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Anticipated surge due to H1N1: CDC and CMS respond to concerns

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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September 3 2009

While the initial fears associated with the virulence and effects of the H1N1 virus on the population have not materialized, the prevalence of the disease and its anticipated spread throughout the U.S. population has generated much concern over the disruptive nature the disease will have to business

Nurses at Houston area hospital vote for union representation

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 3 2008

On March 28, 2008, registered nurses at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital (Cypress Fairbanks) outside of Houston, Texas voted 119-111 for representation by the California Nurses Association (CNA) in a landmark election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board

Employer's unilateral right to modify employee handbook invalidates employee dispute arbitration agreement

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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February 19 2009

A Texas Court of Appeals recently held that an employer's arbitration policy was unenforceable because the policy was conditioned upon an illusory promise

Benefits broadcastdeadline nears for complying with Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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June 11 2007

Most employers with employees in Massachusetts need to be prepared to comply with the mandates contained in the Massachusetts' Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care Act (aka the Health Care Reform Act or Act) as of July 1, 2007

State peer review privilege held inapplicable in federal discrimination case

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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June 27 2007

On June 12, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled in Adkins v. Christie that state medical peer review privilege, which protects from discovery records containing performance reviews and assessments of physicians by their peers, does not apply in federal discrimination cases

Texas court holds recruitment agreement does not create hospital respondeat superior liability

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 14 2009

In a recent case, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals held that a physician recruitment agreement that provided a physician with an income guaranty, sign-on bonus and relocation reimbursement did not make the hospital liable for the malpractice liability of a physician under the doctrine of respondeat superior

Employers receive additional time to provide exchange notice to employees

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

As most are aware, 2013 is an important transition year when it comes to complying with the Affordable Care Act. Larger employers (50 full-time

Compensation to employed physicians leads to false claims settlement

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 1 2008

The Department of Justice recently settled a False Claims Act case brought against Savannah, Georgia's Memorial Health University Medical Center (Memorial) and two of its physician groups by a whistleblower for $5.08 million

GINA signed into law by President Bush

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 29 2008

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), signed into law by President Bush on May 21, 2008 (P.L. 110-233), prohibits the use of genetic information by employers in making employment decisions and by health insurers and health plans in making enrollment determinations and setting insurance premiums

Finance Committee plan drops public option; provides wiggle room for employer mandate

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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June 25 2009

Bullet-point presentations currently circulating among members of the Senate Finance Committee offer a snapshot of the options and alternatives being considered for the Committee's reform bill which is slated for markup in mid-July, although this timing may shift

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Anticipated surge due to H1N1: CDC and CMS respond to concerns

Nurses at Houston area hospital vote for union representation

Employer's unilateral right to modify employee handbook invalidates employee dispute arbitration agreement

Benefits broadcastdeadline nears for complying with Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

State peer review privilege held inapplicable in federal discrimination case

Texas court holds recruitment agreement does not create hospital respondeat superior liability

Employers receive additional time to provide exchange notice to employees

Compensation to employed physicians leads to false claims settlement

GINA signed into law by President Bush

Finance Committee plan drops public option; provides wiggle room for employer mandate

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