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False Claims Act (FCA) Employer Liability Issues Government Agencies

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DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Ups FCA Risks for Federal Fund Recipients Employing Unlawful DEI Programs

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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

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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

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Federal Court Issues Partial Preliminary Injunction Halting Enforcement of DEI-Related EOs

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

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

What U.S. Employers Need to Know about Upcoming DEI Executive Orders

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Whistle While You Work: Whistleblowers File More False Claims Act Suits in 2024 Than Ever Before

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

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