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D.C. Circuit rules DEA's denial of petition to reschedule marijuana was not arbitrary and capricious

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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January 25 2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Agency, No. 11-1265 (Jan. 22, 2013

Accommodation for healthcare employees objecting to abortion-related procedures

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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January 12 2012

Healthcare employees who object to providing patient care for women seeking an abortion have long presented a thorny issue for healthcare employers

New Jersey appellate court defers to state Wage and Hour Division's longstanding interpretation of exemption

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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December 1 2011

On November 16, 2011, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a finding that registered nurses who were paid on an hourly basis were exempt from the overtime requirements of the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“NJWHL”), even though the regulation applicable at the time only extended the “professional” exemption to employees compensated on a “salary or fee basis.”

Supreme Court agrees to decide health care cases

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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November 14 2011

As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review (pdf) cases challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act

Ninth Circuit affirms injunction requiring new hospital owners to recognize and bargain with prior CNA bargaining unit

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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November 18 2011

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a district court did not abuse its discretion by issuing an injunction requiring the new owners of a community hospital to bargain with the California Nurses Association (CNA), which represented the majority of nurses employed under the previous ownership

Court limits scope of FLSA collective action to single hospital in nationwide healthcare system

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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December 2 2011

Although the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois conditionally certified a class of Utilization Review Case Managers who claimed they were misclassified as exempt employees, the court in Babych v. Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. et al. limited the class to employees at a single facility in Streamwood, Illinois where the two named plaintiffs worked

Whistleblower retaliation claims against hospitals and other healthcare providers increase

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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December 2 2011

As we recently reported, employees have been encouraged by a host of local, state and federal laws and regulations and regulatory agencies to “blow the whistle” on hospitals and other healthcare providers for perceived wrong-doing or noncompliance, resulting in skyrocketing claims and often huge recoveries for government agencies and whistleblowers

Healthcare employer's button & off-duty access policies violated NLRA

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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January 26 2012

Most hospital visitors have seen them from nursing school pins to pictures of children, from advanced designations to "special messages" and most healthcare providers allow them in some form

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on health care reform: will the Affordable Care Act survive?

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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April 6 2012

After three days of oral arguments last week, the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) now lies in the hands of the nine Supreme Court justices

Hospital pays $3.5 million to settle whistleblower claims of improper physician recruitment

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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February 10 2012

The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York announced a $3.5 million settlement of a whistleblower case, even though the government’s investigation found no evidence of criminal violations

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