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When Performance Management Meets Age Bias Claims: Lessons From Chreky v. University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Health care executives often struggle to address declining performance in their long tenured or late career physicians. There is the delicate issue of physician pride and ego. In addition, physicians may not be…
Can Employers Refuse to Cover Spouses?
The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requires employers to cover dependents (meaning children) until they turn 26 years old, or pay a penalty. 42 U.S.C.A. § 300gg-14. However, the ACA does not require employers to cover…
OSHA Issues Revised Guidelines Protecting Healthcare & Social Service Workers from Workplace Violence
On April 2, OSHA issued a revision of its Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers. This recent revision updates previous versions issued in 1996 and 2004 by incorporating…