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One-Time Change: Employers and Carriers Must Go Beyond Simply Authorizing the Benefit

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Florida law entitles injured workers to a one-time change in physicians. This one-time change is a procedural right, per Florida Statute 440.13(2)(f). When the change is granted, the employer or carrier must deauthorize the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at The Ninth: Employees, Independent Contractors, and ERISA

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This week, this Ninth Circuit once again issued a number of opinions arising from the employment relationship. Here, we focus on two of particular interest. In the first, the Court sought to unravel whether an emergency room...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

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A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Illinois Restrictive Covenants: July 2016 Update

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Heads up, Illinois employers with post-employment restrictive covenants: three new cases may impact your enforcement efforts. One continues the split between state and federal courts as to whether continued employment is...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Blurred Lines: Neglect Claims Under the Elder Abuse Act Require a Custodial Relationship

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In Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, (May 19, 2016, S211793), the California Supreme Court held that a claim of neglect under the Elder Abuse Act requires a caretaking or custodial relationship wherein the defendant has assumed...more

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Health Care Entities Get Clarity from FCC on Telephone Communications

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The health care industry is in the midst of rapid change as governments fight rising health care costs, providers look to comply with myriad new regulations, and technology continues to take a more prominent role in the...more

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