December is an ideal time for chiropractic offices to conduct a year-end review of finances, policies, procedures, and operational practices. This ensures accurate recordkeeping, helps identify areas for improvement, and positions your practice for a strong, compliant start to the new year.
Hiring or contracting with an excluded individual in connection with federal program services may result in civil monetary penalties or other administrative actions. Regular verification helps protect the practice and supports ongoing compliance efforts.
In his latest Employer Handbook column, HSE partner Benjamin E. Mudrick breaks down the current status of the FTC’s proposed non-compete ban, which was blocked by a federal court and is no longer being pursued. He also highlights a new bill under consideration in New York that could significantly restrict non-compete agreements, with limited exceptions.
Life University honored Kent S. Greenawalt, Chairman and CEO of Foot Levelers, with induction into the Life University Academy of Fellows during Life Vision Extravaganza 2025 on Friday, September 19. The Academy of Fellows distinction recognizes individuals whose service and leadership have significantly advanced Life University and the chiropractic profession.
At Life Vision Extravaganza 2025, Life University presented Foot Levelers, Inc. with the Lifetime Giving Award on Saturday, September 20. The award recognizes the company’s decades of philanthropic support that have strengthened chiropractic education and the profession worldwide, as highlighted in the company’s 2024 Giving Back Annual Report.
As of October 1, 2025, the federal government has entered a shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations. While Medicare benefits are considered mandatory spending and payments to providers are expected to continue, there are other ways the shutdown could impact healthcare provider operations, including chiropractic practices in New York State.
Windows 10 will reach its official end of support on October 14, 2025, after which Microsoft will stop providing technical support, feature updates, and security updates for the operating system. The end of Windows 10 and conversion to Windows 11 is significant for HIPAA purposes.
As part of New York State’s ongoing commitment to protecting vulnerable children, recent legislation has expanded training requirements for mandated reporters.
CLIVE, IA (June 5, 2025) – NCMIC is pleased to announce the appointment of David Siebert as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Siebert succeeds Mike McCoy, who is retiring after eight years of dedicated service to the company.
Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2021 amended Social Services Law § 413 to require additional training to include protocols to reduce implicit bias in decision-making processes, strategies for identifying adverse childhood experiences, and guidelines to assist in recognizing signs of abuse or maltreatment while interacting virtually within the New York State Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework. This law requires that mandated reporters (which includes New York State Chiropractors), including those who have previously undergone the current training, complete the updated training curriculum by April 1, 2025.
[Updated March 21, 2025] All entities created in the United States — including those previously known as “domestic reporting companies” — and their beneficial owners are now exempt from the requirement to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN. Existing foreign companies that must report their beneficial ownership information have at least an additional 30 days from the date of publication of the interim final rule. For more information, see press release and alert.
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Roanoke, VA – [March 11, 2025] – Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-made orthotics, is proud to sponsor the 2025 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, America’s Toughest Road Race. Known for its grueling elevation changes and demanding course, the event aligns perfectly with Foot Levelers commitment to whole-body health, endurance, and peak performance.
Beneficial ownership reporting requirements are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025 for most companies. For more info, see the FinCEN Notice. More information is available at https://www.fincen.gov/boi.
Immediate release: Roanoke, VA (February20,2025) — Foot Levelers, the world leader in hand-crafted custom orthotics, wants to reiterate its commitment to philanthropic support of the chiropractic profession in its 2024 Giving Back Annual Report.
It is important for our members to be aware of items that might affect your practices. It has come to our attention that some offices that use X-ray equipment may receive an unexpected bill from the New York State Department of Health(NYS DOH). The department has not billed X-ray equipment fees for four years. Note the NYS DOH had hired a new group to improve the billing and payment process which resulted in this error.
Beneficial ownership reporting requirements are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025 for most companies. FinCEN will assess its options for further modifying deadlines. For more info, see notice linked below.
Clive, Iowa – February 4, 2025 – NCMIC announces the retirement of Mike Whitmer, Vice President of Corporate Relations, effective April 4, 2025. With over 30 years of business experience, Mike has been an integral part of NCMIC since joining the company in 2001.
In light of a recent federal court order, reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and are not subject to liability if they fail to do so while the order remains in force. However, reporting companies may continue to voluntarily submit beneficial ownership information reports.
Effective November 16, 2024, the New York State’s Clean Slate Act goes into effect.
In our next session of Your Morning Briefing, Amy L. Hemenway and Anna S.M. McCarthy will discuss how to address employee speech in the workplace. With the country gearing up for election season, and the strong feelings that are often elicited by differences in political opinions or reactions to any number of global current affairs, employers may face the challenge of how to handle conflicts that occur when employees discuss non-work-related topics with each other, wear or display polarizing images or text, or post opinions on social media.
