by Mark Smith | Jun 18, 2015 | Corporate Law, EMS, Healthcare
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a record $712 million in overpayment cases involving 243 individual defendants. The actions were focused in a number of regions and includes charges against healthcare providers in Houston, Dallas, and McAllen, Texas....
by Mark Smith | May 26, 2015 | Blog, EMS, Healthcare
Hospitals fined over $7.5M for False Ambulance Claims over Lack of Medical Necessity Nine hospitals in Florida faced FCA charges for false claims submitted by independent ambulance companies because the physician certifications used lacked proper showing of medical...
by Mark Smith | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Healthcare
Health Care Providers and the FCA Steamroller The Department of Justice has been making headlines recently with its nonstop action against fraudulent claims and following up on whistleblowers filing suits throughout the country. In the year 2014 alone, the DOJ managed...
by Mark Smith | May 19, 2015 | Blog, Corporate Law, Employment Law
What Employers and HR Departments Must Do After the Boyer-Liberto Harassment Decision When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held, in Boyer-Liberto v. Fountainebleau, that, “one or two uses of a racial slur could be ‘severe’ enough for a harassment...
by Mark Smith | May 17, 2015 | Blog, Corporate Law, Employment Law
NLRB Social Media Rulings Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille, Nos. 34-CA-012915, 34-CA-012926 (N.L.R.B. Aug. 22, 2014) Facts: Two employees had a discussion on Facebook criticizing the employer’s failure to withhold the proper amount of state income tax from their...
by Mark Smith | May 17, 2015 | Blog, Corporate Law, Employment Law
8 ways your employee handbook language may be unlawful: what to look for and ways to avoid potential violations Most employers do not draft employee handbooks aiming to restrict activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)—but even well intentioned,...
