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Husch Blackwell LLP

Mid-Year Update: PPP Investigations Continue as DOJ Enforcement Priority

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As we enter the second half of 2025—over five years now since the COVID-19 pandemic began—federal government scrutiny relating to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans received in the early days of the pandemic is still...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Employer Justified in Terminating Manager Over Disparaging Mask Mandate Comments

Litigation over employment issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic is finally reaching the trial and appellate courts. This week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit from a warehouse manager...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 7th - 9th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CST

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us virtually at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Boston Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - September 9th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

False Claims Act Enforcement in 2022: What To Expect In The Year Ahead

This is the seventh post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed SEC Enforcement in 2022: A Look Ahead. Up next: ESG and the SEC: What’s Next on the...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from January 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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10 Developments That Shaped Employment Law In 2021

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2021 was a transformative year for labor and employment law and fundamental employment dynamics. There was no shortage of highly influential decisions issued by courts around the country in 2021 — and California continues to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Nashville Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - November 5th, Nashville, TN

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Chicago Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - October 22nd, Chicago, IL

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Fisher Phillips

Tracker Reveals: Hot COVID Litigation Summer Could Foreshadow Trouble for Employers

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A sharp increase in pandemic-related workplace litigation this summer could spell trouble for employers, as we expect to see a steady increase in COVID-19 lawsuits filed by employees across the country. That’s just one of 10...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

2,000 COVID-19-Related Employment Lawsuits Filed In The U.S.: An Analysis Of The Data And Trends

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On April 6, 2021, the total number of COVID-19-related employment complaints filed in United States courts passed the 2,000 mark. Although it took eight months to reach the first 1,000 complaints (March–November 2020), it...more

Morgan Lewis

What's Ahead for the SEC in 2021

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Morgan Lewis’s 15th annual 2020 Year in Review and a Look Forward provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of key 2020 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement and examination developments, notable...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

COVID-19 Employment Litigation Trends Update: Part I

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Employees continue to file COVID-19-related lawsuits against their employers at a rapid clip. In July, we identified five categories of cases that seemed to be driving COVID-19 employment litigation: (1) alleged failure to...more

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[Virtual Event] 2021 Asia Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - January 8th, 8:55 am - 2:00 pm SGT

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

How Can I Get My Employees To Return To Work During A Pandemic And Not Get Sued?

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As employers begin to require their employees to return to the workplace, they remain concerned about COVID-19-related litigation. Initially, many were concerned about an anticipated increase in lawsuits alleging that unsafe...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

COVID-19 Related Litigation Surges: What Employers Can Do To Minimize Exposure

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The much-anticipated surge of COVID-19 pandemic-related litigation has begun. As the pandemic continues to lay siege to the United States economy, claimants’ lawyers and government agencies have begun setting their sights on...more

BakerHostetler

Whistleblower Complaints Are Skyrocketing Due to COVID-19

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On May 15, 2020, BakerHostetler published an alert warning that the COVID-19 crisis would undoubtedly lead to a new wave of whistleblower complaints. The alert explained that “[a]s the pandemic continues, … companies may seek...more

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The Continuing Spread Of Employee Lawsuits Related To COVID-19

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A blog we published here on May 28, 2020, warned that whistleblower, disability and leave claims against employers may reach a fever pitch as workplaces begin reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown. A recent audit by the U.S....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2020 Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Pittsburgh, PA - October 2nd, 8:25 am - 4:55 pm EDT

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments - August 2020

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Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. Recent developments include: SEC...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] 2020 Virtual Asia Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - August 14th, 8:55 am - 1:20 pm SGT

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Best Practices and Tactics for Conducting an Internal Investigation in the COVID-19 Era - June 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

As the global economy struggles and companies continue to adapt to disruptions, organizations are facing an increased likelihood of whistleblower claims, bad behavior and market-facing allegations that require an internal...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law...

Lessons From Smithfield Pork Packing Plant Lawsuit: Could OSHA Preempt Worker Retaliation Claims Concerning Employer COVID-19...

In a workplace safety whistleblower lawsuit recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, an air conditioning technician claims he was fired by his employer, HT Airsystems of Florida, LLC, in...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

SEC Whistleblower Program Going Strong During Coronavirus

Notwithstanding the current COVID-19 crisis, the Securities & Exchange Commission has continued to award numerous multi-million-dollar bounties under its Dodd-Frank whistleblower program....more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

COVID-19 Litigation: The Next Wave

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water (or stop sheltering in place anyway), a wave of COVID-19-related employment lawsuits are being filed across the country.  At our last count, nearly 50 labor and...more

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