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Whistleblowers Civil Liability

Lathrop GPM

Whistleblowers Get a Stronger Whistle: The False Claims Act Liability Under President Trump’s DEI Order

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One of the new administration’s Executive Orders, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Base Opportunity,” has significant potential impact on companies operating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...more

Clark Hill PLC

Healthcare Organizations and Practitioners Receive New Protection Against Frivolous Whistleblower Lawsuits

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Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down an important ruling that will give healthcare organizations and practitioners relief against meritless whistleblower lawsuits. The ruling could result in saving...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

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID Compliance is Complicated: Don’t Let a Whistleblower Jab You

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As federal contractors scramble to comply with President Biden’s September 2021 Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, these employers must keep in mind the ever-present risks...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 4: Trade Policy Outlook - June 3rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm JST

McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 3: Global Internal Investigations - June 1st, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm JST

McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 2: Compliance: How Will The United States DOJ View Your Compliance Program, And...

McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 1: Global Antitrust Developments - May 20th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm JST

McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

Oberheiden P.C.

10 Reasons to Hire a Corporate Private Investigator

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Corporate investigations can serve a variety of different purposes. From uncovering accounting fraud to responding to cybersecurity breaches and preparing for litigation, there are various circumstances in which corporate...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Congress Passes Whistleblower Protections for Antitrust Division’s Leniency Program

On Tuesday, December 8, the House of Representatives passed S. 2258, the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, by voice vote, sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. The measure, which unanimously passed the...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

Jackson Walker

Pandemic Recovery Funds and Government Enforcement

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When Depression-era bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he infamously responded, “Because that’s where the money is.” Similarly, anytime you see large amounts of government money devoted to any given...more

BakerHostetler

Borrower Beware: Future Government Investigations and Whistleblower Liability Based on the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program

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Last month, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in response to the economic crisis that has been created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act established the Paycheck...more

Butler Snow LLP

2019 Developments and Trends in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) & Global Anti-Corruption Efforts, Part 3 of 3

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Previously we introduced you to the FCPA and provided updates about the positive international trends in anti-corruption legislation; efforts to punish and deter bribery; the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...more

White & Case LLP

President Trump's trade wars and the expansion of customs violations into the white-collar space

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The US' ongoing trade wars—with various trading partners and particularly with China—are everywhere in the news. Putting politics and policy aside, the "trade wars" reflect a basic disagreement over the rules that should...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Lessons From the DOJ: How Recent Guidance and Cases Can Help You Avoid Government Interference With Your Business

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The initiation of a government investigation is often a stressful and anxiety-producing event for a health care company. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is known for its aggressive investigation and prosecution of health care...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts – On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - MTS Receives DOJ and SEC Declination Letters Concluding FCPA Investigations - On August 7, 2017, MTS Systems (MTS), a Minnesota based maker of test systems and industrial position...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Whistleblower’s one-two punch: Confidential informant/employee spurs criminal investigation, then successfully sues individual...

Schuylkill Products case highlights how a whistleblower can put an employer on track to face both criminal and civil proceedings under the False Claims Act....more

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