LEGAL: Class Action Waivers Upheld
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Employment law and arbitration agreements have a contentious history. In simple terms, an arbitration agreement provides that any dispute between...
LEGAL: Updates to Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace Act
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Effective May 6, 2018, the Tennessee Department of Labor amended Regulations under the Drug-Free Workplace Act (“the Act”). Below are...
Medical Profile: Dr. Ken Colaric
By Amye Anderson
UCBJ Managing Editor
COOKEVILLE – When Cookeville Regional Medical Center set out to find its new Emergency Department Medical Director, leaders were concerned...
LEGAL: Distinction between raid, inspection
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on April 5, 2018 conducted a raid on a meat packing plant in Bean Station, Tenn., near Knoxville.
One...
LEGAL: Should employers keep email addresses of employees or not?
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Some employers are asking whether they should collect employee email addresses. The main concern is that under the National...
Medical Profile: Dr. Sullivan Smith
By Amye Anderson
UCBJ Managing Editor
COOKEVILLE – Long nights, tough cases, and a miles-long resume. When Dr. Sullivan Smith joined the Cookeville Regional Medical Center...