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 & Health Compliance
• Day -to-Day Counseling on State & Local Laws
• Guidance on ERISA, HIPAA & other Benefits Issues

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

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

Healthcare Alerts

• EEOC Provides New Guidance on Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Performing Background Checks on Applicants for Nurse & Other Caregiver Positions May Prevent Hospital Liability

Attorney Contact: Patrick Lail