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Employers’ Immunity From Suit and the Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Statute Once Again Upheld by the Courts

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In the Superior Court Decision of Faisal Jameel v. Dember HMS Hospitals and Bayshore Community Hospital (decided April 28, 2025), the Superior Court was faced with the issue of whether an employee who died as a result of...more

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Workplace Violence: Are You Taking Required Steps to Protect Your Employees?

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April marks Workplace Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to emphasizing the risks of workplace violence and necessary steps for prevention. This month serves as a crucial opportunity for employers to reassess their...more

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‘Do the Best’ But Mind the Myriad Laws: Grappling With COVID Vaccination Issues

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Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 6 (June 2021) - ...So begins the provocative lawsuit filed against Methodist Hospital System in Houston by 117 employees who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Despite the...more

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California Hospitals Cannot Use an Exclusive Contract to do an End-Run around a Medical Staff Member’s Right to Notice and a Fair...

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Economy v. Sutter East Bay Hospitals (Feb. 4, 2019, A150211, A150738, A150962) __ Cal.App.5th __ [2019 WL 422346] - The California First District Court of Appeal has addressed an issue often dealt with by hospitals with...more

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3.8 Million Reasons Why Proper Process in Physician Discipline Matters

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Any avid watcher of medical dramas would tell you that a hospital always has the ability to cut ties with any doctor who is not up to snuff. (For podcast fans we highly recommend Dr. Death.) They would tell you this is...more

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NLRB Voids Hospital ID Policy that Bans Union Insignia Without Regard to Patient Visibility

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In Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Inc., 366 NLRB No. 66 (April 20, 2018), the Board ruled that the hospital employer’s prohibition of non-approved pins and badges was unlawfully overbroad. As a general rule, employees...more

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Last Gasp for Narrow Rules Review? NLRB Holds Hospital Badge Policy Unlawfully Prevented Employees From Wearing Union Insignia

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Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (called “MHS”), an acute care hospital, had a policy for direct care providers that stated “[identification] badge reels may only be branded with [MHS] approved logos or text.” A 2-1...more

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Healthcare Employers Rejoice? Recent Shift In NLRB Decisions Impacts The Industry

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A new Republican majority took hold over the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) at the end of 2017, leading to several significant labor decisions. Because the NLRB’s decisions and actions impact all industries, healthcare...more

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Healthcare Employers Must Be Consistent When Restricting Union Buttons and Other Insignia

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The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") recently held that a healthcare employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by prohibiting employees from wearing union protest stickers. See HealthBridge...more

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Over Hill, Over Dale, the NLRB Pens Another Cautionary Tale: Board Strikes Down Work Rules Prohibiting Negativity and Gossip

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The NLRB is back at it, finding last week in Hills and Dales General Hospital, that seemingly innocuous policies prohibiting negativity and gossip in the workplace and requiring employees to represent their employer in a...more

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