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DON”T ASSUME ANYTHING
DON”T ASSUME ANYTHING 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Please don’t assume the following:1. You didn’t sign a non compete2. If you did sign a non compete, your boss would have given you a copy3. Your boss won’t enforce a non-compete4. You aren’t in breach of your non-compete5. They can only enforce your non-compete in a year6. If your…

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WHAT ADVICE LAWYERS ARE GIVING TO YOUR EMPLOYER
WHAT ADVICE LAWYERS ARE GIVING TO YOUR EMPLOYER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

We subscribe to many publications – including a local one written for the Business community in our region.In a recent article, an attorney who primarily advises employers in employment situations gave the following advice when employees leave:(Yes – I am paraphrasing)– Contact the IT department to find out whether that…

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STARTING A NEW BUSINESS
STARTING A NEW BUSINESS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

By all accounts, this bad economy is a good time to start a new business. Maybe not leave your job to go solo – but file the paperwork with the state, form an LLC – “plan ahead.”There may be a problem with being so organized thought.Do you have a non-compete?…

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DISCHARGE TOO SOON
DISCHARGE TOO SOON 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Our local paper is writing less articles themselves, and printing more AP articles. Bad news is we read very little about local issues, good news is we are more plugged in to national issues.Like this one – 1 in 5 Medicare patients rehospitalized in a month; study says patients get…

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MAY I SEE THOSE RECORDS PLEASE?
MAY I SEE THOSE RECORDS PLEASE? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I thankfully, am in good health and don’t have many physician visits. I do however, have a loved one who spends hundreds of hours a year under direct physician care.Do her doctors communicate? Do you assume they share information?When my loved one goes to the doctor, I encourage her to…

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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ADVICE IN VIRGINIA
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ADVICE IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I just saw a friend at the bank who said her brother, age 60, just lost a job with a large southern title examination company where he had been doing real estate closings for years. No severance, nothing.Can he easily find a job? I doubt it. Could he be hampered…

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End of life can be scary for both patient, family
End of life can be scary for both patient, family 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

This is a question / answer column in our local paper, the Roanoke Times. Dear Dr. Camardi: I’m in a panic, I’m really scared and I just don’t know what to say or how to act.My mother is dying because of cancer and she has little time left and she…

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AGITATION = UTI, NOT EXCUSE FOR MORE ATIVAN
AGITATION = UTI, NOT EXCUSE FOR MORE ATIVAN 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I want a dollar for every case I have reviewed, wherein an ambulatory (walking) nursing home resident is over-medicated so they won’t bother the nursing staff any more.No, that is clearly not in the records, but you will see:Nurses Note:– pt. ambulating up and down hall. Redirected to room. .25…

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PLEASE GET IT IN WRITING
PLEASE GET IT IN WRITING 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Did your employer promise they would not seek enforcement of your non-compete?Did she promise you a bonus in exchange for signing a non-compete?Did your job duties change, such that you should get a raise?Did the boss say “not to worry” because if they had to lay you off due to…

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FUNERAL HOME NEGLIGENCE
FUNERAL HOME NEGLIGENCE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

A few years ago, we handled a funeral home negligence case. Apparently, negligence occurs more than you would think in funeral homes.What is funeral home negligence?Well, if the facility mis-treats your loved ones’ body, fails to care for it in the way you contracted, and it causes you emotional distress,…

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