Aug 27, 2019 | Employment Law
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991) prohibits employee discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, and national origin. One of the critical elements that a plaintiff must establish is whether they are an...
Aug 27, 2019 | White Collar Crime
In 2016, Stop Illinois Health Care Fraud, LLC, brought a case against Asif Sayeed, Physician Care Services, S.C., Vital Home & Healthcare, Inc., and Management Principles, Inc. (MPI) under the qui tam (whistleblower) provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA),...
Aug 27, 2019 | Health Care
The Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) is a federal law that, at its core, prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving any sort of remuneration in exchange for federal healthcare program referrals. AKS violations carry with them potential criminal penalties,...
Aug 27, 2019 | Cyber Law, HIPAA
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) prohibits the knowing submission of a false or fraudulent claim to the federal government. Many states have their own version of the FCA, prohibiting the same conduct in relation to state programs. Although the FCA is often...
Jul 25, 2019 | Employment Law
On July 17, 2019, Bianca Boyd, a former medical assistant at Copper University Hospital in New Jersey, sued her former employer for religious bias, as well as violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the New...
