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WASHINGTON Healthcare providers, if you re concerned that any guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be taken as gospel and enforced as regulation by Washington bureaucrats, HHS has two words for you: Don t worry.
On December 3, the agency finalized a Good Guidance Practices rule to help ensure that the public receives appropriate notice of new guidance documents and that HHS guidance documents do not impose obligations on regulated parties that are not already reflected in statutes or regulations, HHS said in a press release. This final rule . is part of a broader regulatory reform initiative within HHS.
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In mid May 2020, we highlighted that the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) COVID-19 payment deferral programs put mortgage servicers at risk of violating some of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Mortgage Servicing Rules in Regulation X. When originally introduced, the GSEs’ COVID-19 payment deferral programs seemed to require servicers to offer a loss mitigation solution based upon an incomplete loss mitigation application in violation of the CFPB’s anti-evasion clause. On June 23, 2020, after pressure from the industry, the CFPB released an interim final rule amending Regulation X in a manner that removed many of the barriers that prevented mortgage servicers from being able to offer the GSEs’ COVID-19 payment deferral in compliance with applicable law. Unfortunately, the interim final rule simply isn’t broad enough to save mortgage servicers from legal risks associated with the GSEs’ non-CO
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact every aspect of both the public and private sectors, and COVID-19’s long-term effects on the U.S. economy remain uncertain. In order to spur economic growth, state and local governments have enacted various measures to provide relief to businesses with active economic development agreements. Every community understands that supporting current business operations in their respective jurisdictions is vital to a successful post-pandemic economic recovery. Despite budget shortfalls, policymakers are beginning to implement various administrative measures that support their local business community while maintaining healthy fiscal policy.
Just when you thought you had the rules down for when and how long an employee has to quarantine, the CDC changes the rules. Or has it? In its guidance, When You Can Be Around Others.