December 2009

 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revised its "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster. The new workplace notice is for use by employers covered by federal civil rights and anti-discrimination laws. The new poster incorporates the requirements of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and changes made by the Americans with Disabilities Act

In Feller v. Miriam Hospital, the Rhode Island Superior Court provides additional guidance regarding immunity protection pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA). 

In that case, Dr. Joseph Feller was practicing at Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island. He encountered some disciplinary issues in 2002 and agreed to both monitoring by a hospital appointed