Nov 28, 2017 | Employment Law
On November 16, 2017, U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon, of the Western District of Pennsylvania, issued an order finding that a Pennsylvania Health Clinic is liable for $55,000 in back pay, compensatory damages, and punitive damages to a former employee who alleged...
Oct 26, 2017 | Employment Law
On October 18, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to a medical practice in Florida that had been sued by a former employee who claimed she was discriminated against based on her pregnancy....
Oct 26, 2017 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently published a report entitled “Enhancements Needed in the Tracking and Collection of Medicare Overpayments Identified by ZPICs and PSCs.” Zone Program Integrity Contractors...
Sep 22, 2017 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
On September 19, 2017, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced at a news conference that Attorneys General from 41 states have joined together to investigate major pharmaceutical companies over the production and distribution of opioids. The joint...
Sep 22, 2017 | Health Care
Last month, Centegra Health System, which operates a chain of hospitals and clinics in the Chicago area, reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount with a proposed class of home health clinicians who claimed they were improperly denied overtime payments. The...
