Dec 27, 2018 | Employment Law
On December 20, 2018, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a Louisiana credit union will pay $110,000 to settle allegations that it violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The suit was brought by Connie Fields-Meaux, who was the...
Dec 27, 2018 | Health Care
In a recent Cybersecurity Newsletter, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published guidance on basic cybersecurity safeguards for healthcare organizations to implement in order to promote cyber resilience and mitigate the impact...
Dec 27, 2018 | False Claims Act
In October 2018, the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (“EKRA”) became effective. EKRA will have an immediate and significant effect on the marketing and sales activities of clinical laboratories, clinical treatment facilities, and recovery homes. EKRA, in...
Nov 22, 2018 | Employment Law
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released final fiscal year 2018 data showing increases in various actions alleging sexual harassment. Specifically, the EEOC’s data shows a 13.6 percent increase in charges of discrimination...
Nov 22, 2018 | Health Care
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion affirming a district court’s ruling that a civil whistleblower was not entitled to an award arising from criminal forfeiture proceedings where the government decided to criminally prosecute the...
