In an important decision for businesses who utilize independent contractors, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has reinstated a January 2021 Department of Labor (“Department”) rule that makes [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the workplace as businesses were forced to abruptly transition from the conventional “in office” model to one in which employees worked remotely from home offices. Although [...]
Despite recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for large employers and health care facilities, questions still abound over the future of Executive Order 14042 (the “Executive Order”). The [...]
On January 13, 2022, a divided United States Supreme Court issued two landmark opinions on vaccination mandates, which may foreshadow the fate of the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children [...]
FTLF Partners Dianne Pledgie and Susannah Vance Gopalan co-authored a feature article in the March 2020 issue of the American Health Lawyers Association’s magazine, AHLA Connections. In the article, “Compliance and Ethics [...]
FTLF Managing Partner Ted Waters was featured in the Healthcare Risk Management Newsletter regarding best practices for choosing outside counsel. Read the full article here. Relias Media, part of Relias, provides medical information, [...]
FTLF Partner and Compliance Counsel, Dianne Pledgie, was quoted on Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 in the Part B News article “Check all employees monthly – and try different name spellings – to [...]
