The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill requiring hospitals licensed under New Jersey Statutes Title 26 to report COVID-19-related demographic data (e.g., age, ethnicity, gender, and race) to the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH). Previously, the Governor required
Healthcare Workplace Update
Labor and Employment Laws and Developments in Healthcare Industry
Healthcare Workplace Update, published by Jackson Lewis P.C., focuses on legal developments affecting employment and labor issues within the healthcare sector. The blog covers topics such as non-compete agreements and restrictions for healthcare professionals, workplace violence prevention and reporting requirements, physician mobility laws, cybersecurity and data privacy compliance including HIPAA enforcement, and the implications of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence in healthcare settings. It also addresses state-specific legislative changes impacting healthcare employers and workforce management, providing guidance on regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and best practices for healthcare workplace policies.
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CDC: Asymptomatic Critical Infrastructure Workers Can Continue Working after Potential COVID-19 Exposure
When can employees who may have been exposed to COVID-19 return to work? Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that “critical infrastructure workers may be permitted to continue work following potential exposure to COVID-19, provided…
New Jersey: Designated ‘Health Care Facilities’ to Submit Daily Reports on Capacity, Supplies
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed an Executive Order directing “health care facilities” designated by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to submit reports on capacity and supplies by 10:00 a.m. each day. The Governor signed Executive Order 111…
Department of Labor’s Latest FAQs Expand “Health Care Providers” and Define “Emergency Responders” Under FFCRA
The Department of Labor has been hard at work issuing FAQs to try to explain the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act before it goes into effect on April 1, 2020. To see earlier reports on these FAQs,…
OCR HIPAA Guidance For Getting PHI of COVID-19 Exposed Individuals to First Responders
With first responders on the front lines of helping to fight the coronavirus, sharing information about potential exposure to COVID-19 is critical to protecting them and preventing further spread. In these situations, the information shared is most often “protected health…
OSHA Offers Employers ‘Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have issued guidance to help employers monitor and respond to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). OSHA has a webpage dedicated to COVID-19 that…
HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver, Other Medical Information Questions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the coronavirus spreads across the globe and in the United States, providers, businesses, employers, and others are struggling to understand what medical information they can collect and what information they can share. These are difficult questions the answers to…
FLSA Collective Action Trimmed Because Court Lacked Specific Jurisdiction
Plaintiffs who assisted physicians, nurses, and others with transitioning to new computerized patient-management systems in hospitals and other health care facilities nationally were denied FLSA conditional certification to the extent the plaintiffs sought to include workers who were not assigned…
Coronavirus Raises Privacy Concerns for Healthcare Providers and their Workers
The outbreak of a new coronavirus that is believed to have began in central Chinese city of Wuhan and now appears to be spreading to the United States is driving concerns for organizations around preparedness regarding their operations, their customers,…
Top Trends to Look For in Healthcare in 2020
Rapid Emergence of Consumerism
Healthcare consumers continue to pay more and more toward their out-of-pocket healthcare costs, driving a shift away from volume-based compensation models toward outcomes-based payment arrangements. By all accounts, meaningful consumerism in the healthcare market is rapidly…