Frier Levitt recently assisted a New York-based Physician in challenging and resolving an improperly implemented Focused Professional Peer Evaluation (“FPPE”) by a New York Hospital. A FPPE is a process used by hospitals and other healthcare... Read More
While the survival and enforceability of noncompete agreements remain uncertain, those that exist are still being challenged, and courts are scrutinizing the language contained therein. Courts have routinely enforced noncompete agreements that were... Read More
Frier Levitt Partner and General Counsel Michelle L. Greenberg was quoted in a Medical Economics article, “Physicians Must Deal Effectively with Difficult Employees” by Keith Loria. Problematic employees can lead to larger difficulties for... Read More
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) containing a proposed rule (“Rule”) that would restrict employers from entering into and/or enforcing non-compete agreements... Read More
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) created the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) that helped businesses keep their workforces employed... Read More
Many of our clients are surprised to learn that they have protectable intellectual property within their business or practice. Some are obvious: formulas, manufacturing and testing methods, product names, authored literature, customer lists. Others,... Read More
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) amended its regulations governing the display of certain employment-related posters in the workplace relating to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA),... Read More
The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed an employer’s decision to terminate an employee over her comments on a Facebook post. In a recent matter, an employee of a New Jersey health system was terminated after her employer discovered Facebook... Read More
Reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) is required when certain adverse clinical privilege actions involving professional competence or conduct of physicians occur. Reports submitted in response to negative actions or findings... Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently announced a clawback of funds disbursed by Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.... Read More
