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Employee vs. Independent Contractor Determinations
An employee is an individual who performs a service for the university/agency and is working under the direction and control of the university/agency or its employees. Direction and control can be implied to exist when the employer has the right to control both the results as well as the means and methods of the worker. (IRS Treasury Regulation 31.3121(d)-1(c))...
OCR Settles HIPAA Violations with Small Physician Practice
In 2012, on the heels of its $1.5 million settlement with a large payor, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on April 17, 2012, that it settled with a small physician practice for HIPAA safeguard violations...
Real Estate Transfers and Deeds
A deed is a document which indicates who owns a particular piece of real estate, from whom the person acquired their interest and a legal description of the property...
Ten Common Problems Closing on a Home
Your offer is accepted! That’s great news. But before you can carry your spouse over the threshold of your new home, you have to get the keys and, prior to getting the keys, there are many obstacles to overcome any one of which can doom a contract. One of the most important steps to take to ensure your process is enjoyable and gets you where you want to be (in your new home), is to retain a skilled attorney, someone who has seen every problem in the book and knows how to handle them...
