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11th Circuit Rejects 'Sole Purpose' Argument as Basis for Denying Privilege Protections Under Patient Safety Act

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At long last, the "sole purpose" argument used by trial courts and plaintiffs' attorneys was soundly rejected in a recent decision issued by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, In Re: BayCare Medical Group, No. 23-12571, May...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from May 2023

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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...more

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Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

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Welcome to our latest Healthcare Snapshot, where we take a quick look at some of the most pressing issues facing employers in the industry. Even though COVID-19 numbers are generally trending in a positive direction,...more

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Mandatory Vaccination Policy Lawsuit Update: Nurses Take a Shot Against Hospital, But Judge Jabs Back

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Many workplace leaders have been wondering, “Can we require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment?” According to a recent Ogletree Deakins benchmarking survey, most employers are not ready to...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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California Supreme Court to Issue Opinion on Monday, July 22 in Anti-SLAPP Case Affecting Pending Peer Review Cases and Peer...

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On May 7, 2019, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc., et al., where plaintiff was a producer at CNN who sued the media giant for employment discrimination, retaliation,...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2018

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This month’s key California employment law cases are from the California Supreme Court and from the California Court of Appeal. Janus v. American Fed’n of State, County, and Mun. Employees, Council 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448...more

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Jury Finds Brigham and Women’s Hospital Guilty of Retaliation Against Nurse

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On May 23, 2018, a jury in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, Massachusetts, found Brigham and Women’s Hospital guilty of retaliation and awarded $28 million to a nurse....more

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Welcome To The Neighborhood: Hospitals Need To Get To Know Title IX  

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Hospital administrators are well aware their institutions are subject to a whole host of workplace-related federal statutes: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),...more

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Medical Residents May Sue Under Title IX

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In a decision likely to have significant implications for hospitals and other educational programs that receive federal financial assistance, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a Philadelphia hospital can...more

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