On July 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the CY 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (“ASC”) Payment System proposed rule. The rule, as drafted, proposes updating the payment rates of both OPPS hospital rates and ASC rates by 2.4%, calculated via the respective market basket percentage increases of 3.2% and reduced productivity adjustment of 0.8 percentage points. Regarding the ASC Covered Procedures List (“ASC-CPL”), the CY 2026…
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If you own a home in Illinois and pass away without a will, you may unintentionally leave your loved ones with legal confusion, delays, and unexpected outcomes. Many people assume their house will automatically go to their spouse or children, but that’s not always how it works.
In this post, we’ll walk you through what happens to your house when you die without a will in Illinois—and how you can avoid complications with proper planning.
Understanding Illinois Intestacy Laws…
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  • New inflation data shows that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.3% in June, bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.7%. Inflation has been slowly rising due to tariff concerns. Apparel and home furnishing prices have increased, while vehicle prices are down.
  • Florida passed legislation phasing out the state’s sales tax on commercial leasing transactions. The move has been widely viewed as a win for landlords and tenants doing business in Florida. The tax will be eliminated on

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    Illinois Prevailing Wage Update: Failure to Timely File a Certified Payroll Means Individual Liability, Debarment, and Financial PenaltiesThe Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (IPWA) is a union-backed law that places enormous burdens on construction contractors, developers, property owners, and public bodies throughout Illinois. It’s extraordinarily confusing, having been amended numerous times over the years, while being enforced by the Illinois Department of Labor (IL DOL). 
    The primary obligations upon contractors who engage workers to perform covered work on an Illinois prevailing…
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    On July 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) extended the due date to complete and submit the new Form CMS-855A SNF Disclosures Attachment for every Skilled Nursing Facility (“SNF”). 
    In its Medicare Learning Network, 2025-07-17-MLNC, CMS formally announced that enrolled SNFs should collect data on ownership, managerial and related party information and submit their revalidation, and that the new due date is January 1, 2026. 
    Hall Render’s overview of the Medicare disclosure requirements for SNFs…
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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled in favor of the NCAA in Nyzier Fourqurean’s eligibility lawsuit. The NCAA’s appeal came after a preliminary injunction was granted to Fourqurean by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Fourqurean, a member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s football team, brought […]The post 7th Circuit Reverses District Court Injunction in Fourqurean NCAA Eligibility Case appeared first on Frieser Legal.
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    Attorney Nikki Yang leads legal education series for Madison Chinese Chamber of Commerce, presents on criminal law
    Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Nikki Yang will give a presentation to an audience at the Greater Madison Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Attorney Yang leads a regular legal education series at the Chamber, providing introductory overviews of various aspects of the U.S. legal system—including contract law, corporate liability, criminal law, estate planning, and family law. The presentations are conducted in Mandarin Chinese and are…
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    The recent conviction of Maxwell Anderson for the murder and dismemberment of Sade Robinson is causing me to do something quite rare: write a column praising our legal system. It almost hurts to write this!

    To be sure, the jury verdict doesn’t comprise perfect justice. Perfect justice would entail Superman spinning the world backwards to reverse time so that Sade Robinson never met this man. Sadly, the resources of our legal system don’t have the ability to do that;…
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    On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) proposed rule. Several of the PFS proposals are related to telehealth, signaling a continued investment and interest in telehealth policies and use post the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed rule does not address or discuss the continued coverage of telehealth services via the pandemic waiver flexibilities, as this coverage was established through legislation unrelated to CMS’s PFS rulemaking.
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    ​July 16, 2024 – ​The State Bar of Wisconsin has successfully resolved a federal lawsuit challenging its Leadership Academy and Leadership Summit programs, which were the target of a legal challenge that alleged the programs used race and ethnicity to select participants.

    Ending protracted litigation, the State Bar has entered a settlement agreement with the plaintiff, State Bar member ​​​Daniel Suhr.

    “We are pleased to have reached an amicable agreement that resolves the outstanding litigation,” said Immediate Past State…
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    State ex rel. Wis. Dep’t of Corrs., Div. of Cmty. Corrs. v. Hayes, 2023AP1140, affirming a per curiam court of appeals decision, case activity (including briefs)

    The Division of Hearings and Appeals decided not to revoke Sellers’s probation. DOC, on writ of certiorari to the circuit court, prevailed, and DHA appealed. On appeal, DHA and Sellers asked the COA to affirm DHA’s original decision not to revoke Sellers’s probation. The COA agreed with DHA and Sellers, reversing the…
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    Most Illinois businesses well are aware of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and the hundreds of lawsuits and multimillion dollar settlements it triggered. But there’s another Illinois privacy law quietly making waves for employers: The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA).

    GIPA has been Illinois law for over two decades, but only recently saw an explosion of lawsuits—and the resulting settlements are proving very costly. Recently, Ford Motor Company agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class action…
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    Systems of Governance in the Age of AI

    Governance, at its core, is about how we relate to one another. It is not just about laws or procedures. It is about who is heard, how power moves, who decides what matters, and how decisions are made real through collective agreement. Governance lives not only in legislatures or courtrooms, but in families, organizations, and everyday relationships.

    Most governance systems rely on fixed tools: constitutions, codes, and legal frameworks that…
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    Within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, is the new “No Tax on Overtime” rule that may positively impact many hourly workers as it relates to their payment of federal taxes starting in 2025. However, this change in the law also presents new challenges for employers and ambiguities that will need to be addressed.

    For starters, the new overtime provision is limited to overtime wages paid by employers to employees qualifying for…
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    July 15, 2025 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held (4-3) that five statutes giving the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) “the power to pause, object to, or suspend administrative rules for varying lengths of time” are facially unconstitutional. “The challenged statutes … empower JCRAR to take action that alters legal rights and duties outside of the legislative branch,” wrote Chief Justice Jill J. Karofsky in

    Evers v. Marklein    , 2025 WI 36 (July…
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    When estate and gift tax exemptions are high, clients may feel it’s time to take their foot off the gas when it comes to their estate planning. In fact, these are perfect times to turn your attention to the non-tax portions of your planning to ensure that special assets and unique family circumstances are planned for properly. Business interests, family cabins or farms are just a few of the assets that require specific planning. It’s also important for clients…
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