Supreme Court seems split over health care mandate
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided over the constitutionality of the provision in the federal health care law requiring uninsured Americans to purchase health insurance...
View ArticleHealth care week at the Supreme Court wraps up
WASHINGTON – On the last and longest of the three days of oral arguments in the health care challenge, the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the last two issues in the case: whether the individual mandate...
View ArticleWill Supreme Court amputate parts of health care law?
WASHINGTON – On the last of three days of oral arguments on the constitutionality of the federal health care reform law, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pondered whether they should act as...
View ArticleFate of health care law is anyone’s guess
WASHINGTON – It’s all over but the ruling. And after three days of oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases in recent memory – the constitutional challenge to the Patient Protection and...
View ArticleHealth care ruling spurs employment action, tort debate
WASHINGTON – As lawyers, lawmakers and legal experts continue to digest the 193-page U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding most of the federal health care law, including its individual insurance...
View ArticleNearly one-third of lawyers plan to hire in coming months
Nearly one-third of lawyers who participated in a recent employment survey said they planned to hire full-time legal professionals during the fourth quarter of 2012. “In particular, small and midsize...
View ArticleWhat will the hot practice areas be in 2013?
While a stagnant economy means a tough job market for many lawyers, legal staffing experts predict that attorneys with specialized skills will continue to find themselves in high demand in 2013. It’s a...
View ArticleHealth care law to have big impact in 2013
WASHINGTON – Few pieces of legislation will have a more wide-ranging effect on the practice of law in 2013 and beyond than the Affordable Care Act. After a two-year holding pattern that left lawyers...
View ArticleSolicitor General triumphs in health care case
Everyone has experienced a bad day at the office. And most lawyers have developed a thick skin against public criticism and mockery. But only one lawyer this year had to endure being called a “train...
View ArticleACA employer mandate delayed one year
WASHINGTON — Enforcement of the federal health care law mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage to workers or face a fine has been delayed for a year, the Obama administration...
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