News & Analysis

The National Labor Relations Board recently addressed hospital employers’ ability to prohibit picketing by off-duty employees on their own premises.

The active transmission of the Zika virus by mosquitos in Miami, Florida, along with the Zika-related challenges faced by individuals travelling to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics, have raised new concerns over the virus for employers.

On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of certiorari in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, leaving the DOL's Home Care Rule intact.

A new Connecticut law significantly restricts the use of physician non-compete agreements.

As the healthcare landscape shifts, so do the risks and challenges healthcare industry employers face.

In the latest litigation chapter involving the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule extending minimum wage and overtime requirements to certain home care workers, a home care industry coalition has taken its challenge of the rule to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In an order dated October 20, 2015, a federal court judge entered summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Labor in Home Care Association of America v. Weil.

On October 6, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an application to stay the effective date of the DOL's home care rule, meaning the rule's effective date is imminent.

The effective date of the Department of Labor's Home Care Rule remains October 13.