Nov 4, 2016 | Business Litigation, Employment Law
On October 17, 2016, in a case brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a disabled employee may be entitled to “reasonable accommodations,” even if she does not expressly request specific accommodations,...
Oct 6, 2016 | False Claims Act, Health Care
On September 20, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule to amend the regulations governing state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”). State...
Oct 6, 2016 | False Claims Act, Health Care
In a recent False Claims Act (“FCA”) case interpreting amendments to the FCA’s anti-retaliation provision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employee who alleges that he or she was terminated for trying to stop an employer from violating the FCA must...
Sep 7, 2016 | Health Care
On August 18, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced its intention (via its email list-serv) to “more broadly investigate” breaches of protected health information (“PHI”) affecting fewer than 500 individuals....
Sep 7, 2016 | Employment Law
On August 25, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a guidance document titled “EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues.” Noting that “[t]he federal employment discrimination laws depend on the willingness of employees...
