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SANTA FE On Wednesday Senator Craig Brandt (District 40-Sandoval) introduced Senate Bill 382 (SB 382) which aims to increase transparency and expediency in hospital billing. The bill establishes a new section under the Unfair Practices Act and would extend consumer protection laws to hospitals.
“If you have ever had a hospital visit, you understand the frustration of receiving surprise bills months, sometimes years after your visit,” said Senator Brandt. “Medical debt is the number one cause for filing for personal bankruptcy and New Mexicans deserve transparency and efficiency from their medical care providers. In no other sector of the economy do consumers have to deal with the backward, bloated billing systems that our hospitals still use. This bill is a simple way for healthcare providers to restore trust with patients and be upfront about what they owe.”
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New Mexico AG Says Recruiter Preyed On Filipino Teachers
Law360 (January 5, 2021, 9:20 PM EST) New Mexico s attorney general accused a recruitment firm on Tuesday of preying on Filipino teachers, saying that through threats of litigation, the company forced exorbitant service fees on workers that were nearly four times what other recruiters charged.
Attorney General Hector Balderas filed the state court case against Total Teaching Solutions International Inc. and its CEO Janice Bickert, claiming they violated New Mexico s Unfair Practices Act through a slew of business practices, including the purported $15,000 service fees it charged to Filipino teachers placed in public schools.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The state Attorney General’s Office is accusing a New Mexico-based company of taking advantage of Philippine teachers it’s bringing to the U.S.
On Tuesday the AG’s Office filed a lawsuit in 2nd Judicial District Court in Albuquerque against Total Teaching Solutions International and CEO Janice Bickert alleging violations of the state Unfair Practices Act by charging nearly four times what similar companies charge and for misleading teachers about its ability to obtain proper work visas.
According to the lawsuit, clients who don’t pay monthly fees are threatened with legal action and being reported to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
R-CALF USA recently submitted a motion to file a friend-of-the-court brief and a brief to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in an effort to prevent the Federal Meat Inspection Act from being interpreted to govern both beef labeling and beef advertising, which the ranch group says would severely limit state s rights.
According to the ranch group, the FMIA governs beef labeling, not beef advertising. Our goal is to prevent the court from inadvertently expanding the scope of the FMIA to include advertising, which would render any future claims against the false advertisement of domestic or imported beef all but impossible, said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard.