A New Breed of Copyright Issues

Don’t worry, we’ll get to the Napster Case.

FMLA Update December 2003

The Department of Labor’s Wage-Hour Division reported that the number of FMLA claims increased slightly in the fiscal year which ended September 30, 2003.  1,567 of the 3,565 FMLA claims filed

Sex and Medicine Don't Mix

In June of 2003, Maryland's mid-level appellate court, in Finucan v.

New Certification for Foreign Health Care Workers

In late July, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will require foreign health care workers to comply with additional certification requirements, documenting professional com

Maryland Regulatory News Fall 2003

1. In May, the Maryland Health Care Commission (HCC) released its web-based performance report on ambulatory surgery facilities. It can be found at amsurgguide.mhcc.state.md. us.

Health Care Flexible Spending Account Debit Cards

Under a health care flexible spending account (FSA), an employee elects to have his or her pay reduced in exchange for reimbursement of medical expenses that are not covered by the employee's other

Did You Know? Fall 2003

Hospital's Failure to Use Donated Funds: Did you know that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has filed a lawsuit against Yale-New Haven Hospital alleging that the hos

Concerted Refusals to 'Take Call'

Two San Diego anesthesiology groups have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that they jointly agreed to fix prices for medical services and otherwise engaged in anticompetitive

Any Willing Provider' Laws Survive

Several states require health insurers to contract with any doctor, and certain other health care providers, who are willing to abide by the insurers' contractual terms, including the insurer's fee

Any Willing Provider Laws Survive

Several states require health insurers to contract with any doctor, and certain other health care providers, who are willing to abide by the insurers' contractual terms, including the insurer's fee
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