Legal Issues
How to Avoid a COVID Legal Infection
Practice owners need to be careful to avoid claims over discrimination, paid leave, medical testing and harassment.
Human Resources
Your Legal Responsibilities
As employment laws change or are enacted, practice owners and managers need to be cognizant of all the twists and turns. An array of online resources is available to explain the details, or you might want to consult an attorney.
Finance
Succeed With a Succession Plan
The sale of your practice to a colleague or outside party when you aren’t present is fraught with trouble if detailed instructions aren’t in place.
Legal Issues
Hemp CBD: Legal Without Approval
Using CBD products for a variety of health or behavioral issues for their pets is gaining in popularity among pet owners. Within the veterinary community, debate swirls around the evolving legal and regulatory landscape of the products marketed for use in animals.
Legal Issues
CBD 101
Two experts explain what is known or uncertain about cannabidiol and what veterinarians need to be aware of legally when considering the use of CBD in practice.
Legal Issues
Beware the Evergreen Clause
Automatic contract renewals can leave you in a costly predicament if you fail to give proper notice of termination.
Legal Issues
At Your Service
A management services organization adds a layer of structural complexity to a veterinary practice but offers non-veterinarians and even family members the opportunity to reap the financial rewards.
Legal Issues
Close the deal
When negotiating an employment agreement with an associate veterinarian, start with the basics — at-will or contract? — and go from there.