• New Guidance Clarifies Sick Leave Under FFCRA

    April 6, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThis past Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released guidance to help employers [...]

  • Building a Medical Spa Community Through Education

    April 6, 2020

    The American Med Spa Association has spent several years teaching principles of medical spa law and business success through live events, online [...]

  • Letter from the CEO: UPDATE: All the CARES Act Loan Information Currently Available

    April 3, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)It's been less than a week since the Coronavirus Aid, [...]

  • Major Updates for the Paycheck Protection Program

    April 3, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) have just [...]

  • The CARES Act: Retirement Plan Provisions

    April 2, 2020

    By Alera GroupOn March 27, 2020, the president signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes several provisions [...]

  • CARES Act Update: Loans, Tax Relief and Other Information

    April 1, 2020

    By Cognos HRAs you likely know, the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act legislation includes important programs and [...]

  • Letter from the CEO: Medical Spas are Struggling and Need to Prepare Now to Apply for Monetary Aid

    March 31, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Like all of American business, the aesthetics industry is suffering. [...]

  • I Can’t Work Right Now—What Can I Do?

    March 30, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationPublic-facing businesses across the country have been forced to close or severely curtail [...]

  • Concierge Medicine in a Time of Crisis

    March 27, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationOver the last several weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has rapidly evolved from an [...]

  • UPDATED: What the CARES Act Means to Your Medical Aesthetic Practice

    March 27, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationUPDATE: At 12:28 CT on Friday, March 27, the House passed the CARES [...]

  • No Longer Elective: States Lay Down the Law

    March 26, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationMultiple authorities, from the surgeon general to the White House and the CDC, [...]

  • Doctors Without Clinics: The Overnight Rise of Telemedicine to Combat COVID-19

    March 25, 2020

    By Bradford E. Adatto, Partner, ByrdAdattoMany of you are familiar with the organization Doctors Without Borders, but very few would have ever [...]