In recent years, courts have ruled upon a growing number of cases arising from delivery of and payment for gender affirming care. At the same time, state legislatures have passed a variety of laws aimed at such...more
8/3/2023
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biden Administration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
DSM ,
Due Process ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Funding ,
Gender Dysphoria ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
New Legislation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
Despite widespread vaccine availability and the corresponding optimism about returning to “normal,” the coronavirus pandemic continues to spawn hundreds of employment and health-related lawsuits. Many of these lawsuits have...more
6/8/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Litigation ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Retaliation ,
Vaccinations ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Termination
Among its many impacts, the coronavirus pandemic has already spawned hundreds of employment and health-related lawsuits, with even more litigation likely as businesses continue to bring back workers and increase operations....more
12/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Nursing Homes ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Workplace Safety
Within the last five years, district courts in the Seventh Circuit have repeatedly denied motions to dismiss qui tam lawsuits brought under the FCA that allege a scheme to defraud government health programs by reporting...more