United States: 5 Best Practices For Lawfully Monitoring Your Employees' Social Media Activities

Christin Choi’s article “5 Best Practices for Lawfully Monitoring Your Employees’ Social Media Activities” was featured inPhiladelphia Business Journal on October 27, 2014.

Now, companies must be vigilant about ensuring that employees are not disclosing confidential or proprietary information through social media, or using it to harass other employees or engage in otherwise unlawful conduct. At the same time, companies must also be sure not to invade any privacy concerns that may exist on the […]

By | October 29th, 2014 ||

United States: Including PAGA Representative Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements Post-Iskanian

After the California Supreme Court’s recent decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, which held that PAGA representative action waivers are unenforceable under California law, employers have struggled with whether to retain such waivers in their arbitration agreements.  The answer to whether such waivers should be retained is not as straightforward as one might expect.

First of all, notwithstanding Iskanian, it is not a foregone conclusion that such waivers are unenforceable. Several California Federal District Court […]

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United States: Outsourcing Ambulatory And Outpatient Services: What Hospitals Need To Know

We are in the midst of a trend involving the “outsourcing” of certain outpatient and ambulatory services by hospitals and health systems. These outsourcing transactions often involve partnerships with for-profit, specialty  providers, such as imaging, ambulatory surgery, home health and hospice, physical therapy or urgent care businesses—partners with focused expertise—designed to enhance service offerings to hospital outpatients. These partnerships allow hospitals to focus on what they do best—inpatient care—while at the same time freeing […]

By | October 29th, 2014 ||