Did You Know? Fall 2002

Resident Matching: Did you know that a class-action lawsuit has been filed challenging the National Resident Matching Program on antitrust grounds?

Clinically Integrated Physicians May Jointly Negotiate Payor Contracts

In February of 2002, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided not to challenge a physician group's plan to operate as a clinically integrated joint venture and jointly to negotiate contracts with

"Professional" Medical Witnesses

Two recent Maryland appellate decisions, Witte v. Azarian and Wrobleski v. de Lara, affect doctors who testify in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

HIPAA Highlights Fall 2002

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) contains administrative simplificatio

Corporate Responsibility Checklist

Corporate responsibilities have increased dramatically since the recent passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the modifications to the corporate governance standards adopted by the New York Stock Exch

Swearing Is No Big Deal At Least When Filing An EEOC Complaint

It is okay to file now and swear later. The Supreme Court said as much recently in the decision Edelman v. Lynchburg College, 2002 U.S. LEXIS 1935, 122 S.Ct. 1145 (2002).

Supreme Court Strikes Down NLRB's Imposition of Liability Against Employer Who Filed Unsuccessful Lawsuit

BE&K Construction Company, a general contractor, was engaged to modernize a steel mill.

Social Security's New Policy on Mismatched Employee Information

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has revised its policies concerning employers who submit reports containing erroneous or "mismatched" information, i.e., where employees' names and social s

Court of Appeals Narrows Telephone Exemption Under Maryland Wiretap Act

The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that equipment which the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund ("IWIF") used to monitor and record incoming and outgoing calls did not qualify as "telephone equipment

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Sweeping Accounting Reform and Corporate Accountability

On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Act"), which significantly increases federal regulation of accounting firms and corporate governance of compani