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By Lynda M. Johnson, Timothy C. Ezell and Amie K. Alexander Published in Arkansas Medical News (May/June) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced its Final Conscience Regulation which broadens protections for individuals and healthcare entities that refuse to perform, assist in the performance of, or undergo certain healthcare services or research activities to which they may object for religious, moral, ethical or other reasons.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to announce seven attorneys have been chosen by the readers of AY Magazine as the best lawyers in the state, some in multiple categories. The results of this year’s readers’ poll were released in the June 2019 issue of the magazine.

As a result of severe flooding in many parts of Arkansas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared last Thursday that an emergency exists in Arkansas, Chicot, Conway, Crawford, Desha, Faulkner, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Sebastian, and Yell Counties. This means that taxpayers are now eligible under Internal Revenue Code Section 165(i) to claim casualty losses on either their 2018 or 2019 tax returns for losses incurred as a result of the emergency.

Med Mal 101: Back to Basics is 12-part series produced by Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Written by the attorneys in the Medical Malpractice Group, the content is designed to give physicians and other healthcare providers information they need to know about malpractice litigation.

Attorneys Michael S. Moore and Allison C. Pearson, both in the labor and employment practice group at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, were honored last night at the Pulaski County Bar Association’s (PCBA) Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner.

By Michael S. Moore As a result of a recent court opinion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is enforcing the requirement that employers with 100 or more employees (or more than 50 employees if a federal contractor) file detailed data on wages and hours worked.

By Allison C. Pearson The U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Lamps Plus, Inc. et al. v. Varela on April 24, 2019 (No. 17-988). The Lamps Plus opinion continues this court’s trend of favoring and enforcing arbitration agreements under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and has potentially broad implications beneficial to employers.