The 2018-2019 New York State Budget seeks to advance the state’s strategic policies of encouraging the merger of existing Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs), reducing the number of new LHCSA providers entering the marketplace, and providing more state control over existing LHCSAs. Our colleagues in the Health Law and Transactions team provide details on
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Fifth Circuit Permits Employee Allegedly Harassed by Patient to Proceed to Trial
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Posted in Harassment, Healthcare
A recent Fifth Circuit decision reminds healthcare employers that liability not only stems from potential harassment of employees by coworkers, but by patients as well. In Gardner v. CLC of Pascagoula, L.L.C. dba Plaza Community Living Center, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 17939 (5th Cir. June 29, 2018), the Fifth Circuit held that Kymberli Gardner,…
OSHA to Target Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities with Programmed Inspections
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OSHA recently announced a new enforcement program targeting nursing home and residential care facilities. The program, effective a week-and-a-half ago, focuses OSHA compliance officers on inspecting nursing homes and assisted living facilities. More info. is available on Jackson Lewis’ OSHA Law Blog at the following link: http://www.oshalawblog.com/