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Fourth Circuit Finds Internal Complaint About Care Recommendations Supports Wrongful Discharge Claim

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North Carolina is an at-will employment state, but recognizes a limited exception from that rule for terminations that violate the state’s public policy. Courts have wrestled for years over the meaning of public policy and...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Houston Methodist Hospital Loses 153 Employees Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

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Approximately ten days after the first federal court decision in the country about mandatory-COVID-19 vaccinations by an employer, Bridges v. Houston Methodist Hospital (the “Hospital”), 153 of the Hospital’s employees were...more

Roetzel & Andress

How to Handle Difficult Employees in Your Health Care Practice

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Roetzel health law attorneys and co-hosts Ericka Adler and David Hochman are joined by fellow Roetzel attorney Michael Brohman to discuss how to handle situations where employees are disrupting your physician or dental...more

Carlton Fields

Fifth Circuit Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration Against Non-Signatories Based On “Intertwined Claims” Estoppel

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A physician sued several healthcare entities for wrongful termination of employment, negligence, breach of contract, and tortious interference with at-will employment. While two of the defendants were signatories to...more

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Contracts May Not Be All They're Cracked Up To Be: The Extension Of Legal Protections In Employee Contractual Settings

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For many years, employers have generally embraced a policy of utilizing at-will employment as often as possible, where employers and employees can end their relationship with each other at any time and for any (legal) reason....more

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