Board upheld in denying practice exclusivity to licensees based on FTC v. North Carolina Dental Examiners
The practice of installing laboratory fume hoods was not within the exclusive practice of the state's Board of HVACR [...]
Competition
Architects, CPAs, engineers, surveyors push back against licensing deregulation campaigns
Thanks to a key Supreme Court antitrust ruling in 2017, generous foundation funding for occupational licensing research with [...]
Continuing injury doctrine no justification for two-decade- late lawsuit challenging specialist licensing ban
Two dentists challenging an Oklahoma prohibition on advertising for their dental practice specialties filed their case over [...]
U.S. Court: Requiring RN/MD practice agreement is constitutional
A federal court in Kansas, in a September 30 decision, upheld regulations of the state's Board of Nursing that require [...]
Court dismisses monopoly charges against American Board of Internal Medicine
A federal court in Pennsylvania, in a September 26 decision, dismissed a complaint by several physicians unhappy with the [...]
Optometrist cannot dodge branch office license requirements by affiliating with ophthalmologist, court finds
Optometrists in California who want to open a second office are not exempt from the state's branch office requirements, even [...]
Federal court: Antitrust and constitutional challenges of Internet-based telepractice restrictions may proceed
A federal court in Alabama, in an April 2 decision, dismissed most claims of a group of plaintiffs challenging a [...]
Ban on funeral home/cemetery joint operation upheld as pro-competitive licensing rule
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in a June 27 decision, upheld the state's law prohibiting joint operation of funeral homes [...]
CSG study of licensing in two fields shows no impact on wages
Myriads of research reports, state governors' initiatives, lawsuits, legislation, court rulings, and federal programs in [...]
Federal appeals court rejects hair braiders’ constitutionality challenge
The U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, upheld the application of standard Missouri cosmetology license requirements for [...]