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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

When DEI Meets the FCA: What Employers Need to Know About the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

In this episode, AGG Employment partner and co-chair, Ashley Kelly, speaks with leaders of the firm's new Civil Rights & False Claims Act Risk & Response Team, Gabe Scannapieco and Sara Lord, about the DOJ’s recent move to...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Serving as a Procurement Fraud Whistleblower: What Evidence Do You Need?

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Whistleblowers play a key role in the federal government’s ongoing fight against procurement fraud. Government procurement fraud is extraordinarily costly; and, despite the government’s vast resources, detecting procurement...more

Kilpatrick

Recent Changes in Appropriations Legislation May Have Given "Baby False Claims Act" New Teeth

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On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 5009 - “Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.” (2025 NDAA). First passed in 1961, the NDAA is a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Government Contractors Beware: New Cybersecurity Rules and False Claims Act Enforcement Actions on the Rise

Two years after the Department of Justice (DOJ) established its Civil-Cyber Fraud Initiative, there has been a recent uptick in enforcement and regulatory activity related to cybersecurity. September opened with the unsealing...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

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...On July 25, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it was awarding nearly $2.5 million to a government employee who tipped off the SEC to a company’s wrongdoing. Although the SEC does not...more

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A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

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Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. ...more

Fisher Phillips

What’s the Real Effect of OSHA’s Revamped Inspection Process, the “Enforcement Weighing System?”

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On October 1, OSHA started its “Enforcement Weighing System,” which means that OSHA Compliance Officers and Area Offices will be under less pressure to complete a number of inspections and will receive credit for separate...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Before The Whistle Blows: Understanding And Addressing The Expanding Scope Of Whistleblower Protections Under Sarbanes-Oxley And...

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) was enacted following the accounting scandals of the early 2000s involving Enron, WorldCom and other public companies. Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more

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