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Employed doctors: Know your rights

Group practices may unwittingly violate their employees' civil rights. Here's what you need to know to be treated fairly at work.

Personnel files: Documentation is key

Whether your practice is large or small, you should follow certain steps to avoid potential trouble.

Do doctors need employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)?

Does our four-doctor group need employment practices liability insurance to protect us against employment and workplace claims, such as sexual harassment suits?

Practice Pointers: What goes into an employee handbook

By clearly outlining benefits, duties, and responsibilities, it can improve your staffers' performance and prevent lawsuits.

A Physician's Guide to wage-and-hour law

Exempt and nonexempt employment status has little to do with job titles, and a great deal to do with workers' level of responsibility.

Practice Pointers: Should you give references?

Letters of recommendation about former employees can put you in legal hot water—unless you follow these guidelines.