Employment Arbitration Agreements Reach Epic Status Jack Urquhart Employees who contractually agree to resolve employment disputes in an individualized arbitration waive all rights to class actions or any other collective dispute process. The United States Supreme...
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Consumer Tool to Compare Hospital Performance
Consumer Tool to Compare Hospital Performance and Cost By Jack Urquhart The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid have a useful tool for comparing and evaluating hospital cost and performance. The tool may be accessed by copying this link:...
Abortion and Roe v. Wade: How did we get here from there?
Abortion and Roe v. Wade: How did we get here from there? Jack Edward Urquhart July 23, 2013 January 22, 1973, I was in my final semester of law school. I was excited. So many very important things–it seemed–were going on. Yet, the most enduring event of that day...
Houston, we have a problem.
Houston, we have a problem. Jack Edward Urquhart July 22, 2013 “We’re racist and proud of it!, says a poster shared on Facebook. The post claims the photo was taken in Houston, Texas this weekend during competing Trayvon Martin demonstrations. Maybe the photo is a...
Is time running out for States unprepared for Obamacare, January 1, 2014?
Obamacare was enacted in 2010, sparking a rowdy rebellion that is unlikely to end anytime soon. While the states most opposed to the Congress’ healthcare reform legislation grabbed the news, a number of states chose a different path–they prepared. In particular, some...