An employment agreement is a formal contract that establishes the terms, conditions, and obligations of employment between an employer and an employee. This course will provide a brief overview for PT professionals, and other key personnel, of main issues to know and understand when receiving and discussing your employment agreement with potential future employers.

Chris DeGrande, Healthcare Attorney at Benesch shares his insight and expertise on "Legal Basics of Understanding Your Employee Agreement."

What to expect: 

Objectives: 

By the end of this lecture participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of the discussion and negotiation process of an employment agreement


• Understand certain legal language that is common in employment agreements


• Identify how language could impact your employment situation in the short and long term

About the Speaker

Christopher DeGrande, Healthcare Attorney at Benesch

Chris’ practice focuses on healthcare law, particularly transactional, regulatory, and corporate matters, including state and federal licensing, Anti-Kickback and Stark issues, corporate practice of medicine prohibitions, transactional and contractual structuring and drafting, and transactional diligence review.

Chris has experience with transactional and regulatory issues involving health care entities in various fields including, but not limited to, physical therapy, hospital settings, dermatology, ambulatory surgery, orthopedics, home health, behavioral health, ophthalmology/optometry, dentistry, women’s health, telemedicine, and veterinary medicine. Previously, Chris has worked as an extern for the Presence Health General Counsel and also served as a judicial extern in the State of Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County. Before attending law school, Chris worked as a consultant at Cerner Corporation, a global supplier of health information technology solutions.

This program was originally recorded September 26, 2023.

You can even earn 1 hour of CE:  

1. Purchase the recording by visiting IPTA's Virtual Library . (FREE FOR IPTA MEMBERS / CE Subscribers - log in to ipta.org so it knows who you are!) Non-member cost is $25. You can earn 1-2 hours of CE, depending on the length of program.


2. Once your transaction is completed, you will receive an email with a link to download a document containing a link to the online recording AND a link to a quiz to complete after you view the recording.


3. Watch the recording and complete the quiz. If you score 80% or better, you will receive an email notification of your CE award.  If you are an IPTA member/ CE Subscriber, your CE award will also post in your membership profile under Professional Development. If you are not yet a member, an CE certificate will be emailed to you within 7-10 business days.