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OFCCP Lacks Jurisdiction over TRICARE The health care industry scored a significant litigation victory over OFCCP recently when the Administrative Review Board (ARB) ruled that Florida Hospital of Orlando’s TRICARE network agreement did not cause it to be a covered subcontractor subject to OFCCP’s affirmative action rules.  The ruling overturns an earlier Administrative Law Judge... READ MORE

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® recently released the 2013 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Hall Render received metropolitan first-tier rankings in health care law and litigation – construction.  The annual rankings are presented in tiers and showcase more than 10,000 firms in 118 practice areas in 170 metropolitan areas and 8 states.   READ MORE

In anticipation of Election Day, Tuesday, November 6, employers should be aware that Wis. Stat. § 6.76(1) provides employees up to three consecutive hours (during which the polls are open) off to vote. The employee must request the time off before Election Day, and the employer may specify the actual hours during which the employee... READ MORE

The NLRB Offers Some Advice The NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon today (October 31, 2012) released an analysis of at-will employment clauses in two employee handbooks, finding that both are lawful under the National Labor Relations Act.  This analysis, contained in two separate Advice Memoranda, will help guide employers in determining whether their... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce associate attorney Ellen J. Chambers, J.D., has joined the firm’s Indianapolis office. Chambers practices in Hall Render’s Health practice group where she focuses on transactional, regulatory and compliance issues affecting all types of health care providers. Chambers completed her undergraduate studies at Iowa State University before earning a... READ MORE

What’s Your Password? Social networking and social media  have certainly been in the HR headlines recently. The NLRB’s aggressive approach to these issues has given private employers headaches in trying to figure out what they can require of their employees when it comes to social media.  Now some states are getting involved.  And this may be the start... READ MORE

Effective November 1, 2012, 2011 Wisconsin Act 160 (the “Act”) creates a licensure process for anesthesiologist assistants practicing in Wisconsin who, since 1980, have practiced under delegated authority.  A copy of the Act is available on the Wisconsin Legislature’s website. READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce associate attorney Joel D. Swider, J.D., has joined the firm’s Indianapolis office. Swider practices in Hall Render’s Business/Tax practice group where he focuses on regulatory and corporate compliance, hospital/physician contracting, taxation and various corporate transactional issues. Swider completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and earned... READ MORE

For the fifth consecutive year, a group of Hall Render attorneys and clients ran in the Detroit Free Press International Marathon.  The course began in Detroit, crossed into Windsor in Canada and then returned to the U.S.  Teams of five split the distance into legs ranging from 2.9 to 6.7 miles.  Hall Render congratulates... READ MORE

NLRB Adopts ALJ Decision Finding Employer “Courtesy” Policy to Be Unlawful Last Fall, an Administrative Law Judge for the NLRB issued one of the first opinions addressing social media in the workplace.  The ALJ’s decision addressed two separate social media issues in what you may recall as the “hot dog cart” case or the... READ MORE