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New Healthcare Practitioner Non-Compete Provisions Effective September 1, 2025

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On June 20, 2025, Texas enacted SB 1318, modifying the criteria for enforceable healthcare practitioner non-competes in the Texas Business and Commerce Code. The modifications (1) limit the scope of enforceable physician...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New Tennessee Law Eases Physician Employment Restrictions for Certain Hospitals

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On May 21, Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 979 (HB 979) into law.  Notably, provisions of this law aim to address physician shortages and improve access to specialized medical care in rural and underserved areas in...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Tennessee Law Now Permits Hospital Employment of Anesthesiologists, Radiologists, Pathologists, and Emergency Physicians in Most...

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Today, Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill No. 979 into law. House Bill No. 979, among other unrelated matters, drastically changes certain laws relating to the corporate practice of medicine in Tennessee. Before this new law...more

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No Dogs Allowed: Federal Court Rejects Service Dog Accommodation in Hospital Setting

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Most of us know that when an employee or visitor to a place of public accommodation requests a reasonable accommodation, the ADA requires an interactive process to make an individualized determination. But what about a...more

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Both Questions and Innovations Abound as Healthcare Services Increasingly Look To Gig Workers

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As the gig economy surges, on-demand workers are popping up in wider variety of industries. Trends indicate that the proportion of the U.S. workforce engaging in some form of gig arrangement will continue to increase, rising...more

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NLRB Finds Hospital’s Solicitation And Distribution Policy Unlawful

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Recently, a 3-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) ruled that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”) unlawfully prohibited off-duty employees from distributing literature in...more

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Massachusetts Nurses Association Battles Hospital Over Influenza Vaccine

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On September 22, 2014, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) filed a complaint in Massachusetts Superior Court seeking an injunction against implementation of a new mandatory influenza vaccination policy by Brigham &...more

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Take 5 Newsletter: Five Labor and Employment Issues Faced by Health Care Employers

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As the Affordable Care Act and the challenges of reimbursement and funding for health care services drive changes in the health care delivery system and employment in the industry, new issues in labor and employment law are...more

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