Ask the Legal Expert about … arbitration agreements
By
John Durso
Dec 06, 2017
There has been so much in the news about arbitration agreements over the past year. Are we in the clear and can we use them again?
Ask the Legal Expert about … understaffing lawsuits
By
John Durso
Nov 06, 2017
I read about a state supreme court upholding class-action status for a lawsuit alleging “chronic understaffing.” How do we insulate ourselves from such allegations?
Ask the Legal Expert about … telemedicine
By
John Durso
Oct 06, 2017
What are your thoughts on the rising attention given to telemedicine? Are we more at risk, using clinicians miles away and viewing resident conditions and records off-site? What precautions or pre-conditions...
Ask the Legal Expert about … 24/7 visitor policies
By
John Durso
Sep 06, 2017
We adopted a 24/7 visitor policy after much encouragement. Unfortunately, we occasionally get disruptive visitors. What can we do to restrict this without receiving complaints?
Ask the Legal Expert about … background checks
By
John Durso
Aug 09, 2017
We do background checks on new employees. But now there’s word we’ll be getting sued because a relatively new nurse aide allegedly improperly touched certain residents. How can we avoid a potentially...
Ask The Legal Expert about … compliance programs
By
John Durso
Jul 06, 2017
What’s needed for a vibrant compliance program in today’s increasingly scrutinized legal climate?
Ask the Legal Expert about … wage and overtime laws
By
John Durso
Jun 05, 2017
Because this is an ongoing issue for us, could you re-emphasize how we can insulate ourselves from problems if we have diligent workers who might keep working “off the clock?”
Ask the Legal Expert about … the right-to-die movement
By
John Durso
May 06, 2017
What should we know and/or do about the right-to-die movement, which seems to be growing?
Ask the Legal Expert about … mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses
By
John Durso
Apr 05, 2017
Is it legal to insert or attach pre-dispute mandatory and binding arbitration clauses in our resident contracts?
Ask the Legal Expert about … the ACA repeal’s effect on value-based contracting
By
John Durso
Mar 05, 2017
Will President Trump’s “repeal and replace” Obamacare campaign pledge impact or modify value-based contracting?