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DOCTORS AND NON-COMPETES: A PENDING CASE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DOCTORS AND NON-COMPETES: A PENDING CASE

We have written numerous blogs on non-competition agreements signed by doctors and other health care professionals (use the search feature above to read those blogs). I just ran across another report of doctors facing the prospect of not being able to care for their patients due to a non-compete agreement signed with the physician’s practice…

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HIRING AN EMPLOYEE WITH A NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HIRING AN EMPLOYEE WITH A NON-COMPETE

Truth is, non-compete agreements (aka restrictive covenants) exist in almost every industry. Chances are if you are looking to hire someone with experience in any profession, they may come with a non-compete agreement. As an employer looking to hire, what should you do? 1. ASK. ASK. ASK. Find out before you extend and offer and…

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WHAT DO NURSE PRACTITIONERS DO? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT DO NURSE PRACTITIONERS DO?

Sometimes we have clients that come in and think that their doctors have done something wrong. We often find out they were actually being treated by a Nurse Practitioner – so what do Nurse Practitioners do? What is the scope of their practice? The following article, was written by Teresa Jackson, who writes on the…

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FACTS AND FICTION REGARDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN NON-COMPETE CASES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FACTS AND FICTION REGARDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN NON-COMPETE CASES

I love pop a quiz, don’t you? Here is a fun one for Monday morning on facts and fiction regarding non-compete litigation in Virginia. FACT OR FICTION: 1. Virginia Courts never grant preliminary injunctions because it is such an extreme remedy. 2. Virginia Courts will often grant preliminary injunction to stop rogue employees from taking…

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NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE – NEW RIVER VALLEY 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE – NEW RIVER VALLEY

Have you heard, Roanoke and New River Valleys are great places to retire. This means that assisted living facilities and nursing homes are popping up everywhere to serve the retirees who may need rehab or additional help in the next few years. Need help finding a facility? I wrote a guide for Virginia families on…

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TOO MANY NURSING HOME RESIDENTS ARE IN PAIN 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TOO MANY NURSING HOME RESIDENTS ARE IN PAIN

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the results of a disturbing study of nursing home residents. The more significant findings include: 1. Forty-four percent of nursing home residents with pain received neither standing orders for pain medication nor special services for pain management (i.e., appropriate pain management). 2. Nonwhite residents and…

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TORT REFORM AND MEDICINE: YOU VOTE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TORT REFORM AND MEDICINE: YOU VOTE

I don’t think tort reform in medical negligence cases is needed. Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals annually each year due to preventable medical errors, according to the Institute of Medicine. A survey of doctors and other adults released in December in the New England Journal of Medicine found that more than a…

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SAMPLE CEASE AND DESIST LETTER VIRGINIA for VIRGINIA EMPLOYER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

SAMPLE CEASE AND DESIST LETTER VIRGINIA for VIRGINIA EMPLOYER

Dear ex-employee: Rumor has it, you have said mean things, taken our trade secrets and tried to take our clients. This ticks us off and so we are going to send you a mean letter making all sorts of threats we do not intend to follow through with. No really. Scared yet? Stop calling our…

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JUST DO IT = JUST SUE EM? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

JUST DO IT = JUST SUE EM?

Think large global companies are not going sue an employee who leaves to work for a small mom & pop? You’d be wrong – Nike Sues ex-worker citing non-compete Lets watch and see how this one works out!

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VIRGINIA COURTS ACTUALLY LOOK DOWN ON NON-COMPETES (APRIL FOOLS) 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA COURTS ACTUALLY LOOK DOWN ON NON-COMPETES (APRIL FOOLS)

I have had many people call our office and say after some research, they started their own business, competed, etc., because “Virginia courts do not look favorably on restrictive covenants” ie – non-compete agreements. Yes, Virginia courts constantly recite that line, as frequently as Dororthy in the Wizard of Oz says “there is no place…

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VIRGINIA NON COMPETE CASE RESOLVED 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA NON COMPETE CASE RESOLVED

According to Virginia Lawyers Weekly Blog, a Hanover County employee (not too far from Richmond) won a non-compete battle when his employer’s agreement was struck by the Court as overbroad! Now, this is another great victory for the employee. I salute his attorney and hope more courts will do the same. I am sure it…

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ARE VIRGINIA NURSING HOMES IGNORING SEXUAL ABUSE? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ARE VIRGINIA NURSING HOMES IGNORING SEXUAL ABUSE?

You would hope not…but that appears to be the case according to a recent report from the Bristol Herald Courier. The story comes our way over some tragic events which occurred at the National Health Care facility located in Bristol, Virginia. The accusations surround two current NHC-Bristol staff members and a former nursing director. The…

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