This is part two of a multi-part post outlining emerging trends in Medicare fraud. This series tracks the current 2016 work plan of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG). The Inspector General serves as Medicare’s top cop. Anyone interested in helping stop healthcare fraud or earning a large […]
Part 1 OIG Medicare Fraud 2016 Work Plan – Whistleblowers Must Read
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General has released its 2016 work plan. Because the Inspector General (OIG) is Medicare’s “top cop,” knowing what they are investigating creates a boon for would-be whistleblowers. We caution readers that healthcare fraud is everywhere. Simply because a given topic isn’t high on the […]
Supreme Court Takes Up Breach of Seal Case – False Claims Act
A breach of seal in a False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit is a serious matter. Even an innocent breach can have dire consequences. When a person files a whistleblower complaint in federal court, the case is automatically sealed meaning it is secret and can’t be disclosed. While sealed neither the whistleblower nor his or her […]
Justice Department Eyes Eye Clinic for Medicare Fraud
A federal judge in Houston says that a Medicare fraud case against a Texas eye clinic can proceed. Outreach Diagnostic Clinic unsuccessfully argued that the government didn’t have enough facts to allow the case to proceed. Like most Medicare fraud prosecutions, this case started when a concerned worker blew the whistle. Michael Sorensen was an […]
Whistleblower Opportunity – Banks that Violate AML Regs
[Post updated 2021] As fraudsters, terrorist organizations and crime syndicates grow more sophisticated, whistleblowers have more opportunities to earn large cash awards. Blowing the whistle on a terrorist group won’t earn you a reward, but reporting the banks that facilitate their schemes can. Specifically, banks that ignore anti money laundering regulations (also called “AML”) are […]
Chamber Attempts to Thwart Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law
There have been several attempts to pass a Pennsylvania whistleblower law in recent years. Currently legislators in the Keystone state are grappling with a bill to establish a state False Claims Act. If successful, Pennsylvania would join 28 other states and the District of Columbia. Already, Philadelphia and Alleghany County have enacted similar whistleblower ordinances. […]
Pilgrim’s Pride – Antitrust Whistleblower Post
[Updated through 2021] From time to time, we post stories on those companies that we think are horrible corporate citizens. Some are polluters. Some rip off consumers. In the case of Pilgrims Pride, we give them failing grades for how they treat workers, food safety and price fixing. It’s the trifecta award that no company […]
Westlaw Journal
Uber hit with more driver misclassification claims after $100 million settlement Westlaw Journal – Publication by Tricia Gorman (131K) In the wake of Uber’s $100 million settlement with drivers in California and Massachusetts, drivers in Illinois and Florida have fied their own claims that the car-service provider violates federal wage laws by misclassifying them as […]
Employee Misclassification FLSA Hit List – Wage Theft Post
The U.S. Department of Labor is cracking down on businesses that don’t properly pay their employees. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act – FLSA for short – employers must pay workers double damages if they have illegally failed to pay minimum wage, failed to pay overtime at time and one-half pay or failed to pay […]
First Time Workers Often Wage Theft Victims – FLSA Post
KMBC TV of Kansas City, Missouri reports that many “first time workers” in the service industry are taken advantage of by their employers. Common complaints include not being paid for all hours worked, not receiving minimum wage and not receiving overtime. All of these violations are considered “wage theft” and are illegal under the federal […]
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