Litigation
A Texas federal court Aug. 20 ruled set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Clause Final Rule. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown held the FTC lacked the authority to enact the rule, which would ban, as an unfair method of competition, contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing…
While the AHA respects the FTC’s efforts to address issues of genuine unequal bargaining power between certain employers and certain types of workers, the FTC proposed non-compete rule would profoundly transform the health care labor market – particularly for physicians and senior hospital…
The AHA and the Federation of American Hospitals filed an amicus brief in a Texas federal court July 26, asking the court to vacate the Federal Trade Commission's Non-Compete Clause Final Rule.
A federal court in Texas last week found that the Federal Trade Commission likely lacked statutory authority to issue its Non-Compete Clause Final Rule.
The Supreme Court June 28 overturned a 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which required courts to defer to federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws.
The AHA, 340B Health, the Maryland Hospital Association and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers June 26 filed an amicus brief in a federal district court in Maryland, defending the state's law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements.
The Supreme Court June 27 dismissed a case about whether an Idaho law can coexist with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing care for those in an emergency medical condition
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit June 21 partially affirmed the district court judgment that the Preventative Services Task Force charged with determining coverage of certain preventative services was unconstitutional, as well as the grant of injunctive relief for the plaintiffs in the…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights March 18 released updated guidance for HIPAA-covered entities and business associates on using online tracking technologies.
A federal court March 8 vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act and reinstated the 2020 rule, agreeing with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other plaintiffs that the new rule violates the Administrative…