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Reimbursement of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Lien Is Found Not Automatic by Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

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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

Smith Anderson

Fourth Circuit Lifts Injunction on Key DEI Executive Order Provisions

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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

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Back on the Chopping Block after Federal Appeals Court Ruling

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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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Third Circuit Confirms Expansion of Anti-Retaliation Standard Under the False Claims Act

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On November 30, 2022, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated dismissal of a retaliation action brought by Don Ascolese (“Ascolese”) under the False Claims Act (“FCA”).  See United States ex rel. Don Ascolese v. Shoemaker...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Third Circuit Upholds Firing of Whistleblower Accused of Harassment by Oinking

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On August 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an order reaffirming that potential False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblowers are not immune from being fired for workplace misconduct, especially where that...more

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A New Circuit Split: FCA Protects Former Employees from Post-Employment Retaliation in the Sixth

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Over a vigorous dissent last week, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and held the False Claims Act’s anti-retaliation...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

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Employee's Inability To Work For A Particular Supervisor Does Not Constitute A "Disability" - Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015) - Michaelin Higgins-Williams worked as a clinical...more

Snell & Wilmer

Common Sense Prevails as D.C. Circuit Applies Upjohn in Vacating District Court Order to Produce Investigation Reports

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Government contractors and other companies subject to internal investigation requirements won some relief from the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on June 26 with a decision that firmly reiterated that...more

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