Ask the legal expert: firing an underperforming manager who falsified credential
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John Durso
Sep 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: the fine line between vendor gifts and kickbacks
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John Durso
Mar 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: What can we do to improve our situation with regard to so-called “granny cams”...
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John Durso
Apr 01, 2020
What can we do to improve our situation with regard to so-called “granny cams” in residents’ rooms?
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John Durso
Aug 01, 2019
We want to make sure our staff is fully connected by text for scheduling and other updates. Can we make employee use of personal phones a condition of employment? How do we respect privacy issues...
Ask the legal expert … about antipsychotic medication liability
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John Durso
Dec 01, 2013
I’m an administrator who’s read all of this stuff about overuse of antipsychotics on long-term care residents. I like and trust my director of nursing, medical director and clinical staff —...
Ask the legal expert: monitoring employees’ computer use at work
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John Durso
Jan 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: how can we prepare for the Employee Free Choice Act?
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John Durso
May 01, 2009
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert … about pressure-ulcer product promises
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John Durso
Aug 01, 2013
What happens if we contract with an alternate pressure-surface vendor that claims we’ll lower our pressure-ulcer rates by using its product, but our incidents actually increase? Can we sue?
Ask the legal expert: avoidable pitfalls in the Family and Medical Leave Act
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John Durso
Jul 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: Can we go after this contractor if the family wants to sue us or regulators want...
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John Durso
Jul 01, 2021
A contractor did some shoddy work installing flooring that we didn’t catch right away and a patient wound up falling and injuring herself. Can we go after this contractor if the family wants to sue us...