Maryland Regulatory News Summer 2003

1. The Maryland Health Care Commission (HCC) has two new members: Hon. Casper R. Taylor, Jr., the former Speaker of Maryland's House of Representatives and Stephen J.

Did You Know? Summer 2003

Retiring Doctor's Recommendations: Did you know that a Florida trial court recently dismissed a claim by a whistleblower alleging violations of the Stark statute arising from a hos

Co-Management Under Scrutiny

Co-management of patient care has been targeted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), as a potential illegal kickback.

California Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

California is the first state to limit the number of patients that may be assigned to each hospital nurse.

2003 Maryland Laws Update

The 2003 session of the Maryland General Assembly adjourned at midnight on April 7 after passing 629 bills. Many of these new laws affect financial service providers.

Lessons Learned for Silicone Breast Implant Litigation, Mealey's Emerging Product Liability Conference

George Ritchie presented at the Mealey's Emerging Product Liability Conference.

Maryland Employer's Firing of an At-Will Employee for Consulting Attorney is Not a Wrongful Discharge

Maryland’s highest court ruled that an at-will employee has no general right to consult with an attorney before responding to an adverse employment action. The plaintiff in Porterfield v.

I'm Not Sleeping, I'm on Leave

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago recently ruled that the firing of an employee for sleeping on the job could violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and ordered that the employ

Electronic Disclosure of ERISA Documents

Federal law (ERISA) requires that employers provide certain documents relating to their employee benefit plans to the people who are covered by the plans. The U.S.
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