Overview

Those who believe employment law and employee relations issues in health care are no different than other industries do not understand the 24/7, patient-driven nature of these complex, fast-paced and highly regulated workplaces. The nationally recognized labor and employment attorneys in Constangy’s Health Care Practice Group understand the unique challenges presented in this environment. Health care professionals and administrators make life and death decisions every day and must have absolute confidence that the counsel they receive regarding employment issues will allow them to fulfill their missions. 

What Sets Us Apart

In recognition of the unique duty and responsibility of outside counsel for health care decision-makers, our attorneys take great pride in providing advice and representation that is grounded in three key principles:

  • Knowledge: Our advice, counsel and representation will be accurate and complete and based on in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of the health care workplace and applicable employment laws, rules and regulations.  We make sure our clients understand the law and the options, challenges, risks and rewards presented with each unique set of facts.
  • Responsiveness: We understand that the best advice is only effective if it is timely received and implemented.  Issues in health care workplaces do not just arise Monday-Friday from 9 to 5.  Our team is “on-call” and responsive to ensure that timely advice and assistance is available.
  • Partnership: The complex employment issues in health care rarely have simple or easy solutions.  We listen and partner with the health care clients we work with to fully understand their culture and the particular challenges they face.  Then and only then, we work cooperatively as part of the team to develop the best legal and practical solutions possible for their workplace.

What We Do

Our clients are representative of the national scope or our practice and reflect the widely-varying nature of the health care workplaces. This includes:

  • Large health care systems operating in multiple cities and states
  • Specialty-hospitals, surgical centers and rehab facilities
  • Physician practice groups
  • Skilled-nursing facilities
  • Adult Congregate Living Facilities
  • Private, non-profit and community-based hospitals of all sizes

Like the various disciplines and specialties within health care, the attorneys in our health care Practice Group focus their practices on different areas to ensure all aspects of the employment relationship are fully and completely covered.  We utilize a collaborative approach to counsel and represent our health care clients on all workplace matters including:

  • Labor Relations/Union Avoidance Consulting
  • Employment Discrimination/Harassment
  • Counseling and Litigation
  • Wage and Hour Compliance
  • OSHA Compliance
  • Immigration
  • Affirmative action compliance aligned with evolving regulatory requirements
  • Employee Benefits Programs
  • Non-Competition and Employment Agreements

Our Industry Associations and Partnerships

Our firm and the attorneys in the health care Practice Group are members of and/or regularly attend, speak and contribute to various health care organizations and associations. This includes, for example: American Society of Health Care Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), the Children’s Hospital Association, and other state and local associations.  This helps us give back to the industry and, at the same time, learn and remain in touch with the changes and challenges our clients face. 

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