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The National Law Review keeps its finger on the pulse on legal developments related to working.  Keeping employers and employees abreast of the latest labor and employment law news. We review legal news developments including issues involving interviews and employer review sites like Glassdoor, Indeed and Rate My Employer. We cover all aspects of employment and labor disputes including, disability access and accommodations, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, unfair competition and trade secrets, whistleblower actions, business immigration, workplace privacy, wrongful termination and more matters adjudicated before the courts as well as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and state and local agencies.

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On a state level, the National Law Review covers the latest on legislation, from laws banning-the-box and limiting the questions employers may ask during the hiring process; including limitations on questions about previous salary history and criminal history.  Additionally, the nation-wide push for employers to establish paid family leave & sick policy and the resulting patchwork of rules.  The National Law Review also  offers an analysis of employees rights to post about their work experience and how employers can respond to employees' on-line reviews and provides information to help companies remain compliant.

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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Mar
4
2016
Leading Medical Device Company, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Settles Kickback Charges For An Historic $646 Million Dollars Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Feb
3
2021
D.C.’s Tax Fraud Qui Tam Statute Has Been Passed. Who’s Next? Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Mar
7
2018
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Pays $1.65 Million to Settle Alleging False or Fraudulent Billing of Medicare and Medicaid in Violation of the False Claims Act Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jan
28
2016
In State False Claim Act Case Involved Country Club’s Failure To Escheat Unclaimed Deposits, California Court Rules Defendant’s SEC Filings Are Not “Public Disclosures” Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Aug
10
2017
Navicent Pays $2.5 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims Act Violations and Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
7
2015
DaVita Agree to $495 Million Settlement in Alleged Medicare Fraud Lawsuit Filed by Qui Tam Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Sep
19
2017
U.S. State Department Contractor to Resolve Allegations of Improper Vetting with $5 Million Settlement Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
6
2016
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Issues Landmark Decision Holding that Failing to Properly Mark Imports with their Foreign Country of Origin Can Give Rise to False Claims Act Liability Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Apr
27
2022
Shedding Light on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Abuse Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jun
9
2022
Organizational Conflicts of Interest Lead to $425,000 False Claims Act Settlement Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Apr
26
2024
CFTC Scrutinizes Financial Institutions’ Employee Agreements for Any Language that Deters Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Aug
28
2013
False Claims Act Whistleblowers’ Allegations Against For-Profit School Result in $3.7 Million Settlement Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
28
2021
Show Me the Documents! Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jul
9
2020
Construction Contractor Pays $1 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations Relating to a Federal Program Designed to Help Disadvantaged Businesses Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jan
2
2014
Are Whistleblowers Protected Under The False Claims Act? Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Apr
2
2019
Duke University Agrees to Pay $112.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Violations Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
11
2023
What the False Claims Amendments Act of 2023 May Mean for Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jan
20
2014
First Steps: What To Do If You Are Considering Blowing The Whistle Under The False Claims Act - Video Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jan
14
2020
Pharmaceutical Company Agrees To $54 Million To Settle False Claims Kickback Allegations Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
21
2014
Massachusetts Attorney General Goes After Drywall Company In False Claims Act Case Arising Out of Worker Misclassification Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
18
2023
Supreme Court Upholds California Proposition 12, Protecting Worker Safety and Animal Welfare Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Dec
24
2014
Records and Information Management Company Agrees to Pay Government $44.5 Million in Settlement of Overcharge Allegations Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
9
2016
Two of the Largest Shipping Companies Agrees to Pay Government $13 Million for Violating False Claims Act by Overbilling DOD for Shipping Costs Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
26
2016
Life Care Centers of America, Inc. Agrees to Settle Qui Tam Lawsuit Alleging that the Nursing Home Company Billed Medicare and TRICARE for Unnecessary Medical Services; Agrees to Pay $145 Million Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
26
2015
UPS Agrees to Pay the U.S. Government $25 Million to Resolve Allegations of Billing Fraud; Qui Tam Whistleblower To Receive More Than $3 million Reward Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Dec
20
2016
Federal Contractor Whistleblowers Now Permanently Protected from Retaliation Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
26
2013
The H-1B Visa Program: Its Contradictory Perception And Why the U.S. Must Increase The Visa Cap Brooklyn Law School
Dec
23
2013
Washington Nationals Suit Highlights Value of Commercial Crime Insurance Gilbert LLP
 

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