A federal court in New Mexico recently declined to dismiss tort claims asserted by a registered nurse against her employer, a government-run hospital, where she sought and obtained treatment for a brutal sexual assault. In...more
8/14/2017
/ Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Negligence Per Se ,
Nurses ,
Private Right of Action ,
Public Disclosure of Private Facts ,
Sexual Assault ,
State Law Tort Claims
On Saturday, December 31, 2016, a federal judge in Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of antidiscrimination protections pertaining to transgender and abortion health services and...more
1/5/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Section 1557 ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) recently finalized its long-awaited rule that will double the minimum salary for employees to qualify for the overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The impending...more