Court says employer not burdened by contraception mandate
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A federal trial court has declined to grant an injunction in a case over the Affordable Care Act’s “contraceptive mandate,” finding against companies that said the requirement goes against...
Extendicare asks Supreme Court to decide whether nursing home arbitration agreements prevent certain...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 06, 2014
Extendicare Homes Inc. is seeking a Supreme Court ruling on the reach of nursing home arbitration agreements, according to news reports.
Supreme Court weighing limits on privacy-breach lawsuits
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
In an announcement expected today, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to accept a case that could narrow how “harm” is defined in data-breach cases.
NAACP: Medicaid expansion would negate lost subsidies in NC
By
John Hall
Mar 04, 2015
The NAACP is pushing hard for lawmakers to approve Medicaid expansion efforts in North Carolina to give half a million state residents an alternative should they lose private insurance subsidized by the...
Nursing homes can’t carve out billing, collections in arbitration agreements, AR Supreme Court...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 16, 2014
A nursing home arbitration agreement largely reserved the provider’s rights to sue residents while limiting residents’ legal options, causing it to fail a “mutual obligation” requirement,...