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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
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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
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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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VIRGINIA NURSING HOME ABUSE / NEGLECT ATTORNEY 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA NURSING HOME ABUSE / NEGLECT ATTORNEY

Elopement Medication Errors Failure to Diagnose Failure to Treat Failure to get emergency help Failure to prevent / treat Pressure Ulcers Dehydration Choking / Bed Rail entrapment Falls Drop from lift Abuse by staff or other residents Frith Law Firm has successfully represented families faced with all of the above scenarios. Most of these cases…

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VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE

When I was in Law School, I worked for the Attorney Generals Office in Richmond and my boss Roscoe Roberts was Board Counsel to the Board of Medicine. This meant we attended all Board of Medicine hearings and advised what actions were permitted etc. I witnessed scared doctors being asked to defend their actions, and…

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MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE / CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE / CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE

Are you wondering why your employer is so fervently pushing you to sign a new agreement about “mutual non-disclosure.” Is the HR director rabidly trying to get everyone to sign a new confidentiality clause before January? Someone is telling your employer, that such agreements are necessary to protect their confidential information and if employees refuse…

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LIMITATIONS ON VIRGINIA NON-COMPETES 150 150 Dan Frith
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LIMITATIONS ON VIRGINIA NON-COMPETES

As the readers of this blog know, Lauren and I try to share some of the principles followed by Virginia courts when they are called upon to determine the validity and enforceability of non-compete agreements. We often hear from clients that the non-compete agreement they signed with their employer prevents them from doing the same…

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THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES IN AMERICA 150 150 Dan Frith
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THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES IN AMERICA

I have written several blogs over the past few months about the best and worst nursing homes in Western Virginia (just search our blog for your city or town to find those posts). My blogs were based upon the Medicare 5 – Star Rating System. Recently, the Scripps Howard News Service analyzed the 5 –…

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GETTING GOOD CARE IN THE NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
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GETTING GOOD CARE IN THE NURSING HOME

Isn’t that all we want for our loved ones? Pretty simple isn’t it? I just read an interesting book which is a must for family members who want to understand how to optimize the care received by their loved ones who live in a nursing home. The book, An Insider’s Guide to Better Nursing Home…

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DOUBLE STANDARD IN NON-COMPETE LITIGATION 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DOUBLE STANDARD IN NON-COMPETE LITIGATION

If you leave your employer and go work for a competitor, you may be sued. If an Executive leaves and works for a competitor, they may be sued too, but it will likely settle. Last month I wrote about a Starbucks Executive leaving for Dunkin Doughnuts. Suit was filed and within weeks, the multi-million dollar…

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