Rebecca E. Ivey

Rebecca Ivey represents hospitals and other health care providers in numerous health care matters, including compliance with state and federal health care laws such as Stark, Anti-kickback and HIPAA. Rebecca frequently counsels clients on issues relating to Medicare, Medicaid, health information technology, the drafting and revising of physician contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture opportunities and licensure. She also has experience advising clients regarding telemedicine regulations and DEA regulations.

Rebecca has significant experience with employment issues faced by health care providers. She has advised health care providers on a variety of employment issues and has experience with employment litigation, including cases involving:

Title VII,
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),
the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),
the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),
breach of employment contracts,
restrictive covenants, and
wrongful terminations.

Rebecca also has substantial experience defending insurers in ERISA litigation.

Rebecca earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia, where she served on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review. She also earned her Master of Arts Degree and her Bachelor of Arts degree from UVA.

Experience

Advised clients during M&A transactions involving health care entities, including regulatory and licensure issues.
Advised clients regarding compliance with telemedicine regulations and requirements
Advised clients regarding DEA regulations and requirements.
Represented hospitals and other health care providers with a variety of health care legal issues, including advice regarding operational, compliance, and regulatory issues including Stark, Anti-Kickback, and licensure.
Drafted and revised physician contracts.
Advised clients on e-health issues including HIPAA Privacy and Security and HITECH.
Defended insurers and plan administrators against ERISA claims, including claims for short-term and long-term disability benefits, health insurance benefits, accidental death and dismemberment benefits, life insurance benefits and profit-sharing benefits.
Defended employer against age discrimination and sexual harassment claims.
Defended insurer against ERISA claim for AD&D benefits.
Represented property owner and property manager at hearing and on appeal regarding claims that they were statutory employers of an injured worker.
Defended employer in Title VII and section 1981 suit brought by terminated former employee.
Defended employer in FLSA suit brought by terminated former employee.
Defended employer in age and gender discrimination and retaliation suit brought by terminated former employee.
Defended employer in defamation suit brought by terminated former employee.
Drafted and updated employee handbooks and employment agreements for health care, technology, manufacturing, and nonprofit clients.

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