Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 241: Fighting Nurse Burnout with Data-Driven Innovation with Dr. Ecoee Rooney of Indicator Sciences
Podcast - What Healthcare Providers Should Be Telling Students and Interns About HIPAA and Snooping
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 219: The Evolving Nursing Industry with Terry McDonnell of Duke University Health System
(Podcast) California Employment News: California’s New Healthcare Minimum Wage
Podcast: California Employment News - Public Healthcare Workers Now Get Meal and Rest Breaks
California Employment News: Public Healthcare Workers Now Get Meal and Rest Breaks
End of Year Tax Planning: Tips for Healthcare Professionals and Practices
#WorkforceWednesday: Employers Respond to Dobbs, Implications of the Supreme Court's EPA Ruling, and Pay Increases for CA Health Care Workers - Employment Law This Week®
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Podcast | Episode 102: Matt Logan, President & CEO, Self Regional Health Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Podcast | Episode 101: Lara Hewitt, SCHA and Russell Baxley, Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Podcast: OSHA's Permanent COVID-19 Standard and Enforcement Blitz - Diagnosing Health Care
Healthcare Employment Contracts: Important Considerations Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Hybrid Workforces and Compliance with Sheila Limmroth
On Her Shoulders Podcast Season 2, Episode 2: Inspired Leadership (w/ Dr. Prathibha Varkey)
Hospice Leadership Strategy: Re-engaging Staff and Communities With Story
The Labor Law Insider: Understanding the Risk of Strikes Faced by the Healthcare Industry
Podcast: Owner's Outlook: Vaccine Mandate for Construction Workers at Health Care Facilities - Diagnosing Health Care
Employer Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: Exploring Answers to Hospices' Top Vaccination Questions
#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Decides on Vaccine Rules, Companies Can Still Require Vaccination, Restrictive Covenants in CO - Employment Law This Week®
On June 24, 2025, the Oregon Supreme Court held in Crosbie v. Asante that a trial court order of the scope of issues to be retried after reversal and remand cannot be immediately appealed....more
Fear of COVID-19 was not a valid reason for walking off the job, according to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision. Shortly after the lockdown orders were issued by Gov. Tom Wolf in March 2020, a Certified...more
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Sanchez v. Martinez, No. C083268, 2020 WL 5494239 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 11, 2020) - Summary: Piece-rate employees who are provided with unpaid rest breaks are entitled to damages in the amount of the minimum wage for actual...more
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This eighth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, follows what we hope was a restful and meaningful Memorial Day weekend. For the third week in a row, shutdown challenges, workers'...more
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A few months ago, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements do not violate the National Labor Relations Act and are, in fact, fully enforceable. The decision...more