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An employee who is caught sleeping on the job will usually end up getting fired. Indeed, this is what happened when a night shift employee was caught sleeping numerous times. The employee was given progressive warnings, including a final warning, before getting caught the last time and was fired. This seems pretty straightforward; however,... READ MORE

Extensive Resource Materials Available The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)  launched a new educational online resource on January 15, 2014, which has extensive materials to help hospitals prevent worker injuries, assess workplace safety needs, enhance safe patient handling programs and implement safety and health management systems. The materials include fact... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce attorney Mark R. Dahlby, J.D., has been named toThe Business Journal of Milwaukee’s 40 Under 40 list for 2014.  Honorees include local business and professional leaders under the age of 40 who have achieved success in their fields and contributed to the Milwaukee community. Dahlby joined Hall Render following... READ MORE

House Energy and Commerce Republicans Voice Support for Health Extenders On January 9, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine a number of Medicare funding programs set to expire.  In the recent past, Congress has annually renewed some 20 temporary programs (known as “Medicare extenders”) as part of a... READ MORE

This past year has seen some of the biggest changes for health care providers in recent memory.  While the shutdown of the federal government and the rollout of HealthCare.gov made headlines around the country in 2013, many additional important recent health law developments have impacted, or will impact, your hospital or health system just as... READ MORE

Executive Summary The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is a major litigation risk for hospitals and health care providers who use text messages, artificial or pre-recorded voice messages and other automated dialing technologies to reach patients.  Hundreds of class action lawsuits have been filed in recent years seeking damages that amount to millions of... READ MORE

NLRB Throws in the Towel Yesterday, the NLRB announced that it has decided not to seek Supreme Court review of two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions invalidating the NLRB’s Notice Posting Rule, which would have required most private sector employers to post a notice of employee rights in the workplace.  We have written about... READ MORE

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