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Join Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys Jasmine Chalashtori, Michael Clark, and Martha Zackin as they provide critical insights on how organizations across industries—not just traditional FCA defendants—may face scrutiny for...more
The U.S. Department of Justice announced its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative with the goal to identify entities defrauding the government by knowingly violating civil rights laws. The DOJ is specifically targeting employers...more
Our Immigration Team inspects how the Department of Justice (DOJ) is using its new whistleblower incentives to prioritize investigating employers’ potential criminal immigration activity....more
At the end of May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal...more
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum introducing the “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” on May 19, 2025. The memorandum directs all Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys to use the False Claims Act (FCA)...more
The Trump Administration has continued to target diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives as an affront to civil rights legislation. In a previous post, we discussed President Trump’s Executive Order 14173 – titled...more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. This is a coordinated enforcement effort aimed at using the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and, where appropriate,...more
As the regulatory environment continues to evolve in the new administration, U.S. government contractors are facing an increasingly complex array of legal challenges. Staying compliant and competitive requires close attention...more
Federal law requires employers to consider Medicare’s potential interests when settling a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary. The foregoing generally involves the use of a Workers’ Compensation Medical...more
Last week, the U.S. Embassy in Paris issued a letter and certification form to multiple French companies requiring companies that serve the U.S. Government to certify their compliance with U.S. federal anti-discrimination...more
Key Points: No formal liability for payment of work-related medical expenses is triggered on the part of the employer/insurer until such expenses are properly submitted in accordance with the terms and provisions of the...more
The Fourth Circuit recently lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction that had blocked federal agencies from carrying out key provisions in two of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...more
On Friday, March 14, 2025, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed, pending appeal, the injunction previously entered by Judge Adam Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of...more
On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland paused the enforcement of certain portions of the Trump administration’s executive orders related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts....more
On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction pausing enforcement of several provisions of President Trump’s DEI-related executive orders on Ending Radical and...more
On the first day of President Trump’s second administration, he signed the Ending Racial and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing Executive Order. This order provides direction to eliminate any and all Diversity,...more
Executive Order (EO) 14173 “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” creates new obligations that could carry significant risks for any organization doing business with the United States federal...more
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Still grappling with the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, which ended affirmative action in higher education, employers now face liability for their diversity, equity and inclusion...more
Individual employees helped the government secure another successful year in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, as both plaintiffs (whistleblowers) and individual defendants. The government collected more than $2.9 billion in...more
On his first two days in office, President Trump issued a handful of executive orders aimed at eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and policies within the federal government and encouraged the private...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for September 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more
Employers must check its employees, contractors and vendors to see if an individual or organization is excluded from participating in federal and/or state programs. While there are a variety of exclusion programs at the...more
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Campbell recently announced a number of citations against Quick Temp., Inc. (the company), its owner, and its manager, for alleged wage, sick time, and records violations....more
On November 13, 2023, in USA ex rel, Morgan-Lee, et al. v. The Whittier Health Network, LLC, et al., a Massachusetts federal district judge concluded that although the plaintiff engaged in protected activity when she raised...more