NLRB finds NLRA violation for asking employees to refrain from discussing ongoing internal investigations *

USA - August 2 2012
Employers who routinely direct employees not to discuss internal investigations should be prepared to demonstrate that confidentiality is necessary to further a legitimate business interest, following the July 30, 2012, decision of the National Labor Relations Board in Banner Health System, 358 N.L.R.B. No. 93 (July 30, 2012).

Co-authors: Willis J. Goldsmith, Stanley Weiner , Patricia A. Dunn (Trish), E. Michael Rossman , Brian W. Easley.

OFCCP rescinds directive on jurisdiction over health care providers *

USA - April 26 2012
The efforts of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP" or the "Office") to assert jurisdiction over nearly all of the U.S health care providers took an interesting turn on April 25, 2012, when the Office unexpectedly announced the rescission of Directive No. 293.

Co-authors: Matthew W. Lampe, Brian M. Jorgensen, Michael J. Gray, F. Curt Kirschner Jr., Alison B. Marshall.

OFCCP Directive No. 293 continues expansion of federal contractor status for health care providers *

USA - January 31 2011
In recent years, health care providers have found themselves under the microscope of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP").

Co-authors: F. Curt Kirschner Jr., Christopher T. Scanlan.

Balancing patient and employee interests: health care employer responses to the H1N1 pandemic *

USA - November 27 2009
The outbreak of the H1N1 virus along with this year’s seasonal flu have left many health care employers considering what steps they should take to protect employees and patients.

Co-authors: Elizabeth L. Dicus, Robert Louis Ford, Michael S. Ferrell, F. Curt Kirschner Jr., Christopher T. Scanlan.