On July 8, a routine enforcement action by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a surgery center in California escalated into criminal charges for two health care workers. ICE agents were attempting to detain...more
8/7/2025
/ Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
On July 28, the federal district court in the Southern District of Ohio issued a pair of orders in related whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act (FCA): United States ex rel. Murphy v. TriHealth, Inc., et al., No....more
8/1/2025
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Appeals ,
Article II ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement effort in U.S. history, involving criminal charges against over 300 defendants and over $14.6 billion in health care...more
7/9/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cloud Computing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Risk Management
On June 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a removal order, holding that a naturalized U.S. citizen could not be deported following denaturalization for fraud, where he failed to disclose a recent...more
7/8/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Citizenship ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Deportation ,
Fraud ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Reform ,
Judicial Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Vacated
Following leadership changes at the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division, Brett Shumate, recently confirmed as the assistant attorney general, issued a memorandum directing DOJ attorneys to “use [their] enforcement...more
6/18/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Gender Identity ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues
A recent federal jury verdict in Michigan has brought renewed attention to the compliance risks faced by employers that utilize the H-2A visa program, particularly when working with third-party labor contractors. On June 6,...more
6/11/2025
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-2A ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Third-Party ,
Wage Theft
Matthew Galeotti, head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division announced in May that DOJ “is turning a new page on white-collar and corporate enforcement.” The same day, the Criminal Division circulated four...more
6/10/2025
/ Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Evasion ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Immigration Reform ,
New Guidance ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Tariffs ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes