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KEEP A COPY OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

KEEP A COPY OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

I wish I had a dollar for everyone who called and said “How can I make my employer give me a copy of the agreements I signed?” My answer is usually – “you can’t.” What I really want to say is “Don’t you have a copy?” Virginians, lend me your ears. KEEP A COPY OF…

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BURNED-OUT SURGEONS MAKING MISTAKES 150 150 Dan Frith

BURNED-OUT SURGEONS MAKING MISTAKES

A new study recently found that a significant percentage of depressed or burned-out surgeons believe they have committed major medical errors. The study, published online by Annals of Surgery last month, found that of 7,905 surgeons surveyed, almost 9 percent—700 surgeons—were concerned that they had made a major medical error in the three months before…

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WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT 150 150 Dan Frith

WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT

Has an awful ring doesn’t it “wrongful death?” If someone loses their life because of someone else’s negligence, you can file suit against that person alleging “wrongful death” in civil court. They won’t go to jail, but they may be forced to pay for your pain and suffering which occurred as a result of losing…

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VIRGINIA – AT WILL EMPLOYEE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA – AT WILL EMPLOYEE

Employment laws in Virginia are funny… There aren’t many. “Right to work” really means nothing as far as job protection, it only means you can’t be fired for refusing to pay union dues. “At Will” employee essentially means you can be fired or quit, for any reason unless you have a contract that says otherwise.…

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FALLS IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FALLS IN NURSING HOMES

QUESTION: Falls in nursing homes are preventable – True or False. ANSWER: Depends on who is answering the question. A few years ago we represented the Estate of a woman who died as a result of a nursing home fall. The physician who was testifying for the defendant nursing home told me in her deposition…

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HOW SAFE IS LASIK SURGERY? 150 150 Dan Frith

HOW SAFE IS LASIK SURGERY?

Don’t you know someone who has had Lasik eye surgery? I do…multiple people and most have enjoyed improved vision as a result. We have a large ophthalmologic practice in my area and these eye doctors appear to be very good at what they do. However, the national media has reported an increasing number of problems…

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NURSING HOME FOUND NEGLIGENT IN FLORIDA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING HOME FOUND NEGLIGENT IN FLORIDA

Great news for patient advocates and families everywhere. A South Florida jury last week awarded $7.75 million to the family of a 71-year-old stroke victim who filed an elder abuse lawsuit against the Fillmore Convalescent Center. How did the plaintiffs prove that their loved one had been abused? A hidden video camera in her room…

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RELEASE FROM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RELEASE FROM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

So, you want a release from your employment contract? What can you do to make your employer release you? Nothing. You can’t make them release you. So what can you do to put yourself in a better position to get a release? 1. Have your agreement reviewed by an attorney that explains your rights /…

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PATIENT TRACKING AND NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith

PATIENT TRACKING AND NURSING HOMES

I just read an interesting article in the December 11 edition of the Roanoke Times titled, “Patient Tracking Device Closer to Market.” The article caught my eye because my law firm receives 3 or 4 telephone calls every month from someone whose mother/father/brother/sister, who resides in a nursing home, fell in a portion of the…

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SEPARATION / SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

SEPARATION / SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS

Many Virginians are being presented with “separation agreements.” No, I am not referring to the agreement between spouses looking to divide their property and divorce, I am referring to an employment agreement signed at termination. Because the economy remains in a tail spin, businesses continue to lay people off at alarming rates. Sometimes, severance packages…

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ERRORS IN RADIOLOGY 150 150 Dan Frith

ERRORS IN RADIOLOGY

Errors that Occur in Radiological Scans While we don’t like to think of them happening, it’s true that radiological errors do happen on a regular basis, in fact, much more often than we realize. Some of them are not reported and even those that are reported go by without any action being taken. Mistakes and…

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BAD NEWS – NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS ARE OFTEN BINDING IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

BAD NEWS – NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS ARE OFTEN BINDING IN VIRGINIA

We had someone request Dan’s book HOW TO BEAT YOUR VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE this week. He said over the phone that his friend told him Virginia Courts did not enforce Non-Competes and so he was not worried. HOLD UP… That is one hilarious but false rumor. I have killed many trees printing recent state and federal…

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