Ask The Legal Expert: Should facilities sue low-performing foodservice suppliers?
By
John Durso
Jun 05, 2012
We have an outside food management company and lately, frankly, they’ve done a lousy job. We’re thinking about suing them — good idea or bad idea? What if a resident suspects food poisoning?
Ask the legal expert: How will the legal system handle healthcare reform lawsuits?
By
John Durso
Jul 01, 2011
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: How can I keep unions away from my facility?
By
John Durso
Aug 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: restricting employee cell phone use to protect patient privacy
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2009
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the Legal Expert about … candidates’ credit reports
By
John Durso
Jun 06, 2016
Can I factor a credit report check on a potential director of nursing into our hiring decision?
Ask the legal expert: Can an entertainer threaten to sue for breach of contract for canceled performance?
By
John Durso
Dec 01, 2020
Perhaps against better judgment, we gave a guitarist/singer second and third chances to entertain our residents on a contracted basis. Twice this performer has canceled at the last minute, leaving us high...
Ask the Legal Expert about… defamation
By
John Durso
Feb 04, 2016
A former resident’s family member is bad-mouthing us on social media and in the press. While it is likely driven by grief, most of the information is false. What can we do? What should we not do?
Ask the legal expert: firing an underperforming manager who falsified credential
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: Can we fire someone for not letting us know they have COVID-19 symptoms and coming...
By
John Durso
Mar 01, 2021
It almost sounds crazy, given the staffing shortages everywhere, but can we fire someone for not letting us know they have COVID-19 symptoms and coming to work anyway?
Ask the legal expert: How we can we protect ourselves form unfounded claims of theft or wrongdoing?
By
John Durso
Apr 01, 2021
We’ve had families acting more suspicious of us than usual, with people complaining about allegedly missing resident clothes or belongings. It’s not unexpected, I guess, with family members’ access...