Healthcare Employers Practice Group attorneys provide medical centers, health systems, individual hospitals, insurers, physicians groups and pharmaceutical companies with comprehensive resources in employment and labor law, including: · Employment Discrimination Claims · Wrongful Discharge Avoidance · Sexual Harassment Avoidance & Litigation · Labor Relations & Union Avoidance · Protection of Confidential Information · Noncompetition & Nonsolicitation Agreements · Trade Secret Protection & Litigation · Wage & Hour Issues · Immigration Compliance · Internal Investigations · Policy/Handbook Development & Interpretation · Contract Employee Issues · Day-to-Day Human Resources Counseling · ADA & FMLA Planning & Compliance - Affirmative Action Plans
- Occupational Safety and Health Compliance
- Day -to-Day Counseling on State and Local Laws
- Guidance on ERISA, HIPAA and other Benefits Issues
- Coordination of Litigation Defense with EPLI Insurers
Group attorneys are members of/published in/or regularly speak to the following: - Georgia Hospital Association
- Georgia Association of Hospital Attorneys
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Georgia Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
Recent Representative Matters: - Successfully defended one of the largest hospitals in Georgia in federal court against a charge of failure to promote based on race and age.
- Trained members of a cardiovascular practice group on sexual harassment avoidance and prevention.
- Recently obtained summary judgment for a large Georgia hospital in federal court in an age and national origin discrimination case.
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