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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Show Them the Money: New Rewards Program Heightens Incentives for Antitrust Whistleblowers

On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division) announced a new program that could provide monetary payouts to individuals who report criminal antitrust violations. The program, described in a...more

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Shift In Health Care Antitrust Prosecutions Is Likely

In December 2022, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General announced a memorandum of understanding memorializing their...more

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Federal Maritime Commission Continues to Grapple with Detention and Demurrage Issues

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or the Commission) met during both open and closed session on Jan. 27, 2022, to discuss the Commission's efforts to address ocean carriers' detention and demurrage practices, as well as...more

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It’s All Hands on Deck in Prosecuting COVID-19 Fraud

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As scientists around the globe team up to discover and develop treatments and vaccine candidates for COVID-19, we are also seeing unprecedented speed and coordination in the effort to quell a different kind of virus — the...more

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Goodbye Carrot, So Long Stick…Hello Club!

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Most would agree that workplace safety is of the utmost importance. Accordingly, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSH Act”) was enacted for the purpose of ensuring that employers provide their employees safe...more

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Departments of Justice and Labor Announce Initiative to Provide for Significantly Increased Criminal Penalties for Workplace...

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On December 17, 2015, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced an expansion to the Worker Endangerment Initiative intended to increase the frequency and effectiveness of criminal...more

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Worker Endangerment Initiative May Increase Criminal Prosecutions of Worker and Health Safety Violations

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The U.S. Department of Justice issued a Memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Labor on December 17, 2015 to bolster the federal government’s arsenal...more

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U.S. Department of Justice Expands Worker Endangerment Initiative

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On December 17, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memorandum to all 93 U.S. Attorneys urging federal prosecutors to work with the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resource Division (ENRD) to...more

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New DOJ Prosecutorial Initiative Blends Environmental and Worker Safety

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Companies with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations may face criminal charges going beyond those allowed under the OSHA statute, under a new Worker Endangerment Initiative and Memorandum of...more

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