
Texas Begins Process of Re-opening May 1
April 30, 2020By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationEarlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a plan to begin to [...]

New PPP Rules Define Start of Forgiveness Period
April 30, 2020By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury released [...]

Loopholes in Small Business Relief Program Allow Thriving Companies to Cash In
April 30, 2020Small and struggling. Those were the companies meant to be helped by the Paycheck Protection Program, which offers loans to small businesses [...]

North Carolina Medical Spa Offering Free Antibody Tests to Those on Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic
April 29, 2020A Jacksonville, North Carolina, medical spa is partnering with a Charlotte urgent care to offer rapid COVID-19 testing in Onslow County.Drive IV [...]

COVID-19 Doctor Charged in Multimillion-dollar Fraud Case
April 28, 2020Federal prosecutors charged a Shelby Township, Michigan, doctor with health care fraud involving phony COVID-19 treatments, one week after FBI agents raided [...]

FBI Raids Medical Spa for Providing False Coronavirus Treatments of High Doses of Vitamin C
April 27, 2020Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Allure Medical Spa in Shelby Township, Michigan, on Thursday over the spa's alleged [...]

Can Your Employees Decline Re-employment in Favor of Unemployment Benefits?
April 24, 2020By Renee E. Coover, JD, ByrdAdatto As medical spas start planning their business re-launch and bringing back employees, many are struggling to [...]

U.S. Issues New Guidance for Small Business Loans, Pressures Public Companies to Return Funds
April 24, 2020The Small Business Administration issued new guidance on Thursday making it less likely that big publicly traded companies can access the next [...]

Alert: New Funding for PPP and EIDL Loans
April 23, 2020By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThursday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass HR 266, a [...]

COVID-19 Insurance Frequently Asked Questions
April 23, 2020By the Wellness Medical Protection GroupQ: Can I file a claim under my business commercial general liability "Business Interruption Insurance"?A: No. The [...]

Texas Medical Board Issues Emergency Rule Relating to Executive Order GA 15
April 22, 2020By Courtney P. Cowan, JD, ByrdAdattoPhysicians in Texas are anxiously waiting to learn whether the Texas Medical Board (TMB) would clear up [...]

Lawyer defends San Diego Medical Spa Doctor Charged in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
April 22, 2020A Carmel Valley medical spa doctor who’s charged with fraud over allegedly selling so-called "cures" for COVID-19 is trying to set the [...]