I was recently quoted in McKnight’s Home Care in connection with a new decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that supports the Department of Labor’s pending reinstatement of the companionship exemption. The ruling is notable
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Export Compliance in Line with Recent BIS Civil Penalty
By Faith Dibble & Thad McBride
We co-authored an article for Corporate Compliance Insights discussing a recent case in which the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a penalty against Applied Materials (AMAT) for $253 million, the second-largest civil penalty in BIS history.…
FinCEN Advisory Warns Financial Institutions of Healthcare Fraud Targeting Medicare and Medicaid
At the end of March, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a new Advisory urging financial institutions to heighten scrutiny of transactions potentially tied to healthcare fraud schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state…
ERISA Preemption – Alive and Well
By Susie Bilbro, Doug Dahl & Nicole Roth
The recent rise in state law regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and prescription drug pricing continues to test the limits of preemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).…
President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting “DEI” Practices by Federal Contractors
By Todd Overman
On March 26, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO), Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, that seeks to prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from engaging in what the EO defines as “racially discriminatory DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion]…
Key Developing Areas for Employers: EEOC Priorities, Leave Laws and AI
We authored an article for Employee Relations Law Journal outlining three developing areas for employers this year: navigating Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) priorities, leave laws and artificial intelligence (AI). We provided practice steps on how employers can stay compliant within this…
FinCEN Update: Huge Penalty on Broker-Dealer for Willful AML, SAR, and Due Diligence Failures
On March 6, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a historic $80 million civil money penalty against Canaccord Genuity LLC for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its implementing regulations. FinCEN, which is part of the…
Understanding the False Claims Act Implications of Trump’s Latest DEI Order for Federal Contractors
I recently shared my perspective on President Trump’s newest executive order, which is designed to restrict federal contractors from participating in what the administration characterizes as “racially discriminatory” DEI efforts. Under this order, certain DEI‑related activities could put a contractor’s…
Understanding the False Claims Act Implications of Trump’s Latest DEI Order for Federal Contractors
I recently shared my perspective on President Trump’s newest executive order, which is designed to restrict federal contractors from participating in what the administration characterizes as “racially discriminatory” DEI efforts. Under this order, certain DEI‑related activities could put a contractor’s…
Pending Circuit Court Case Concerning the Constitutionality of the FCA’s Whistleblower Provisions
I was quoted in an article published by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News examining the Eleventh Circuit’s pending decision in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates that could determine whether the False Claims Act’s (FCA) whistleblower (qui tam) provisions are…