The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also referred to as SOX or as Sarbox, is a federal statute that requires specific corporate recordkeeping measures as well as financial reporting. It was passed in the aftermath of several huge...more
6/4/2024
/ Corporate Misconduct ,
Fraud ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
All healthcare providers and other businesses in the healthcare industry need to comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The AKS imposes criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations, and even inadvertent...more
Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 relies heavily on whistleblowers, both in America and abroad. If you have information about a potential violation of the law and want to report it to the authorities,...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Whistleblower Program was created in Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, which amended the Securities Exchange Act to include a whistleblower provision. It has since...more
5/7/2024
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Internal Reporting ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Violations ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The federal government is continuing to rely heavily on whistleblowers in 2024. While there are now several federal whistleblower programs, the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act remain among the government’s most...more
The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), formed under the National Defense Authorization Act, establishes new disclosure obligations for millions of companies operating in the United States and abroad including...more
The False Claims Act, sometimes referred to as the FCA, is an integral part of U.S. whistleblower law. By providing an avenue for individuals to blow the whistle on false or fraudulent claims that are being committed against...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee that reviews foreign investments in U.S. businesses and real estate assets. The primary purpose of a CFIUS review is to examine any...more
There are many junctures in the U.S. healthcare system that enable fraudulent activities, and one of the biggest has to do with pharmaceutical companies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of...more
4/2/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Lots of health care service providers find themselves in the position of needing to file a Medicare appeal. Despite the systematic nature of modern Medicare billing, wrongful denials remain common, and errors during Medicare...more
3/26/2024
/ Auditors ,
Billing ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Appeals ,
OMHA ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Redeterminations ,
Reimbursements
For foreign entities that need approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to pursue investments in the U.S., working with experienced legal counsel is essential. While CFIUS will approve...more
It does not happen often, but occasionally someone will stumble onto evidence that suggests that a powerful company or a government agency is breaking the law in Las Vegas, Nevada. When they do find that evidence, they will...more
Federal employees as well as people who work for companies that contract with the government have access to important information about the goods and services that the contractor is providing. In some cases, that information...more
According to the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, an estimated $100 billion is lost to Medicare fraud every single year in the U.S., with overtaxed law enforcement agencies relying heavily on whistleblowers to...more
Over the holidays, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued proposed rules for updating its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program from its existing Defense Acquisition Regulatory Supplement (DFARS)...more
2/23/2024
/ Compliance ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Risk Assessment
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 is federal legislation that protects whistleblowers who are or were employed by the government and who report a federal employee responsible for illegal activity, abuse of authority,...more
Litigation involving artificial intelligence (AI) is set to be the hot topic of 2024. Artificial intelligence has gone from science fiction to mainstream reality practically overnight, and, in doing so, it has far outpaced...more
If you have gained access to damaging or even incriminating information about an individual, corporation, or other entity, you may have the opportunity to become a whistleblower. Taking such action in the public interest is...more
Companies that produce and discharge pollutants are subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight under the Clean Water Act. The EPA routinely conducts inspections focused on federal laws like Oil Pollution...more
1/26/2024
/ Clean Water Act ,
Compliance ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NPDES ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Waste Management ,
Wastewater ,
Water ,
Wetlands
Workers at companies that have a federal contract with the U.S. government for national security and defense work often have access to critically important information about these extremely sensitive transactions. In some...more
Whistleblowers in and around Dallas, Texas, who want to take their findings to federal law enforcement and the public should strongly consider hiring a whistleblower lawyer to help them. Not only can whistleblower attorneys...more
Finding the right whistleblower attorney for your needs in Miami is not always easy. While far from the biggest field in federal and state laws, there are still dozens of Florida whistleblower lawyers and law firms to choose...more
Blowing the whistle on perceived misconduct is one of the most important public services that you can do in Texas. When you use your access to information to bring wrongful or even criminal conduct to light, you can protect...more
Promoting securities, cryptocurrency, and other investment opportunities is fraught with legal risks. Individuals who engage in promotional activities must ensure that they have a clear understanding of the federal laws and...more
12/13/2023
/ Advertising ,
Brokers ,
Celebrities ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Endorsements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Promoters
Blowing the whistle on what appears to be corporate misconduct is not a small decision to make in Florida. Odds are that you have no experience filing a qui tam claim before, as it is extremely rare for someone to gain access...more