Year: 2022
How employers can avoid pregnancy litigation
Running a business, even in a vacuum, is difficult, but when we add in regulatory oversight and discrimination law, it can become even more complicated. One area that employers often fail to adequately protect themselves is avoiding pregnancy litigation. Caregivers...
When can an employer enforce a noncompete agreement?
You may have owned your own business for decades and have seen many employees come and go in the process. Sometimes you may be worried that an employee who has been with you for years will leave your employment to start their own competing business. For this reason,...
What is the Stark Law and how can it impact Texas physicians?
Texas physicians and other medical professionals will strive to provide the best possible care for their patients and give them the services they need. If medical care were as simple as that, it might be much easier to navigate. However, the reality is that health...
Health insurance companies may have penalties for late payments
Healthcare providers in Texas provide very important services and care for their patients, but the care can be expensive. As such healthcare providers rely on patients’ health insurance to pay for the medical bills. While there may be some negotiations on the amount...
Can a special needs trust help my disabled child?
Parents of children with special needs know that their child’s need for care will last long after their child becomes an adult. They may want their special needs child to utilize government benefits such as Medicaid once they are grown. However, these benefits are...
Is it time to update my estate plan?
Once we have an estate plan done, it is a breath of fresh air, a weight off of our chests. However, what many drafters forget is that estate plans are living documents that should change as we change. And, for most, if not all drafters, we should update our estate...
Breach of contract common issue for medical practices
As an owner of a medical practice in Texas, you will likely have to enter into agreements with various vendors and suppliers to be able to get the equipment and supplies you need to run your business. For example, let’s say you have entered into a contract with a...
The advantages of starting a medical practice
Medical practitioners spend years in school studying and training so they will be highly skilled at the time they launch their careers. But once they have finished their residencies and are ready to begin, joining an established practice or working for someone else...
Patient notification requirements when leaving a medical practice
Physicians have the right to change where they practice, just like any other profession. Whether they do so for a different challenge, because they relocate to a different city or they find a more lucrative position elsewhere, it’s a personal decision left to the...
How can employers be proactive with employment law issues?
It is quite understandable if there are employers out there in Texas who view state and federal employment laws as “skewed” in favor of employees. There are, after all, many laws and regulations for most employers to comply with, including the ADA, FMLA,...