A few months ago, we posted a blog about the legal and practical issues of medical marijuana. This blog follows up on the challenges facing employees who are using medical marijuana to address their side effects from cancer treatment. Legal Cases, Updated Laws, and Employment Issues Currently,...
Understanding the legal and practical issues surrounding medical marijuana can be a bit confusing and if you look at the history of marijuana (cannabis) use and regulation in the U.S. it is easy to see why. Cannabis was considered a legal medicine in the U.S....
Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to take up a widely-publicized case, Szafranski v. Dunston, involving disputed embryos. Karla Dunston, a doctor, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2009. Because her treatment presented the risk of infertility, Ms. Dunston took steps to preserve...
By Alice Crisi For years, California advocates have struggled to secure fertility preservation insurance coverage for cancer patients. A 2013 bill even made its way to the Governor’s desk only to be vetoed because of the one penny per member per month it would cost to...
Giving Tuesday is a global day that is dedicated to giving back. Today, December 1, 2015, the Giving Tuesday campaign wants charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world to come together for one common purpose, and that is to celebrate generosity and...
Triage Cancer is excited to partner with Cancer and Careers for the first-ever West Coast Conference on Work & Cancer, next Friday, November 13th! This free, daylong event explores the challenges of balancing treatment and recovery with employment and is open to patients, survivors, healthcare professionals* and anyone...
These are all terms related to an individual’s immigration status in the United States. Do you fit into one of these categories? Trying to help someone who might? Not sure? Depending on your immigration status, you may be eligible for health insurance benefits under the Affordable Care...
by Michelle Shagenov, Esq. Over the years, I have had numerous clients who avoided estate planning until they faced a health emergency or another crisis. When I asked them why they put off estate planning, I heard varied responses; including the assumption that estate planning is...
Our health care system is undergoing significant changes over the next four months and into next year. On October 1, 2013, individuals and small business with fewer than 50 full-time employee equivalents will have the option to buy health insurance coverage through the state health insurance...