Jennifer M. Turk

Overview

Although engaged in a wide-ranging litigation practice, Jennifer focuses her practice primarily on employment litigation, counseling of long term care facilities, commercial litigation and insurance matters.

In areas of employment litigation, Jennifer counsels employers regarding the policies contained in their employee handbooks as well as issues involving employee discharge and employee leave. Jennifer has experience with protection of trade secret information and the enforcement of non-competition agreements. She also defends companies against various discrimination charges that have been filed by employees with the EEOC and state fair employment practice agencies.

Jennifer counsels long term care facilities regarding their resident admission practices and procedures, collection issues and issues related to residents’ rights. She also defends long term care facilities in both administrative proceedings and state court against claims filed by residents and/or their families.

Healthcare+

Jennifer Turk devotes a substantial portion of her practice to representing clients involved in the health care and life sciences industry.

She regularly advises and litigates on behalf of nursing homes, assisted living communities, independent living communities and continuing care retirement communities as well as providers of ancillary services such as therapy companies.

Jennifer handles administrative discharge hearings, contract challenges, employment issues, including employee discipline and termination, resident rights’ disputes, negligence and abuse claims, general business litigation, Medicare and Medicaid claims and issues involving the Fair Housing Act. She also counsels long-term care clients regarding their admission procedures and collection of their accounts receivable. Jennifer routinely speaks at industry events on the subjects of collection of accounts receivable and resident discharges.