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IF I AM FIRED, THEY CAN’T ENFORCE MY NON-COMPETE, CAN THEY? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

IF I AM FIRED, THEY CAN’T ENFORCE MY NON-COMPETE, CAN THEY?

Wow – This is the question of the week. Dear Frith Law Firm:I was let go from my job recently. They can’t enforce my non-compete after firing me, can they? Dear potential client:The answer depends on your individual contract… and they can always file suit, the real question is whether they will win and have…

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TAMPA FLORIDA – NON COMPETES ARE UNENFORCEABLE? RIGHT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

TAMPA FLORIDA – NON COMPETES ARE UNENFORCEABLE? RIGHT

I am from Tampa Florida, so I occassionaly keep up with the news there. This week, Tampa Tribune had an interesting article about non-compete agreements. The author, and employment lawyer named Randall Love writes “I am periodically surprised by potential clients who believe covenants against competition, or more frequently “noncompete” agreements, are unenforceable. To the…

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE FIRED 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE FIRED

Someone I speak to all the time told me her daughter was worried about losing her job. In anticipation of losing her job, she started “cleaning” her computer at work. Deleting personal files, old emails, etc.. I am fine with removal of personal files.. BUT WHAT IF you take information that may be deemed confidential…0r…

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WHAT IS NURSING HOME “NEGLECT,” REALLY? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT IS NURSING HOME “NEGLECT,” REALLY?

According to the Virginia Administrative Code – Nursing Home Neglect is “failure to provide timely and consistent services, treatment or care to a resident or residents, that are necessary to obtain or maintain the resident or resident’s health safety or comfort; or a failure to provide timely and consistent goods and services necessary to avoid…

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A SAD STORY ABOUT RETIREMENT AND NONCOMPETES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

A SAD STORY ABOUT RETIREMENT AND NONCOMPETES

I just read a story about a former Merrill Lynch stock broker who worked for the company for 26 years and invested heavily in Merrill Lynch’s employee stock option plan. The stock option plan was his retirement account. The stock broker rose through the ranks at Merrill Lynch ultimately becoming a a first vice president…

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LIFE INSIDE A ONE STAR NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

LIFE INSIDE A ONE STAR NURSING HOME

Most of the readers of this blog are well aware of Medicare’s new Five Star Rating system for nursing homes. Do you want to know what life is like for residents of facilities who receive the lowest rating (one star)? The lobby smelled of urine. In one room, investigators found a 97-year-old woman, lying in…

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ARE YOU SURE THAT IS YOUR MEDICATION? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ARE YOU SURE THAT IS YOUR MEDICATION?

Friends – this happens more than you think. Nursing home residents get the WRONG medication, or a roommate’s medication, or the wrong amount. Please be diligent about discussing medication with the NH staff. If your loved one says they are giving them new pills, you as responsibility party, should have been made aware of this.…

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ANOTHER ELDERLY RESIDENT LEAVES FACILTY – ANOTHER DEATH 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ANOTHER ELDERLY RESIDENT LEAVES FACILTY – ANOTHER DEATH

How many times do we have to read about a nursing home (or assisted living facility) resident who, due to dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, walks out of a facility and is later found dead? The most recent report of this preventable tragedy comes from Cincinnati, Ohio. Dorotha Gifford, an 87-year-old woman, left a secured nursing…

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WHO IS TO BLAME? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHO IS TO BLAME?

This week I posted a blog about the Salmonella peanut butter issues. I asked the question “Who is to blame?” The Health dept? Cleaning crew? Workers? Apparently – the insurance company who supposedly insures the Peanut Company who made the product, is asking a local federal court to say whether they have to pay for…

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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF COVINGTON, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF COVINGTON, VIRGINIA?

The answer is provided by a new “5 Star Rating System” provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes”.…then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city. The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include: The Woodlands – Clifton Forge, Virginia Pocahantas Center –…

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NURSE MIDWIVES: PART TWO 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NURSE MIDWIVES: PART TWO

My post on February 2 about Nurse Midwives sure stirred up a hornets’ nest! I cannot respond to all of your comments but do want to add the following to our “discussion:” 1. I spend a great deal of my professional time representing pregnant mothers and other consumers of medical care in medical malpractice cases.…

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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA?

The answer is provided by a new “5 Star Rating System” provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes”….then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city. The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include: Benjamin Borden Health Center – Lexington, Virginia The Woodlands…

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