December 31, 2021
What We Have Learned From the Pandemic, Part 8
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
December 31, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
December 20, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
December 10, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa Association Eighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and ...
December 3, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
November 24, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
November 19, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
November 12, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
November 5, 2021
By Michael Meyer, Writer/Editor; and Madilyn Moeller, Editorial Assistant, American Med Spa AssociationEighteen months ago, COVID-19 emerged and changed the ...
September 1, 2021
By Renee E. Coover, JD, ByrdAdatto, and Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Since the beginning of ...
June 16, 2021
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe COVID-19 pandemic appears to be on the wane, and many ...
May 28, 2021
By Renee E. Coover, JD, ByrdAdattoExperts generally agree that the United States will not reach "herd immunity"—when the population is ...
May 20, 2021
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines updated May 16, "fully vaccinated people can resume activities ...
March 15, 2021
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa); and Katje Lattik, Executive Assistant, AmSpa Like almost ...
March 5, 2021
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationAlthough wearing masks may no longer be legally required in states ...
January 20, 2021
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe COVID-19 relief bill passed at the end of 2020 contains ...
January 6, 2021
By Jessica Nunn, CPA, Skytale GroupAfter a wild week of political gamesmanship, President Donald Trump signed the much-awaited economic stimulus ...
January 5, 2021
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)As many of us return to work in ...
December 22, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe COVID-19 relief bill we discussed yesterday on AmSpa Now was ...
December 21, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationOver the weekend, congressional leaders announced that they had agreed on ...
December 21, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationEarlier this month, the California Occupational Safety and Health Division (Cal/OSHA) ...
December 14, 2020
By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa AssociationThis year has been a trying one for the entire world due ...
November 19, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association, and Renee E. Coover, JD, ByrdAdattoIn response to a significant ...
November 12, 2020
By Nora Gustafson, Compliance Officer, CEDR HR Solutions With the start of flu season during a global pandemic, it ...
September 9, 2020
By Paul Edwards, CEO, CEDR HR SolutionsWe'e all watched over the last few weeks as schools have struggled to decide ...
August 19, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationAmSpa has received word from sources that Illinois medical spas may ...
August 18, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationIn our ongoing fight against COVID-19, masks have emerged as our ...
August 14, 2020
By Christie Hutchinson, CEO, QCC Healthcare Consultants Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance and disinfection protocols are hot ...
August 3, 2020
By Jon Cook, President, SD InnovationsUltraviolet C (UVC) disinfection has been around for over a century, but only recently have ...
July 21, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association On Monday, July 20, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that ...
July 15, 2020
By Paul Edwards, CEDR HR SolutionsAs the novel coronavirus continues to rage across the nation, many employers are facing a ...
June 22, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Earlier this month, Congress passed a new law, called ...
June 12, 2020
By Candela In early 2020, it looked like it was going to be a relatively smooth year for health ...
June 5, 2020
By Terri Ross, Terri Ross Consulting In some states, medical aesthetic practices and medical spas are still closed, yet ...
June 4, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association On Wednesday, June 3, the United States Senate voted ...
May 28, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ...
May 20, 2020
By David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Jason M. O'Dell, MS, CWM, OJM Group The COVID-19 crisis has created ...
May 18, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ...
May 11, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association As Texas moves through its first week of re-opening ...
May 7, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Arizona has begun the phased processes of re-opening businesses ...
May 6, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Texas Governor Greg ...
May 6, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published some ...
May 5, 2020
By AmSpa & ByrdAdatto Patient Protocol Q: Do I need to require all patients to wear masks? A: It ...
May 5, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive ...
May 4, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) As of Friday, it is technically ...
May 1, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The Texas Medical Board has adopted emergency rules that ...
April 30, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Earlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a ...
April 30, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department ...
April 29, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association As the COVID-19 pandemic appears to come under control ...
April 29, 2020
By Terri Ross, Terri Ross Consulting According to Gene Klann, author of the book Crisis Leadership, "During a crisis ...
April 23, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to ...
April 23, 2020
By the Wellness Medical Protection Group Q: Can I file a claim under my business commercial general liability "Business ...
April 22, 2020
As the United States is in the sixth week of widespread sheltering in place, many people are yearning for ...
April 22, 2020
By Courtney P. Cowan, JD, ByrdAdatto Physicians in Texas are anxiously waiting to learn whether the Texas Medical Board ...
April 21, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The short answer is: not yet. Last Friday, Texas ...
April 20, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) It's been a long, unprofitable 30+ ...
April 17, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The CARES Act, which became law at the end ...
April 16, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association It is being reported that the Paycheck Protection Program ...
April 15, 2020
By Cartessa Aesthetics Are you brainstorming ways to navigate your business through these unusual times? With cities closing and ...
April 14, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Late last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced the ...
April 10, 2020
By Alyson Boeckh, AmSpa Senior Marketing and Social Media Coordinator, and Michela Bailey, AmSpa Social Media and Marketing Assistant ...
April 9, 2020
UPDATE from AmSpa Legal Coordinator Patrick O'Brien, JD (4/9/20): The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the ...
April 9, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act ...
April 9, 2020
By John Fisher, CFP Vice President, Wealth Management, GCG Financial There are several 401(k) provisions that have been created ...
April 8, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the ...
April 7, 2020
By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa Association This is an unprecedented time in the world, and for ...
April 6, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association This past Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released ...
April 3, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) It's been less than a week ...
April 3, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The Department of the Treasury and the Small Business ...
April 2, 2020
By Alera Group On March 27, 2020, the president signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act ...
April 1, 2020
By Cognos HR As you likely know, the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act legislation ...
March 31, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) Like all of American business, the ...
March 30, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Public-facing businesses across the country have been forced to ...
March 27, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Over the last several weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has ...
March 27, 2020
By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa Association This week, the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) conducted the ...
March 27, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association UPDATE: At 12:28 CT on Friday, March 27, the ...
March 26, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Multiple authorities, from the surgeon general to the White ...
March 25, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) The last two weeks have been ...
March 25, 2020
By Bradford E. Adatto, Partner, ByrdAdatto Many of you are familiar with the organization Doctors Without Borders, but very ...
March 24, 2020
By Bryan Durocher, Founder & President, Durocher Enterprises Hearing about the slowing economy and uncertainty is topic #1 in ...
March 23, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) Yesterday, I was having a fairly ...
March 20, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association A new aid package designed to provide relief for ...
March 20, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
March 19, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) Like all of you, the American ...
March 19, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association UPDATE: HR 6201 has been signed into law. The ...
March 19, 2020
By Jeff Segal, MD, JD, ByrdAdatto and Medical Justice As I write this, we are reading in the news ...
March 19, 2020
By Weave Our society is in the middle of a pandemic. It remains unclear what will unfold in the ...
March 18, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association The Small Business Administration (SBA) is charged with providing ...
March 17, 2020
The world of medical aesthetics—and life in general in the United States—has changed a great deal in the past ...
March 16, 2020
By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) It is amazing to think about ...
March 13, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association Since part one of this article was originally posted ...
February 26, 2020
By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa Association It's flu season again, but this year we have ...