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The Bottom Line Effective July 1, 2023: employers cannot enter into non-compete agreements with primary care physicians; employers cannot enforce non-competition restrictions against other kinds of physicians whose employment ends under certain circumstances; and employers and physicians who cannot agree on a “reasonable” price for the physician to “buy out” their non-compete obligations are subject …
Indiana Enacts Additional Restrictions for Physician Non-Compete AgreementsRead More
We won’t bury the lede: it could be huge, but it’s also probably too soon to tell. The new rule isn’t “official” yet; it could well change shape between now and the effective date and the litigation to enjoin the rule once it becomes effective is nearly guaranteed. However, if any version of the rule …
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted employees and employers alike to embrace remote work at an unprecedented rate. Labor laws haven’t necessarily “kept up” with business realities. Hoosier employers should be mindful of several risks that commonly arise with telecommuting. Remote Worker = “Branch Office.” Having an employee work from their home in a different jurisdiction …
Our Employment Team gives an update and explanation on the OSHA Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate and what this could mean for Hoosiers. On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its long-foretold Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) imposing workplace rules related to COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine status verification, periodic employee testing, and …
OSHA’s Covid-19 Vaccination Emergency Temporary StandardRead More
Q&A with Joe Pettygrove, partner Why did you become an attorney? Who inspired you? If I’m being honest, becoming a lawyer was – originally – a hastily constructed “Plan B.” When I was young, nearly everyone in my family worked for my maternal grandfather’s grocery store business, and my only plan for most of my …
Q&A with Taylor Hunter, associate Why did you become an attorney? What/who inspired you? At an early age, my parents instilled in my brothers and I a hard work ethic and the importance of leaving a footprint that is impactful. I knew that I wanted to be a doctor or lawyer, but after I discovered …
Although vaccinations bring new optimism that work and life are inching toward some normalcy, employers must continue to adapt to the ever-changing health guidelines and mandates that impact the workplace. One of the biggest challenges for employers has unquestionably been how to respond to COVID-19 in the absence of a local or state public health …
Keep This in Mind: Considerations When Implementing COVID-19 PolicyRead More
Amidst all the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. employers and their counsel found some well-deserved relief in EEOC’s March 2020 workplace pandemic guidance, plus its “What You Should Know About COVID-19” Q&A. EEOC confirmed—at least at that time—that the virus was “bad enough” that employers could do some things they normally couldn’t, specifically take employee …
This Too Shall Pass…But When? Employer Medical Inquiries as a Pandemic WanesRead More
