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Akerman LLP
Website: akerman.com
In collaboration with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs, Akerman LLP is a client-driven enterprise. As ranked within the top 100 U.S. law firms, they assemble hand-picked teams for every engagement for navigating change, seizing opportunities, and to assist in overcoming barriers on innovation. With more than 700 lawyers and professionals across 25 offices, Akerman works to create better opportunities for the future through their financial services, real estate, and other dynamic sectors.
1,503 published works
Health Law Rx
A Six-Month Window: DOJ and HHS Offer Defined Terms for Healthcare False Claims Act Self-Disclosures
By Noam Fischman, Ameer Al-Khudari
One of the hardest questions that healthcare organizations that uncover a potential False Claims Act (FCA) problem have is whether to self-disclose an issue and at what cost. On October…
Health Law Rx
Less Than Meets the Eye? What DOJ’s Justice Manual Revisions on Sub-Regulatory Guidance and Qui Tam Dismissals Mean for Healthcare Providers
By Noam Fischman, Ameer Al-Khudari
Government agency materials, standing alone, can no longer carry a False Claims Act (FCA) case brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ). That is the practical upshot of one of…
HR Defense
Avoiding the Rubber Stamp Trap in AI-Assisted Employee Separations
By Devon Mills
When employers use AI tools to help decide who is selected for termination, the risk is not always an obviously flawed tool. The more practical risk is that the tool…
HR Defense
Keeping Pace with Pay Transparency: Recent Updates and What’s Ahead for Employers
Pay transparency laws continue to expand across the United States, creating new compliance obligations for employers that post jobs, recruit candidates, set compensation ranges, or maintain pay records across multiple…
HR Defense
Is EEO-1 Done? What the EEOC’s Proposed Rule Means for Employers
For decades, EEOC regulations have required covered private employers and certain federal contractors to file annual EEO-1 workforce reports identifying employees by job category, race/ethnicity, and sex, and to maintain…
HR Defense
When “No” Costs Millions: Mishandling Pregnancy Accommodation Requests
By Colby Berman
Earlier this year, a Hamilton County, Ohio, jury delivered a verdict that should command employers’ attention. The case began with what should have been a straightforward pregnancy accommodation request: an…
Health Law Rx
Control Was the Question, Continuity Was the Answer: The Eleventh Circuit’s Zafirov Decision Upholds the FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions
By Noam Fischman, Jeremy Burnette, Ameer Al-Khudari
When the three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument last December, the word repeated through the courtroom was control. On September 1, 2026 the panel…
Health Law Rx
AI-Assisted Data Mining and the False Claims Act: Is a Data Anomaly Really a False Claim?
By Noam Fischman, Ameer Al-Khudari
Data miner whistleblowers, increasingly armed with artificial intelligence (AI) tools, are already reshaping how False Claims Act (FCA) theories are built, generated, and litigated. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) April…
HR Defense
The Bigger Picture: Biden-Era Precedents on the Chopping Block
The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Inland Waters Pollution Control, Inc., covered here in our latest blog on protections for aggressive bargaining proposals, was notable in its own…
HR Defense
The Table Is Yours: NLRB Protects Bold Bargaining as New Majority Ramps Up
The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Inland Waters is significant for employers not only for what it says about bargaining proposals, but also for what it signals about…