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A $10 Million Warning Shot: State Attorney General Worker Misclassification Enforcement Puts Healthcare Industry on High Alert

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California’s Attorney General recently secured a $10 million judgment against a healthcare company for misclassifying in-home care workers as independent contractors, highlighting the serious risks of worker...more

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Dutch Supreme Court Weighs in on Mandatory Participation in the Healthcare Sector’s Pension Fund

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On September 19, 2025, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled on whether Medux, a company that sells mobility aids, is required to join the healthcare and welfare sector pension fund (Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, “PFZW”) under the...more

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California SB 596: Increases Penalties for Healthcare Staffing Ratio Violations

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Senate Bill (SB) 596 represents asignificant development for California general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and special hospitals. Governor Newsom signed SB 596 into law on October 13, 2025, amending...more

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New Jersey Employers Face Another Minimum Wage Increase in 2026: Your Compliance Guide for the Year Ahead

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For the eighth year in a row, New Jersey will be increasing its minimum wage effective January 1, 2026. Under a law passed in 2019, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) initially set a new...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 10, 2025

Welcome to our tenth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter.  In this edition, we look at pharmaceutical tariffs, HIPAA compliance challenges for small medical practices, the impacts...more

Goldberg Segalla

Significant Wage Requirement Changes Could Be Coming for Providers of Companion Services

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 2013 issued a rule that prohibited third-party employers such as home care providers from claiming either the minimum wage or overtime exemption, thus narrowing the definition of exempt...more

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Connecticut Legislature Expands Employee Safety Requirements For Home Health and Hospice Agencies

In 2024, the Connecticut state legislature passed Public Act 24-19 to enhance protections for home health workers after a patient murdered a home health nurse. ...more

Smith Anderson

New North Carolina Law Expands Licensure Flexibility for Health Care Providers

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On July 1, 2025, Governor Josh Stein signed into law House Bill 67 (Session Law 2025-37), an Act to Enact Healthcare Workforce Reforms for the State of North Carolina, which makes the most significant updates in years to how...more

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The Federal Trade Commission Signals a Change in Tactics Regarding Non-Compete Clauses in the Healthcare Context

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Our employer clients often inquire about including non-compete clauses in their employment agreements. Non-compete agreements are contractual clauses that restrict an employee from taking certain jobs (typically with...more

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FTC Warns Healthcare Employers and Staffing Firms Over Noncompetes: 5 Takeaways + 5 Action Steps

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Healthcare employers and the staffing firms who serve them should take note: federal authorities recently announced they will specifically target the use of noncompetes and other restrictive covenants in the healthcare space....more

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Colorado Tightens Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements: New Restrictions for Health Care Workers and Sale-of-Business

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In the latest round of Colorado’s annual updates to its noncompete statute, C.R.S. § 8-2-113, Colorado enacted Senate Bill 25-083 this summer, which added new restrictions relevant to health care workers and in the...more

Dentons

Ep. 80 – Encore – Imposter Nurses

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A few weeks ago, during Episode 78, some listeners experienced technical issues with the audio on certain platforms. We’re bringing the episode back in full—because the topic is more timely than ever: imposter nurses....more

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A Look at National Interest Exceptions and the $100,000 H-1B Fee

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The Trump Administration on Sept. 19, 2025, released a presidential proclamation that imposes a $100,000 supplemental fee on new H-1B petitions (and restricts H-1B admission into the U.S. unless the fee is paid) and will...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 251: The Future of Public Health with Dr. Georges...

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This week on Taking The Pulse, Heather and Matthew are joined by one of the nation's leading voices in public health: Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association (APHA). With over two...more

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Healthcare Companies Must Act Quickly After CMS Launches $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program

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Key Takeaways: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the application for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT) under the Working Families Tax Cut Act (formerly known as the One Big...more

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FTC Targets Noncompete Agreements in the Healthcare Industry

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On September 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent letters to numerous unidentified healthcare employers and staffing companies warning them about the potential unenforceability of noncompete agreements directed...more

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FTC Focuses on Health Care Noncompete Provisions

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While the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) quietly let its blanket prohibition against noncompete provisions die, it has recently made a public effort to emphasize case-by-case enforcement against such provisions, especially in...more

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FTC Issues Noncompete Warning to Health Care Employers

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Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on September 10 sent letters to several large health care employers and staffing companies advising them to perform a comprehensive review of their employment...more

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Not Out of the Woods: FTC Enforcement Priority Keeps Non-Competes in Crosshairs for Certain Industries

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Key Highlights - End of nationwide ban efforts: The FTC has officially moved to dismiss its appeals and voted to vacate its proposed nationwide non-compete ban, signaling the end of its push for a universal prohibition....more

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FTC Warns Healthcare Employers Against Noncompetes

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On September 10, 2025, FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued letters to several healthcare employers and staffing companies urging them to carefully review their use of noncompetes or other restrictive terms in their...more

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FTC Signals Focus on Health Care Non-Competes

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s September 5 announcement that it will formally withdraw its defense of its Non-compete Rule does not signal reduced focus on non-compete agreements. In fact, recent actions suggest the FTC...more

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CMS Launches Highly Anticipated Rural Health Transformation Program NOFO

As federal agencies continue to implement new requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, H.R. 1), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled highly anticipated details on Sept. 15...more

Polsinelli

$50 Billion Rural Health Fund: State Applications Now Open, Provider Input Urged

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that state applications for the new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund are now open and due no later than Nov. 5, 2025....more

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FTC Targets Health Care Noncompetes, With Broader Implications for Employers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has once again signaled that it is ramping up scrutiny of noncompete agreements — this time with a pointed message to health care employers and staffing firms. ...more

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Employment Law Update: FTC Ends Pursuit of Non-Compete Prohibition

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Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to cease its efforts to implement a nationwide prohibition on employer non-compete agreements. This decision followed the agency's decision not to appeal against...more

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