Worldwide there are fewer than 500,000 people with hemophilia, a genetic disease that inhibits a patient’s blood clotting ability. Hemophilia is caused by genetic mutations in a patient and is hereditary, meaning that the condition is often passed... Read More
Over the last 10 years the percentage of physicians that are directly employed by hospitals or by hospital owned medical practices has continued to grow. Physicians encounter obstacles in their attempts to preserve independence. One major obstacle... Read More
A proposed piece of legislation, entitled “Employee Security Act” (HB 3530 and SB 2332) is working its way though Illinois’ congress. If passed, it would make it only the second state in the country to prohibit at-will employment outright—a... Read More
In what may be the first of many lawsuits, a New Mexico county prison guard has filed a lawsuit challenging a directive requiring all first responders to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of continued employment. The lawsuit is particularly... Read More
New Jersey businesses are governed by some of the most comprehensive employment laws in the country. Employers in regulated sectors must pay even more attention to their actions to avoid allegations of wrongdoing by their employees. Employers must... Read More
For more than 15 years opponents of mandatory arbitration have introduced legislation to ban waivers of employee’s rights and remedies relating to certain employment claims. More specifically, when Section 12.7 of the New Jersey’s Law Against... Read More
Frier Levitt Life Sciences Partner Jesse Dresser, Esq., who heads the Firm's Pharmacy Practice Group, recently spoke to Law360 about "NJ Employers Weigh Vaccine Rules Against Legal Liability." Jesse says that "he's seeing more educational... Read More
While many employers feel confident that their written agreements with employees are enforceable, the drafting or method of delivery of those agreements may ultimately render them unenforceable, leaving the employee without the benefit of its... Read More
https://youtu.be/EZb6cIVW_7Q In July, the state of New Jersey enacted two major laws affecting every healthcare practice in the state. On the employment front, a new mandatory Paid Sick Leave Act that requires employers to provide employees with... Read More
A new year is a great time to take stock of your corporate documents and determine what actions you may need to take in the new year. Because the healthcare industry is in a state of constant flux due to legal and regulatory changes, increasing... Read More
