The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, enacted in 2018, was a bombshell for the addiction treatment and diagnostic laboratory industries.
For the first time, paying commissions for sales and marketing services was...more
7/22/2025
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Drug Treatment ,
Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Kickbacks ,
Marketing ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements
The Department of Justice has launched an aggressive new enforcement strategy that could dramatically influence how organizations approach diversity programs, student policies, and civil rights compliance. On May 19, 2025,...more
As the new Trump administration takes shape, a cornerstone of its stated immigration policy is the promise of “mass deportations,” as well as suspended entry of migrants (including those seeking asylum), as well as...more
1/29/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
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Immigration Procedures ,
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USCIS
In perhaps the last major legislative action under this presidential administration, on New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed—over President Trump’s veto—what could be the most significant anti-money laundering (AML) statute...more
1/26/2021
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
NDAA ,
Patriot Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed—over President Trump’s veto—a defense appropriations law containing the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AML Act”) and the Corporate Transparency Act, as part of a sweeping new set...more
1/5/2021
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Insurance Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
Nonprofits ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tax Evasion ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations