Employment law has always been on the cutting edge when it comes to emerging societal issues. Like little microcosms, the workplace reflects society as a whole. The healthcare industry is no exception. All people, regardless...more
5/3/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Section 1557 ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
This summer I wrote about the dangers of English-only policies in this age of multiculturalism. These policies tend to emerge more frequently in the healthcare workplace, the reason being – the provision of quality care is...more
On Saturday, December 31, 2016, a federal judge in Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of antidiscrimination protections pertaining to transgender and abortion health services and...more
1/5/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Section 1557 ,
Trump Administration