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WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS?

Many employers prepare “Employee Handbooks” which outline company policy as well as the rights and obligations of its employees. Can these Employee Handbooks, assuming they contain non-compete language, prevent you from leaving your job and either working for a competitor or starting a competitive business? The answer is, “maybe…maybe not.” Not a very helpful answer!…

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SURGICAL MALPRACTICE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SURGICAL MALPRACTICE

My friends in med-school have always said the folks in surgery are gutsy, brave – a different breed. They would have to be in order to assume the level of stress and responsibility that surgery entails. I will be the first to admit, that every surgery is a risk. There is no such thing as…

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ADVICE ON VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ADVICE ON VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Sadly, many Virginians do not have savings accounts. This means they cannot hire an attorney to review employment contracts and must take their chances with new employment. Sadly, taking your chances with a non-compete is often more expensive in the long run than having your agreement reviewed. What do I mean? Example 1 : You…

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VIRGINIA IS A RIGHT TO WORK STATE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA IS A RIGHT TO WORK STATE

Ok folks, I have preached the gospel of Virginia employment law for many years, and no one is listening. “Right to Work State provides” almost NO protection to Virginia employees. “Right to Work” is limited to unions. Under Virginia law, here are your rights directly related to the Commonwealth being a “Right to work state:”…

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OVER MEDICATION IN NURSING HOMES = ABUSE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

OVER MEDICATION IN NURSING HOMES = ABUSE

Most of the nursing home cases we look at are negligence cases… someone, a doctor or a nurse, fails to provide a level of care they are required to by the standards of medicine. Occasionally, we will get a case wherein the nursing home staff actually abused a patient. Over medication cases falls into this…

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BEWARE THE MEMORY UNIT AT YOUR LOCAL ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

BEWARE THE MEMORY UNIT AT YOUR LOCAL ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY

Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) are great places for individuals who need some minor assistance with the activities of daily living. Activities like food preparation, supervision of medications, and assistance with travel to doctors’ offices. However, ALFs are not nursing homes and they do not have the appropriately trained staff to serve those who need the…

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ABINGDON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ABINGDON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY

Over the last few years, Dan and I have learned one very useful tip about some attorneys in SW Virginia. We have learned that lawyers in towns like Chilhowie, Damascus and Abingdon, don’t always want to take local medical malpractice or nursing home neglect cases because they would essentially be suing their friends. I respect…

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VIRGINIA IS FOR…. 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA IS FOR….

I am sure you have heard the tag line, “Virginia is for lovers” haven’t you? Well I am going to propose a change. Let us be honest with ourselves and chose a slogan that would actually be true. Here is my humble suggestion: VIRGINIA IS FOR EMPLOYERS. Now I like the sound of that, and,…

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OVERMEDICATION IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

OVERMEDICATION IN NURSING HOMES

I want to write about something that upsets me to my core… Something that happens every day in America’s nursing homes. Something, that if truly exposed, would shock and horrify people. OVER MEDICATION in nursing homes. Now what do I mean by “over medication?” I mean doctors and nurses giving elderly patients in nursing home,…

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CHOICES IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CHOICES IN NURSING HOMES

Families are amazed to learn the following: 1. They have a choice as to whether to send their loved one to a for profit or not for profit nursing home. 2. Once in the nursing home – they have a choice of doctors and can continue to use their Primary Care Physician for care if…

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HOW TO REVOKE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW TO REVOKE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

The following inquiry lead someone to our blog this week: “How long do I have to cancel my employment agreement?” I was surprised by the inquiry because it presupposes you have a right to cancel a contract you signed. I realized however, that most people operate on the incorrect assumption that employment agreements, specifically non-compete…

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HOME HEALTH CARE NIGHTMARE HITS HOME 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOME HEALTH CARE NIGHTMARE HITS HOME

Last Month I posted a blog on Home Healthcare Nightmares – people being abused by Home Health care workers with shady pasts unknown to their employees. I gave all this great advice on how to investigate home health care workers and NOT rely on what the agency tells you. Well, for once I thought it…

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