Jun 15, 2020 | Government Investigations
Though it seems like the school year just ended, some school districts in the metro Atlanta area will resume in only seven weeks. Needless to say, many aspects of schools and the school year will look different when students return for the 2020-2021 academic year....
Jun 15, 2020 | Employment Law
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Gerald Lynn Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. The Court consolidated three cases involving allegations that employees were fired for being homosexual or transgender in violation of Title...
Jun 15, 2020 | False Claims Act
In a March 4, 2020 brief to the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to take a broad view of its dismissal authority under the False Claims Act (FCA). DOJ’s position has provoked vocal criticism from Senator Grassley, a long-time advocate for...
Jun 12, 2020 | Employment Law
In October 2019, we discussed increased enforcement efforts by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the healthcare industry. Then in February 2020, we discussed the EEOC’s lawsuit against Yale New Haven Hospital for alleged Americans with...
