The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 45 - The Grit, Grace and Gift of Second Chances
The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
Episode 333 -- The Boeing Proposed Plea Agreement
DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
FCPA Survival Guide - Step 8 - Investing in Compliance
Exploring the AI and Crypto Intersection
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 41 - The Dynamics of Decision-Making: Psychology and the Criminal Justice System
INTERPOL and Child Kidnapping Cases. What are INTERPOL’s Abilities and Limitations?
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
The Justice Insiders Podcast - AI-Washing: Everything Old Is New Again
The CFPB and State AGs Act Jointly Against Online Educational Company
Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano
Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines
FCPA Survival Guide: Step 3 - Extensive Remediation
Episode 324 -- Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day – Compliance Lessons from the Albemarle FCPA Enforcement Action
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 38 - A Blueprint for Compliance: The Fraud Pentagon Theory
Increasingly, employers are utilizing automated systems, including artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning, to target job advertisements, recruit applicants, and make hiring decisions. Such systems expose employers...more
A recent EEOC case involving an executive who was fired after having an episode of depression underlines the importance of accommodating mental disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). In Equal...more
Specialty Apparel Chain Fired Manager After Learning She Was Pregnant, Agency Charged - NEW ORLEANS-Rainbow USA, Inc. (Rainbow), a specialty apparel chain doing business in the Chalmette, Louisiana area, agreed to pay...more
Wholesale Distributor Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Workers with Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other...more
Restaurants Allowed Employees to Harass Male and Female Workers, Federal Agency Charges - SAN JOSE, Calif. - Carmel restaurants owned and operated by JCFB, Inc. agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a federal sexual harassment...more
Jackson Tolerated Harassment, Discriminated Against Female and African American Employees in Promotions and Pay, and Retaliated Against Employees Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER, Colo. - Jackson National...more
Memorabilia and Auction Company Fired Employee Because of Mental Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Heritage Charity Auction & Awards, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of display cases for memorabilia and...more
Italian Restaurant Unlawfully Fired Server Because of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO - Maurizio Trattoria Italiana LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas, Calif., has agreed to...more
Company Refused to Provide Light Duty to Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - Geriatric care giant Life Care Centers of America, Inc. and its affiliate, South Hill Operations, LLC, doing business as "Life...more
Pest Control and Landscaping Company Terminated and Refused to Rehire Employee With Disability After Denying Her Request for Leave as Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - CHARLESTON, S.C. - Pest control and landscaping...more
Pregnant Nursing Assistants Were Denied Accommodations and Fired, Agency Charged - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Century Care of Laurinburg, Inc. d/b/a Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Scottish Pines), a North Carolina...more
Senior Female Employees Were Passed Over for Credit Union's Top Job in Favor of a Younger, Male Applicant, Federal Agency Charged - FRESNO, Calif. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today...more
So Cal Restaurant Denied Server Positions to Men, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO - Burgers & Beer, a Southern California food chain based in El Centro, Calif., has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sex discrimination...more
Newly Hired Employee Was Fired After Disclosing Brain Tumor, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - Prominent Pacific Northwest auto dealer Titus-Will has agreed to pay $125,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and...more
Female Restaurant Servers Were Harassed and Then Retaliated Against, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO - Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Inc., one of two entities the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
Female Manager Repeatedly Propositioned and Touched Young, Male Employee, Then Retaliated When He Complained, Federal Agency Alleged - SAN JOSE, CA. - Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and its subsidiary...more
Nationwide Shoe Retailer Unfairly Disciplined and Terminated a Black Assistant Manager, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND- DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., a nationwide shoe retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, will pay...more
Workers Found Scrawled Racial Slurs and Noose at Apple Park Construction Site, Federal Agency Charges - CUPERTINO, Calif. - A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems Inc....more
Staffing Agency Refused to Hire Employee Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charged - Pittsburgh - Adecco USA, Inc., a staffing agency based in Jacksonville, Fla., will pay $49,500 and furnish significant equitable relief...more
Nonprofit Refused to Provide Accommodations for Janitor with Cognitive Disability, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., which provides job...more
Portal, Ga., Store Manager Refused to Interview Applicant After Seeing Her Arm in a Sling, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - The owner-operator of a Georgia Dollar General store will pay $70,000 and provide other...more
Oilfield Services Company Discriminated Against Black Workers, Subjecting them to a Hostile Work Environment, Denying them High Paying Assignments, and Retaliating Against those who Complained, Agency Alleged - SAN...more
Female Manager and Two Female Employees at Mushroom Farm Sexually Harassed Multiple Female Workers, Federal Agency Charged - READING, Pa. - Bisconti Farms, Inc. and Bisconti Management, Inc. (collectively, "Bisconti...more
DETROIT, MI-Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, LLC, a retailer with discount stores throughout Michigan, will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal...more
Car Wash Terminated Worker Who Complained about Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - HARRISBURG -- Eagle United Truck Wash, LLC, which operates truck washing facilities at truck stop locations around the United...more