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NLRB: Nurses Entitled to Union Representation at Peer Review Meeting

Photo of Robert M. WolinPhoto of Todd LebowitzBy Robert M. Wolin and Todd Lebowitz on Posted in Uncategorized
The NLRB, in an August 27, 2015, decision, held that two nurses who were requested to voluntarily appear before a hospital’s Nursing Peer Review Committee were entitled to have their union representatives attend the peer review meeting because the nurses could reasonably expect that discipline could result from their appearances before the committee. The hospital contended … Continue Reading

Massachusetts Nurses Association Battles Hospital Over Influenza Vaccine

By Ellen Shadur Gross on Posted in Uncategorized
On September 22, 2014, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) filed a complaint in Massachusetts Superior Court seeking an injunction against implementation of a new mandatory influenza vaccination policy by Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH). According to a recent article in the Boston Globe, BWH has a much lower influenza vaccination rate (77 percent) than other … Continue Reading

United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Illinois Regulatory Framework Requiring Personal Assistants for Medicaid Recipients to Pay Union Dues or Fees

By M.J. Asensio and Sam Endicott on Posted in Uncategorized
Editor’s Note:  This post originally appeared on BakerHostetler’s Employment Law Spotlight blog. In its much anticipated decision in Harris v. Quinn, 573 U.S. __ (2014), the Supreme Court of the United States in a five to four ruling struck down an Illinois regulatory framework that required personal assistants (PAs) for Medicaid recipients to pay agency … Continue Reading

Northwestern Football Players and Academic Medical Centers: The Other Shoe Has Dropped

Photo of Marc AntonettiBy Ellen Shadur Gross and Marc Antonetti on Posted in Uncategorized
Editor’s Note: The following Executive Alert was published by members of BakerHostetler’s Labor Relations team. In a move that has surprised many, but not all, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)-watchers and collegiate football fans, Chicago-area NLRB regional director Peter Sung Ohr has determined that Northwestern University (Northwestern) football players who receive grant-in-aid are employees of … Continue Reading

That Persnickety and Persistent NLRB

By Ellen Shadur Gross on Posted in Uncategorized
As has been reported in previous editions of the Health Law Update, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)-watching now is a required activity for all employers—union and nonunion alike. On February 25, 2014, NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin published a list of substantive questions that must be submitted to the Division of Advice in Washington, D.C., … Continue Reading

Academic Medical Centers: Musings on the Lives of College Football Players and Hospital House Staff

By Ellen Shadur Gross on Posted in Uncategorized
It has been said that there is a fine line between genius and insanity – both are marked by their ability to see connections where others see only differences.  The recent filing of a representation petition on behalf of Northwestern University football players has been received with much shrugging of shoulders. (NLRB Case 13-RC-121359). The … Continue Reading

Take Two Aspirin and Call Me in the Morning: Avoiding Labor Relations Headaches With ACOs

By Ellen Shadur Gross on Posted in Uncategorized
The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) offers the promise of shared savings when the ACO delivers high-quality healthcare more cost effectively. Without question, ACOs will change the way healthcare providers do business. For the employer with a unionized workforce, however, the promise of the ACO will wither if the employer is unable to implement necessary operating … Continue Reading
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