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Helping Clients Achieve Business Goals In The Health Care Arena - Part I
This article is Part I of a two-part series by WolfBlock lawyers on Health Law . As a health care lawyer, I counsel clients regarding a number of issues, including physician employment agreements on behalf of physicians or physician groups and employment agreements on behalf of a potential...
Read MoreEmployers Considering Wellness Programs Are Advised To Look Before Leaping
Faced with rising employee health care costs, many employers are considering implementing workplace wellness programs in an effort to reduce medical care costs for both the organization and employees. One potential structure for a wellness program provides an employee with a discount on health care...
Read MoreWhat Price Does The Company Pay In An Executive's Divorce Or Custody Battle? Without Some Forethought, A Hefty One
Editor: Ms. Gold-Bikin, would you tell our readers something about your role at WolfBlock? Gold-Bikin: I am the managing partner of both WolfBlock's Family Law Practice Group and the firm's Norristown office. The group represents clients in all aspects of this practice area,...
Read MoreLabor Board's GC Gets Tough(er) On First Contract Shenanigans
According to Ronald Meisburg, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, the negotiation of the first contract after the certification of a bargaining representative is critical to whether the collective bargaining relationship will continue indefinitely into the future or die a quick...
Read MoreNonqualified Deferred Compensation (Code Section 409A): Potential Pitfalls And One Last Opportunity
We now have a fair amount of guidance from the IRS in the area of nonqualified deferred compensation, including final IRS regulations issued earlier this year. Although Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") was added by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and initially became...
Read MorePermitting Prayer And Preventing Proselytizing: Religion In The Workplace
In June, a federal jury awarded $287,640 to a Muslim employee. The basis for the award? Religious discrimination after the employee was fired for refusing to remove her head scarf during Ramadan. Increasingly, employees are bringing religious discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil...
Read MoreFulfilling The Duty To Inform Employees Of Their Rights In The Multilingual Workplace
The diversification of the American workforce requires many employers to determine whether they have an obligation to ensure that their communications to employees are understood. Understood, in this context, may mean that the communication should be in a language other than English or even Spanish...
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