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LINKEDIN AND NON-COMPETE: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

LINKEDIN AND NON-COMPETE: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION?

Most business professionals, especially those under age 35, are aware of and participate in such social networking sites on the Internet like LinkedIn.com. For those readers unfamiliar with this amazing site, LinkedIn is a popular business networking service that allows individual users to create profiles that look like resumes. Each user may build a network…

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FALSE ADS FOR AIRBORNE? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FALSE ADS FOR AIRBORNE?

Airborne Coughs Up Millions to Settle Suit Check out this article in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/14/AR2008081403142.html By Annys ShinWashington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 15, 2008; Page D01 Over the past decade, millions of consumers, including Oprah, have come to swear by Airborne — fizzy orange tablets containing vitamins, herbs and minerals that its makers…

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NURSING HOME SYSTEM IN AMERICA IS BROKEN! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NURSING HOME SYSTEM IN AMERICA IS BROKEN!

I don’t think this is breaking news to most of the readers of Legal Medicine, but it does offer confirmation of what we discuss and write about every week. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) has concluded the nursing home certification process is broken and cannot be fixed. The AAHSA…

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NEW RESOURCE FOR VIRGINIANS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NEW RESOURCE FOR VIRGINIANS

A great new website and resource for Virginia debuted this week. VIRGINIA EASY ACCESS – a partnership between 2-1-1 Virginia (public service information source), Senior Navigator (Senior resource) and the Commonwealth. It has great information – is organized clearly and simply – and appears to be a wonderful resource. I would direct anyone to the…

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HOSPITALS SHOULD NOT BILL PATIENTS FOR “NEVER EVENTS” 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOSPITALS SHOULD NOT BILL PATIENTS FOR “NEVER EVENTS”

By now most Americans have read that Medicare has decided it will not pay hospital bills for “Never Events,” which are defined as errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients, and indicate a real problem in the safety and credibility of a health care facility. Never…

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TEXAS NURSING HOMES WANT MORE MONEY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TEXAS NURSING HOMES WANT MORE MONEY

I ran across an Associated Press article about nursing home owners wanting higher Medicaid reimbursement rates from the state of Texas. I have no problem with their request. However, any increase in reimbursement rates should be tied to better nursing home care….including higher salaries for nurse assistants and all staff. Increase payments should also be…

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VIRGINIA LAW REQUIRES PHYSICIANS TO REPORT ELDER ABUSE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIRGINIA LAW REQUIRES PHYSICIANS TO REPORT ELDER ABUSE

Did you know that Virginia law requires doctors to report evidence of elderly abuse? The statute (Va. Code § 63.2-1606) requires doctors to immediately report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults to the local department or the adult protective services. Why? Because physicians, often emergency room physicians, are uniquely situated to observe and detect…

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CAN THEY DO THAT? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CAN THEY DO THAT?

We frequently get calls from worried families – “Can they make my Mom leave the nursing home for not paying?” My response is always, “YES – under Virginia law, they can do that.” According to a recent article by the WallStreet Journal, nursing homes are bending the rules when evicting residents. To Be Old, Frail…

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CALIFORNIA GOT IT RIGHT! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CALIFORNIA GOT IT RIGHT!

Many commentators on law, politics and society often poke fun at California! They claim California is too liberal…too environmentally concerned….too Granola! But, regardless of what you may think, I believe California’s got it right when it comes to protecting the rights of employees. California law is very unfavorable to non-compete agreements. The state’s legislators believe…

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Sexual Assault by Hospice Care Provider 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Sexual Assault by Hospice Care Provider

I am saddened to say it happened again. An 84 year old man was molested by a hospice care giver in March of 2007 – his wife walked in on the male hospice care giver, attempting to perform oral sex on her husband. Settlement was reached. We see these case far to often – and…

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Non Compete Attorneys in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Non Compete Attorneys in Virginia

Probably only 1 of every 10 contracts we review, turns into litigation. The others we review for clients, either before they sign, or before they leave their current employment. Sometimes we get folks too late and their old employer has hired counsel and is seeking damages or an injunction. We review non -compete contracts across…

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CUSTOMER LISTS AND TRADE SECRETS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CUSTOMER LISTS AND TRADE SECRETS

We defend employees in non-competition cases filed by their former employers. In many of these cases, the employer asserts that our client has taken a “customer list” from the employer and is using that list to illegally compete with the former employer. The employer sometimes even argues that the “customer list” is a “trade secret.”…

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