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Expansion of Hospital Tort Liability in Washington

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The Washington State Supreme Court significantly expanded the scope of potential hospital tort liability for the allegedly negligent actions of nonemployee, independently contracted emergency room service physicians, and...more

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OIG Says Proposed Neurological Monitoring Arrangement Creates Kickback Risk

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an unfavorable Advisory Opinion on Aug. 15, 2023, involving an intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services arrangement. The Advisory...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Courts Expand the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act: A “Patient” is No Longer Limited to Recipients of Care

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Within two months, Indiana courts expanded the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act beyond its previous interpretations, raising new risk management concerns for health care providers. In the pivotal 1999 decision in Sword v. NKC...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from August 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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April 2021: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Hospital Ads Insufficient to Overcome Consent Forms in Establishing Apparent Agency: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois...

Do hospital advertising campaigns that welcome a physician to the medical staff create the appearance of an employee-employer relationship? And, if so, is a consent form is enough to overcome the appearance of such a...more

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Independent Contractor vs. Employee: Federal Appeals Court Instructs How to Structure Physician Agreements To Avoid...

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While the use of independent contractors in the healthcare industry has been a longstanding practice, it is now front and center as the gig economy continues to expand across several industries and the preference for...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Employment Issues in Health Care Mergers & Acquisitions in the Era of COVID-19

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Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry have been on the upswing in recent years, and even with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the layoffs, furloughs, and financial losses that have followed in its wake;...more

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Medical Staff Member Deemed Independent Contractor, Not Eligible for Title VII Protection

When assessing potential exposure for their employer-clients under federal labor and employment statutes, employment and health care attorneys often must start with the basics. That determination of employment status becomes...more

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Minnesota Supreme Court Holds That a Hospital May Be Held Liable for Negligence of Its Independent Contractors

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On July 29, 2020, in Popovich v. Allina Health, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that a hospital may be held vicariously liable for the negligence of independent contractors, thus reversing a rule that had been in place for...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

New Liability for Minnesota Hospitals: Independent Contractors and Apparent Authority

On July 29, 2020, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an opinion* that reverses the long-held common-law understanding in Minnesota that hospitals are not liable for the actions of their physician independent contractors. ...more

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Private Physician Plaintiff Not “Employee” Of Hospital For Title VII Purposes

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A federal appeals court recently rejected a physician’s employment discrimination lawsuit against a hospital that revoked her privileges because it found her not to be an “employee” eligible to bring such a claim. The lessons...more

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Healthcare And The Gig Economy: A Marriage Of Risk And Reward

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Healthcare is one of the country’s largest industries, accounting for trillions of dollars in annual spending. Given its magnitude, it should come as no surprise that healthcare and our national economy are inextricably...more

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Technology and Trends in the Healthcare Industry, Part II: Answers on Independent Contractor Status for Healthcare Employers

With the rise of apps and websites providing on-demand healthcare, there is little doubt that the use of independent contractors is a hot topic in the healthcare industry. The ability of skilled professionals to freelance is...more

Downey Brand LLP

California Supreme Court Rules That Independent Contractors Are Not Excluded From Section 1090’s Conflict Provisions

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The California Supreme Court ruled on June 26, 2017 in People v. Superior Court of Riverside County that the Government Code prohibition against a public employee or officer’s participation in contracts in which that person...more

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2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

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Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California State Assembly Approves Bill on Rural Hospital Physician Employment

A bill that would permit rural hospitals to directly employ physicians has been approved by the California State Assembly. Assembly Bill 2024, authored by Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg), will be considered next by the Senate Health...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Medical Litigation Newsletter - Spring 2016

Reducing Monetary Recovery in “Lost Chance Of [Medical] Recovery” Cases - In medical malpractice cases involving solely “iatrogenic” loss (e.g., harm of or relating to medical treatment), plaintiff bears the burden of...more

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Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Punitive Damages 386 Times Compensatory Damages; Clarifies Vicarious Liability Standards

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Last month, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed an award of punitive damages against a hospital, under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), that was a staggering 386 times the hospital’s share of...more

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A Legislative El Niño for California?: New 2016 Employment Laws for the State’s Private Sector Employers

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Experts are predicting a 95% chance of heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall this year in Southern California based on the phenomenon known as “El Niño.”  Did the California Legislature and its Governor produce a comparable...more

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NLRB’s Joint Employer Ruling Threatens to Reorder Employment Relations in the Health Care Industry

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More than many other industries, the American health care system has a highly fragmented set of interlocking business relationships. Services are provided in an integrated network by a host of service providers who operate...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19203 - Tilcon Connecticut, Inc. v. Commissioner of Environmental Protection - Applicant sought a water diversion permit for some of its quarries for water used in its rock...more

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Why, Again, Do You Think that Worker is an Independent Contractor?

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If you're reading this article, then you likely own or administer a medical practice of some sort. That practice may have workers of many stripes. Some of those workers may be treated as employees and some may be independent...more

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Eighth Circuit: Doctor Is Unable to Maintain Employment Claims Due to Determination of Independent Contractor Status

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From 1991 until 2011, Larry Alexander worked as a pathologist for Avera St. Luke's Hospital in South Dakota. Under the terms of his contract, Alexander was an independent contractor free from control of Avera. Alexander paid...more

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