By Steve Kardell | Published December 29, 2022 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: False Claims Act, fraudulent Medicare billing, healthcare billing fraud |
Physician Pays $980,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A physician, his son and their medical practice agreed to pay the U.S. $980,000 to resolve allegations arising from the False Claims Act. The pair allegedly submitted medically unnecessary urine tests to receive additional payments. The claim arose from a new U.S. Attorney’s office effort, which reviews Medicare billing data. When the unit discovered the Read More
Read MoreAmerican Senior Communities, LLC Settles False Medicare Claims for over $5 Million
American Senior Communities LLC, or ASC, violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare. The organization recently agreed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pay just under $6 million to settle the claims. Proceeds reimbursed Medicare and awarded the whistleblower who brought the claim. The Medicare scheme ASC provides skilled nursing Read More
Read MoreSEC Fixes Flawed Provision in Whistleblower Rule
Investment and public interest groups applaud recent changes in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. After previous efforts to weaken these rules, the SEC restored the regulations to better award whistleblowers and protect investors. An effective approach The whistleblower rule dates back to 2011. They awarded over $1 billion to whistleblowers who revealed insider trading Read More
Read MoreEngineer Accuses Former Employer of Factoring Race into COVID Remote Work Policy
A Chinese American engineer, who was fired for refusing to come into the office during the COVID-19 pandemic, has amended his ongoing lawsuit to include claims the former company allowed white employees to work remotely. Case background The plaintiff, a Chinese American engineer working at CGIT Systems Inc. in 2020, accused the company of firing Read More
Read MoreLawsuit Claims New Jersey Rent Assistance Program Fired Whistleblower
New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs has been accused of firing their chief financial officer, after he informed the agency’s leaders about waste and conflicts of interest in the state’s COVID-19 rent assistance program. Case background The plaintiff claimed that he was fired by Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver in April after he asked to work Read More
Read MoreJiffy Lube Reaches Settlement in $2 Million No-Poach Claim
Jiffy Lube has reached a $2 million settlement in a class action lawsuit. The class consists of about 1,250 Philadelphia-area hourly employees, who claimed the company prohibited franchisees from hiring existing employees in its shops. Case background Jiffy Lube asked its franchise owners to agree to a clause in their contracts, preventing them from hiring Read More
Read MoreFormer Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant Accuses Airline of Violating FMLA
A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant has proposed a class action suit against the budget airline. The suit alleges that the airline enforced family and medical leave policies which are inconsistent with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA entitles qualified employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain types of family Read More
Read MoreConstruction Employees Accuse Contractor of Racial Bias in Firings
Three Black former employees at a bridge construction company have appealed the verdict in their discrimination suit to the Eleventh Circuit, claiming their employer paid them less that white coworkers, unfairly held them to higher standards and subsequently fired them. Case background The former employees worked at Morris-Shea Bridge Co., a bridge construction company. They Read More
Read MoreWhite Collar Crime Costs Hundreds of Billions Each Year
White collar crime costs the United States about $300 billion dollars per year—and most Americans don’t even realize it. Because white collar crime is typically nonviolent, it doesn’t get the same kind of attention that others do. Whistleblower suits are often very effective in rooting out this kind of corruption. What is white collar crime? Read More
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