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VIRGINIA LITIGATION OVER NON-COMPETE
VIRGINIA LITIGATION OVER NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

We have heard from our friends in the Beach / Tidewater area of Virginia, about an on-going legal action regarding non-compete agreement that was allegedly breached.Read all about it here & here. So what is going on?Mike Schwartz of Inside Business reported June 18th, that the “dispute between Resource and…

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CHRONIC AILMENTS IN KIDS – MEANS MORE ELDERLY WITH DISABILITIES IN LONG RUN
CHRONIC AILMENTS IN KIDS – MEANS MORE ELDERLY WITH DISABILITIES IN LONG RUN 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Chronic Ailments Affect More KidsAssociated PressWednesday, June 27, 2007; Page A05To read the Washington Post Article – go here. “The number of American children with chronic health problems such as obesity, asthma and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has soared in the past four decades, foreshadowing increases in adult disability and public…

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ER DOCTOR BLOGS ON NURSING HOME RECORDS
ER DOCTOR BLOGS ON NURSING HOME RECORDS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Check out an insightful blog from an ER Physician, on nursing home records – here:DOCTOR WRITES:“There is a new, intentional and horrible trend in nursing home transfers to the ED, and it’s not the patients. It’s the records that come with them, or more specifically those that don’t. Allow me…

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GENERIC DRUGS MAY NOT BE SAFE
GENERIC DRUGS MAY NOT BE SAFE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

We have heard almost every day this month – something exported from China has problems. This week, The Washington Post writer Marc Kaufman took a detailed look into regulation of generic drugs made overseas – read it here.“India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control…

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NURSE SHORTAGE
NURSE SHORTAGE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

There was a good, but discouraging feature on NPR a few weeks ago – on the shortage of nurses nationwide. Read and listen to the feature, here.All Things ConsideredU.S. Faces Critical Nurse Shortage“The demand for nurses is expected to outstrip the number coming out of nursing schools in the coming…

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“CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION”
“CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Many employment contracts / non compete agreements will include language that prohibits the sharing of confidential information, or even, making use of confidential procedures once someone leaves the business.Is this enforceable? Well – maybe, depending on the business and the circumstances.Example 1 – you work at The Ice Cream Parlor…

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CLASS ACTION NURSING HOME SUIT
CLASS ACTION NURSING HOME SUIT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds prior ruling to allow a class action lawsuit againt nursing home owned by Beverly Healthcare (who owns/owned nursing homes across the United States, including Virginia). Read the latest here:“On May 1, 2006, Harkey granted class-action certification to the suit with respect to claims of statutory and…

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GASTRIC BYPASS HEALS DIABETES?
GASTRIC BYPASS HEALS DIABETES? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

This morning my local paper, the Roanoke Times, printed a story on how gastric bypass surgery may be treating and or healing type II diabetes in some recipients. Well – apparently, this is not news to everyone.Diabetes Health printed the following article in May – so while little is know…

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WHO SIGNS NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS?
WHO SIGNS NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

The answer? Anyone could. The purpose of a non-compete from an employer’s point of view, is to “protect the investment.” If you spend years learning the tricks of the trade, making client contacts etc. – you could destroy your employer by creating the exact same business – maybe that costs…

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BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Check out this article in the Washington Post by RoB Stein: LINKBreast Cancer Drug Study CanceledBy Rob SteinWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, June 20, 2007The federal government yesterday canceled a $100 million study designed to test a new generation of drugs to prevent breast cancer in women at risk for the…

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