Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law, Health Law

Hospitals Face Mandatory Affirmative Action Obligations Incorporated by Operation of Law Into Their Federal Subcontracts

by Daniel S. Herzfeld, Julia Judish | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/23/2013

In UPMC Braddock v. Harris, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s Arbitration Review Board decision treating hospitals as government subcontractors subject to the equal...more

Shorts on Long Term Care April 2013

by Kenneth L. Burgess, Jennifer G. Parser | Poyner Spruill LLP on 4/10/2013

In this issue: - What’s In A Word? N.C. Court of Appeals Invalidates Nursing Home Arbitration Clause Based on Language of the Agreement - “The Climb” — NC Activities Directors Win National Award for Their Work...more

California Supreme Court To Tackle Arbitration, Foreclosures and Peer Review in Upcoming Oral Arguments

by Michael Walsh | Sedgwick LLP on 4/2/2013

In addition to the more typical criminal issues, the oral arguments scheduled for April 3 and 4 in L.A. will also address when to compel arbitration, foreclosure sales and hospital peer review....more

Mediating Non-Compete Disputes in the Medical Device Industry

by Michael Greco | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/18/2013

The medical device industry remains a hotbed for non-compete litigation, and the reason is plain and simple. Economic justification. Sales reps develop close relationships with surgeons who purchase millions of dollars worth...more

Healthcare Update, No. 4, November 2012: NLRB Continues To Set Sights On Healthcare Employers

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/7/2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has continued its aggressive attack on employers in the healthcare industry and nonunion employers generally. With a membership majority that is widely recognized as being pro-union,...more

Third Circuit Compels Arbitration in Meal Break Case and Finds No Basis for District Court’s Unconscionability Ruling

by Duane Morris LLP on 4/9/2012

Employers who do not currently use mandatory arbitration agreements with their employees should consider the benefits of doing so. On March 14, 2012, in Quilloin v. Tenet Healthsystem Phila., Inc., the U.S. Court of...more

Shorts on Long Term Care March 2012

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 3/12/2012

In This Issue: Nicaragua: Mission Impossible, Mission Accomplished - Our goal: Initiate the first-ever activities program for abandoned elders in Nicaragua.... Baby Doll: Miracle from Eden - She had the darkest,...more

Lawyer-Mediator’s Firm Conflicted-Out of Representing Employee

by Dentons on 2/8/2012

The law firm of a lawyer who assisted a hospital in “evaluating, mediating and resolving workplace conflicts between employees including allegations of harassment and workplace violence” has been ordered removed as lawyers of...more

Sharon Shoesmith - “The Scapegoat”

by PHILIP HENSON on 5/28/2011

Philip Henson, Partner, and employment law expert in the City of London law firm Bargate Murray (www.bargatemurray.com)discusses Sharon Shoesmith’s recent victory in the Court of Appeal (UK) and opines that a negotiated...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - February 10, 2010

by Fenwick & West LLP on 2/10/2010

IN THIS ISSUE: *Account Executives Not Exempt Administrators Under California Law *No “Grossly Inflated” Attorneys’ Fees on $11,500 Retaliation Verdict *News Bites ..Arbitration Agreement with Discovery Limitation...more

Legal Alert: Legislative Update - Recently Introduced Legislation that Could Impact Employers

by FordHarrison on 5/13/2009

As a follow-up to our article in the February issue of Management Update, "Significant Legislative Items to Watch," the following bills recently were introduced in Congress and, if enacted, could significantly impact...more

Management Update - April 2008

by FordHarrison on 4/1/2008

IN THIS ISSUE: U.S. Supreme Court update............................. 1 Massachusetts law mandates treble damages for wage hour violations............................................ 2 Florida governor signs ?guns at...more