Healthcare entities (and their business associates) face stiff financial penalties for breaches resulting from the internal operations of the healthcare provider: $150,000 for a lost, unencrypted flash drive, $750,000 for sending an administrative service provider PHI without a signed BAA, and $2.5 million for a stolen laptop, just to name a few. Our colleagues in
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Supreme Court Rules Home Health Care Workers in Illinois Not Required to Pay Nonmember Union Fees
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The following article from our colleagues on the Jackson Lewis P.C. website regarding the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision on compulsory union fees may be of particular interest to healthcare employers. Click here to be transferred directly to the link.
United States Supreme Court Will Review Home Health Care Workers’ Challenge To Compulsory Union Fees
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The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a Seventh Circuit decision requiring non-union Illinois home health care workers serving Medicaid recipients to pay union fees. Harris v. Quinn, No. 12-861, cert. granted 10/1/13. Pursuant to a 2009 executive order and a collective bargaining agreement, the state of Illinois and SEIU Healthcare…