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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | March 2023 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for March 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more

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OSHA Enforcement/Whistleblower Investigation: Florida City Enters into Settlement Agreement Addressing Alleged Retaliation Against...

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an April 20th news release stating that it had entered into a Settlement Agreement with the City of Delray Beach, Florida, to address an alleged retaliation...more

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Fifth DCA Finds Florida’s Private Whistleblower Act Requires Proof of But-For Causation

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In a recent decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeal, the court held that the proper causation standard in retaliation claims brought under Florida’s Private Whistleblower Act (“FWA”) is but-for causation. This...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Gov. DeSantis And Rebekah Jones' Criminal Background Info

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Should Rebekah Jones' arrest record be an issue? The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently fired Rebekah Jones, who was either the genius behind, or the data-input clerk for, the state's coronavirus...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

Florida Private Sector Whistleblower Must Show Actual Violation of Law

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The Southern District of Florida recently held that to establish a prima facie case under the Florida Private Whistleblower Act (FWA), § 448.102(3), Fla. Stat., a plaintiff must show an actual violation of a law, rule or...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Owner/Trustee of 401(k) Plan Accused of Having Eyes Wide Shut on Fiduciary Duties

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Last June I blogged about the trend of participant fee class actions moving down to smaller 401(k) Plans. Occasionally, class actions are brought based on other breaches of fiduciary duties, particularly those involving...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Qui Tam Statute Applies to False Claims Made to State, not Local, Governments

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What is the state? Before the summer of 2015, there were two schools of thought on the answer to this question in the context of the Florida False Claims Act (FFCA). The first was advanced in a February 2014 Florida Bar...more

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First District Tells Relators: Know Your Role in State Whistleblower Actions

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Last week, the Florida First District Court of Appeal issued a decision of first impression confirming the controlling role that the Attorney General’s office plays in the life, or death, of a whistleblower action in Florida....more

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