Bottom Line Up Front: The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would create federal restrictions on physician practice ownership and MSO control in an area historically governed primarily by state law. The bill would also address physician non-competes, employment protections,
Bottom Line Up Front: Signing a physician employment agreement during residency can provide extra income and the security of having a job lined up after training. But the earlier you sign, the more uncertainty you accept about your future circumstances,
Last summer, I wrote about the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launching a joint False Claims Act Working Group focused on Medicare fraud enforcement. At the time, the government identified several priority enforcement
A 50-state guide to physician non-compete laws, including states that ban or restrict physician non-competes and major changes affecting physicians in 2026.
Masse v. 21st Century Cyber Charter Sch., No. 25-5446, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114943 (E.D. Pa. May 26, 2026).
Jennifer Masse (“Masse”), a former employee of 21st Century Cyber Charter School (“School”), brought suit against the School and the School
In Boyd v. Seneca Valley School District, AP 2026-1411, the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records determined that the school district demonstrated that architectural plans and elevations related to a school construction project are exempt from disclosure under the safety exceptions
Downingtown Area School District v. Chester County Board of Assessment Appeals, 356 A.3d 802 (Pa. 2026), The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns a Commonwealth Court decision concerning a school district property tax appeal program. As long as the guidelines are neutral,
Montemuro v. Jim Thorpe Area School District, 2026 WL 1433082 (M.D. Pa. 2026) (A school board president removed from office by the school board without cause or a hearing was permitted to proceed with claims for punitive damages and attorneys’
West Virginia v. B.P.J., 225 L. Ed. 2d 1040 (2026) (Supreme Court ruling affirming that states and educational institutions may lawfully restrict female athletic teams to biological females without violating either Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause.)
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Prior to July 20, 2026, Pennsylvania’s anti-sex-trafficking notice law only applied to a particular set of businesses. The National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act, the act of October 25, 2012, P.L. 1618, No. 197, required truck stops, transit
