Hot Topics in Risk Management | Considerations for Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations for Medical Practice Staff

Healthcare, COVID-19, Firm Articles

As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, health care organizations, medical practices, and other employers may consider whether, and under what circumstances, they will require employees to be vaccinated.  Employers who address this issue must balance the interests of patients and employees, who have a right to a safe office environment, with the interests of…

You Can’t Spell Healthcare without “THC”: Arizona Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Arizona Laws, Healthcare, Firm Articles, Policy

Just coming out of a lazy daze? Arizona voters recently puff-puff-passed Proposition 207, the “Smart and Safe Arizona Act,” legalizing the possession and recreational use of marijuana for users over age 21.[1]  Individuals are also permitted to grow no more than 6 marijuana plants in their residences, so long as the plants are contained in…

COVID-19 and M&A: The Pandemic’s Impact on M&A Transactions – Part One of a Two-Part Series

Mergers & Acquisitions, Business and Corporate, Healthcare, COVID-19, Labor and Employment, Firm Articles, Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of business in the United States, M&A transactions in particular.   The global IPO market ground to a halt in March of 2020, and corresponding developments in the M&A market were felt almost immediately.[1]  By the end of March 2020, M&A levels for the first quarter of 2020 had…