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When Nursing Home Care is Criminal
When Nursing Home Care is Criminal 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Do you remember the O.J. Simpson case? Simpson was found liable in civil court, even though he was found not guilty for the same actions in criminal court. Isn’t it odd that Simpson could be held responsible in one court and not the other? We encounter a similar situation in…

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Podcast: Top 10 Employee Mistakes That Lead to Litigation
Podcast: Top 10 Employee Mistakes That Lead to Litigation 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I am not Jay Leno or David Letterman. I am much younger and shorter than either of those guys. But I like top 10 lists and want to help Virginia employees with avoiding expensive litigation. Here is the podcast edition of the Top 10 Employee Mistakes That Lead to Litigation, including (1) email…

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Upcoming Event: What You Need to Know About Virginia Nursing Homes
Upcoming Event: What You Need to Know About Virginia Nursing Homes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

What can you do to prevent nursing home abuse and neglect? There are certain red flags that the nursing home has not provided adequate care, including dehydration, pressure ulcers, falls, over-medication, and elopement. We advise families about potential legal action against the corporate nursing home chain that has created an environment…

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How to Beat Your Virginia Non-Compete for Lawyers
How to Beat Your Virginia Non-Compete for Lawyers 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Now available for employees – and attorneys – we are offering a 60-minute online seminar, “How to Beat Your Virginia Non-Compete.” Our goal is to help employees and attorneys better understand their workplace rights under Virginia law. Topics include how to avoid a lawsuit, ensure a smooth transition to a…

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Virginia Non-Competes: What You Read vs. What Your Boss Reads
Virginia Non-Competes: What You Read vs. What Your Boss Reads 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I love Google Alert, that fabulous daily reminder of what is being written online about a certain topic. Perhaps you have an RSS or Google Alert on Jessica Simpson or the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Mine are mostly work related: “non-compete” and “non-solicitation.” This morning, Google Alert brought my attention…

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“Blue Penciling” in Virginia
“Blue Penciling” in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Remember in 4th grade when your teacher started grading your assignments with a red pencil? She was correcting your work, stating, “This is wrong.” A check mark meant an answer was correct. What if your teacher had re-written your answers instead – giving you credit but unilaterally changing your answer…

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“Right to Work” in Virginia
“Right to Work” in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

A few years ago, my mission in life became clear. To educate my fellow Virginians on what it really means that Virginia is a “right to work state.” Most Virginians think that “Right to Work” law means, one of the following: Your boss cannot prevent you legally from accepting a…

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How We Treat Our Elderly
How We Treat Our Elderly 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDXuCE7LeQ&sns=em It is no surprise that too often, we as a society cast aside our weak, our frail, our older members. We place them in homes where they wait to die, sometimes without family or friends to remind them they are loved, are special, that their lives matter.

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Proving Abuse or Neglect in a Virginia Nursing Home
Proving Abuse or Neglect in a Virginia Nursing Home 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I took a stack of records home last night to look through them. No, not music records: medical records and nursing home records. I spent time pouring through each page trying to decipher the following: 1. Did the nursing home recognize this patient’s needs? 2. Did they plan to provide…

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They Sued Me: Can I Sue Them for Preventing Me from Working?
They Sued Me: Can I Sue Them for Preventing Me from Working? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Here is a common scenario if you wait too long to review your non-compete contract. A client has left their job and wants to start a new business or join a competitor. After a careful review of the non-compete contract, we offer the following no-nonsense advice: “Your contract seems valid under…

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