Key Takeaways:
- The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of a new initiative focused on using the False Claims Act (“FCA”) to pursue “Civil Rights Fraud.”
- DOJ warned FCA claims could arise when a...more
5/21/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
On February 5, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued fourteen memos outlining new policies for the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Among them is a memorandum entitled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and...more
2/7/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Trump Administration
It has been a tumultuous year for the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and its recent no-poach criminal prosecution strategy. No-poach agreements, which are arrangements between companies that place restrictions on the hiring...more
12/23/2022
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Venture ,
No-Poaching ,
Popular ,
Wage-Fixing ,
White Collar Crimes
A recent ruling from a federal district judge in Texas has called into question the finality of deferred prosecution agreements. Deferred prosecution agreements are negotiated and entered into by the government and criminal...more
This is our eighth and final post in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry was on pandemic-related fraud....more