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For several years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and others have raised concerns about unequal pay for women and minorities.

In a July 2012 decision by an Ohio District Court, Cabotage v. Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry LLC, the Court ruled that it did not have the jurisdiction under HIPAA to compel Ms. Cabotage, a former employee, to return stolen records to the Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry, LLC (OHP) and Behavioral Centers of America, LLC (BCA), her former employer.

In a case of significant importance, on September 19, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a private employer may fire an employee for testing positive for medical marihuana in violation of the employer’s drug use policy under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act ("MMMA").

On January 25, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that an employee's notice of need for leave, regardless of whether the employee was ultimately entitled to the leave...

With the delay in re-opening businesses, some companies are finding that they need to terminate employees who had been placed initially on furlough or a reduced-hours assignment.

If you are responsible for the administration of your company's retirement plan, you probably reach out to the plan's record-keeper and investment advisor on a frequent basis.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ("IRCA") put the burden of verifying that new hires are authorized to work in the United States squarely on the shoulders of United States employers.

Family members experiencing divorce may sense a myriad of emotions including anger, sadness, hopelessness, and stress.

Family law attorneys typically see an increase in January of individuals calling to set a divorce consultation. Often times the requests for consultations are precipitated by the desire to not have...

If you live in Arizona, the answer is when they turn 18. While some states allow children of a certain age to decide who they wish to live with, Arizona does not allow for a child to make the decision

With the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Recovery Act") in 2009, a new form of tax-exempt bonds was introduced aimed directly at Indian Tribal governments.

Oftentimes, healthcare entities' employees are also patients of the healthcare entity, creating a dual role as employer and employee as well as doctor and patient.

A discussion on the privacy updates relating to the Final Rule.

The class action stems from the theft of two laptop computers from AvMed's Gainesville, Florida office in December 2009.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released a new exception to the Physician Self-Referral Law intended to expand access to primary care and mental health services.

Healthcare providers face inevitable overpayments from CMS, but the consequences of mishandling them can be severe. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently updated its 60-Day Rule, fundamentally changing how providers must identify and return overpayments to avoid False Claims Act liability and substantial penalties.

On January 31, 2019, the USCIS published its final rule amending H-1B regulations which operate to change two important aspects of filing cap-subject H-1B visa petitions, effective April 1, 2019.