By 2030, New Jersey will have the third largest nurse shortage in the country – a shortage of more than 11,000 nurses. This according to the US Health Resources and Services Administration. It appears that statistically, because of the recession, nurses were putting off retirement and stayed in the workforce a little longer. Now with …
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Physicians should be aware that definitions contained within a physician employment contract may have one meaning today, but will have a very different practical effect years from now. One of the most importation components of a physician employment agreement is the non-competition provision. Those provisions typically provide that the physicians may not engage in competing …
Recently, the New Jersey State Assembly voted unanimously to advance the latest version of a Bill that would enable the Garden State to sign on to a growing collaboration that already includes Delaware, Maryland and most of the Southeast. The Bill was sponsored by Democrat Herb Conoway, Jr. who presented the Bill in June of …
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It is no secret that the New Jersey Board of Nursing has been in crisis. Currently, there are approximately 4,000 applicants of nurses and home health care aides whose applications have been pending for many months. This at a time when the State is in dire need of such health care talents. In July of …
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Elsewhere on my websites, I have discussed the legal factors which determine whether or not a non-competition agreement is enforceable. Physicians are served well to consider the practical question of whether or not such agreements are likely to be enforced, assuming they may be from a purely legal perspective. A number of factors weigh in …
Non-Competition (Restrive Covenant) Agreements: How Likely Are They to be Enforced? Read More »
I am often asked by clients whether or not and offer made to them by a prospective employer is likely to make changes to the contract presented. I sometimes respond with a question: “Are you the Derek Jeter of your practice?!” Put in another way, whether a prospective employer is willing to change …
Will A Prospective Employer Change its Standard Physician Employment Contract for YOU?! Read More »
Romanowsky Law is often contacted by nurses and doctors whose licenses are in jeopardy because of a debilitating dependency on opioids, alcohol or other substances, or psychological disability. In those cases, it is of utmost importance that clients acknowledge their dependency/disability and utilize a professional organization condoned by the New Jersey Board of Nursing or …
Nurses need help too. Check out this moving story from a nurse who is hoping to help others. Romanowsky Law can help too……. www.wcnc.com/news/health/1-in-10-nurses-addicted-to-drugs/347521562
I am often asked by healthcare professionals whether or not I think the employer who has presented them with an employment contract will negotiate terms of that contract consistent with the comments I offer. The answer is, “maybe.” Here’s why: Are you fresh out of the farm league or are you Derek Jeter? …
Physicians are well served by referring a proposed contract to an attorney who can identify pitfalls contained within the contract. This small investment in legal services may have a profound effect on the day to day life of physicians who accept a contract. Physicians are well advised to also consider certain factors which are not …
Physician Contracts – Pay Attention to What is NOT in the Contract, as Much as What IS Read More »
