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On June 25, 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved by a vote of 402 to 17 the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, a bipartisan bill that proposes to reverse a number of U.S. Supreme Court decisions rendered since 1999 that have found employees to be ineligible for protection provided by the Americans with… Read more »
Articles In This Issue: 1. An Employer’s Notice Obligations Under The Family And Medical Leave Act 2. Essential Considerations For Protecting A Company’s Most Valuable Information 3. The Emerging Trend Of Wage And Hour Litigation: Are You Prepared? 4. Protection Afforded To Employers By Job Reference Immunity Statutes 5. Employment Manuals: Why Every Employer Should Have… Read more »
On May 27, 2008, in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, No. 06-1431, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 7-2, held that 42 U.S.C. § 1981 encompasses retaliation claims. Mr. Humphries, an African-American, was employed as an assistant manager of a Cracker Barrel store and was fired after he complained to managers that a fellow… Read more »
Articles In This Issue: 1. Criminal and Civil Liability to Physicians and Other Health Care Providers For the Off-Label Marketing of FDA-Approved Drugs or Devices: An Emerging Trend? 2. Mandatory Rules For Pennsylvania Medical Facilities For Reporting Medical Errors, Adverse Events And Device Failures 3. Hospital mergers Receive Closer Antitrust Scrutiny From Federal Trade Commission… Read more »
Marc S. Raspanti co-authored “Why Do They Do It?: The Motives, Mores, and Character of White Collar Criminals” that was featured in Issue 2 Volume 82 of St. John’s Law Review in Spring 2008.
Michael A. Morse authored “The Rise of State False Claims Acts,” which was published through the American Bar Association Committee on Criminal Litigation.
Michael A. Morse authored “Mandatory Rules for Reporting Medical Errors, Adverse Events, Near Misses and Device Failures,” which was published in HCCA Compliance Today, Vol. 9, No. 12.