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HOW TO AVOID GETTING SUED OVER YOUR NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW TO AVOID GETTING SUED OVER YOUR NON-COMPETE

There are a few tricks we like to share with our clients when it comes to employment litigation. Best way to avoid litigation: Do NOT sign a Non-compete agreement. Even that does not prevent all litigation as employees have other non-contractual duties they will sometimes breach. Second best way to avoid litigation: Don’t breach your…

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WANT TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS IN VIRGINIA IN 2010? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WANT TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS IN VIRGINIA IN 2010?

Let’s see if you are ready. Question 1: ARE YOU CURRENTLY BOUND BY AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT?1. Yes, I am currently bound by an employment agreement;2. No, I have never signed an employment agreement;3. I may have signed an agreement but don’t recall or have a copy;4. It doesn’t matter because employment agreements and non-competes are…

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2009 A YEAR IN REVIEW — VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LAW 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

2009 A YEAR IN REVIEW — VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LAW

New Years is a great time to evaluate the past year and consider how it will impact us in the future. So let us begin this examination / evaluation, by looking at legal trends in the Commonwealth.Did Courts get tougher on non-compete cases?Were there more non-compete cases stuck in litigation? Sadly, I have no way…

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VIRGINIA NURSES – ABUSE AND NEGLECT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA NURSES – ABUSE AND NEGLECT

This morning I heard an economist say that in the next 10 years, we will see job rates increase for RN’s and home health care workers more than any other industry. Not a surprise, but it may surprise you to learn that every year, Virginia nurses lose their licenses for abuse and neglect. And what…

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IS MY DOCTOR RESPONSIBLE? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

IS MY DOCTOR RESPONSIBLE?

If something goes wrong during a surgery, or a patient is given the wrong medication, or has a terrible response to treatment, who is responsible? Medicine is unfortunately, not an exact science. This means that mistakes are made, and sometimes problems simply occur. In Virginia, you have the right to file suit and seek compensation…

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NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES

If I were someone interested in starting my own business in the new year, I would want to do the following: 1. Obtain and review all of my existing employment agreements / contracts;2. Have an attorney review, evaluate and explain my rights and restrictions under these contracts;3. Have an attorney advise me on what actions…

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YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO

Want to know your employment rights in Virginia? You have the right to: 1. Sign a non-compete or be fired;2. Be fired for any reason (but race, gender, age or religion);3. Be fired without notice;4. Be sued by your old employer for using confidential information for your own benefit;5. Be sued by your old employer…

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FIRST 72 HOURS AT A NURSING HOME ARE CRUCIAL 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FIRST 72 HOURS AT A NURSING HOME ARE CRUCIAL

I have seen the following situation happen more than one time: Elderly patient is discharged from hospital and taken to a nursing home after 5:00pm. Arrives at nursing home, and staff is unprepared or not there. No one to discuss paperwork or payment. No RN on staff to evaluate patient or their condition. No physician…

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RIGHT TO WORK – DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RIGHT TO WORK – DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

I saw a family friend over the Christmas Holiday. He is a business owner. He asked what type of law I was practicing these days and I told him about our non-compete / employment litigation practice. He smiled and said “Those things aren’t really valid – are they? I have all of my employees sign…

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HOME HEALTH CARE NIGHTMARE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOME HEALTH CARE NIGHTMARE

Let me begin with a confession. I have to rely on home health care workers to take care of one of my parents. I wish it could be different but we live 6 states away. So I must daily rely on these women, many strangers, to care for my loved one. And I am not…

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NURSING HOME NEGLECT OVER THE HOLIDAYS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING HOME NEGLECT OVER THE HOLIDAYS

Did you visit a loved one over Christmas at a local nursing home? Was it chaos? I would guess it was. Many nurses there? I doubt it. And what happened when the normal care takers were home with their families? Were sub-nurses hired and asked to provide care without any supervision or guidance? We have…

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ARE THERE FELONS AND CRIMINALS IN YOUR NURSING HOME? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ARE THERE FELONS AND CRIMINALS IN YOUR NURSING HOME?

Of course not, you say with conviction. The nursing home where my mother, father, husband, wife, etc. live would never let those types of people into the home. It wouldn’t be safe would it? That is probably what the families of residents of two Chicago area nursing homes were saying as well…at least until this…

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