arkansas communities …

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• Flag on the Play! Penalties, Late Charges and Attorney’s Fees in Arkansas
  

  Author: W. Christopher Barrier
  Source: Vol. 44 No. 4/Fall 2009 The Arkansas Lawyer

  Penalties on the diamond, gridiron, court or rink are intended to discourage undesirable behavior, from delay of the game to spearing with a hockey stick. In the legal …

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• Mitchell Williams 2009 Annual Review
  

  The Annual Review provides an overview of Mitchell Williams’ growth and initatives in 2009. The firm’s most recent accomplishments, Take Time To Give charitable efforts, diversity initiatives and annual firm headlines are also included.

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• Oil / Gas Exploration / Production / Mining: Water / Wastewater and Other Environmental Issues
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright
  Source: Mitchell Williams Publication

  Both the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)  and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) are the primary federal and Arkansas agencies respectively that regulate oil and gas exploration/production/operation from an environmental regulatory …

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• IRS Notice 2009-49 Clarifies Issue with Tarp Recipients with Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
  

  Author: Jeffrey Dixon
  Source: Mitchell Williams Publication

  On June 4, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2009-49 which clarifies that an entity which has received a capital infusion from the Department of Treasury will not be permitted to treat …

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• Medicare Reimbursement Restrictions/New Providers/New Practice Location
  

  Author: John Allen Lewis

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a modification to an earlier Change Request to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule (“2009 PFS”). The change applies to all physicians, providers, and suppliers …

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• Environmental Issues in Commercial Transactions: Tips, Traps and an Update on Moving the Deal Forward
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  Twenty years ago environmental issues often proved to be a serious impediment to various commercial transactions. This was often due to a perception that these issues posed extraordinary or unquantifiable risks. Equally problematic was the belief …

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