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New York Senate Passes Half-Million-Dollar Noncompete Wage Limit

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As alluded to in our alert regarding nationwide changes in noncompete law, on June 9 the New York State Senate passed Senate Bill S4641 (S4641), which would restrict the use of noncompetes in New York for anyone earning less...more

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What Workplace Violence Law Means for Texas Healthcare

Violence in the workplace is something all employers prohibit and try to prevent. Healthcare employers have a tougher time, because the violence often comes from patients. How do you best protect workers while still...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Mess with Texas Nurses: Texas Healthcare Facilities Must Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more

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Health Law Diagnosis - Connecticut Expands Nurse Protections Relating to Hospital Nurse Staffing Plans, Scope of Practice, and...

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On June 27, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 23-204, “An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2025, and Making Appropriations Therefor, and Provisions Related to...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Expands Nurse Protections Relating to Hospital Nurse Staffing Plans, Scope of Practice, and Overtime

On June 27, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 23-204, “An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2025, and Making Appropriations Therefor, and Provisions Related to...more

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New Restrictions on Physician Non-Compete Agreements in Connecticut

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At the close of the 2023 session, the Connecticut legislature passed Senate Bill 9, “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents.”  Buried in this legislation are amendments to the state’s physician...more

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New York Mandatory Nurse Overtime Law Amendments Take Effect

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Significant amendments to New York law regarding mandatory overtime for nurses took effect on June 28, 2023. The changes resulted from New York Assembly Bill 970 / Senate Bill 850, which Governor Hochul signed in March,...more

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New Non-Compete Health Care Restrictions in Connecticut

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As various states and federal agencies seek to prohibit or limit the use of non-competes, Connecticut joined the trend. Connecticut’s new legislation, SB 9, expands restrictions on the enforceability of physician non-competes...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Legislature Passes Law Limiting Physician, PA and APRN Non-Compete Agreements

On June 5, 2023, the Connecticut Legislature passed Public Act No. 23-97, “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents” (“the Act”). Sections 13 through 15 of the Act make important changes to Connecticut...more

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Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

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Welcome to our latest Healthcare Snapshot, where we take a quick look at some of the most pressing issues facing employers in the industry. Even though COVID-19 numbers are generally trending in a positive direction,...more

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