Hospice Fraud – Urging Nurses to Overdose Patients?
Oh those pesky patients… Some lawyers – admittedly burned out lawyers – have been known to say that the practice of law would be great but for the clients. Apparently some hospice owners feel the same...
View ArticleWage Theft (FLSA) Claims Soar as Family Budgets Squeezed
The prestigious Pew Charitable Trusts organization reported this month that family spending has increased faster than wage growth. On paper, America has pulled out of the recession but the average...
View ArticleFreedom Mortgage, Veterans & Vladimir Putin?
Freedom Mortgage is a big company. They are one of the largest lenders focusing on VA loans. According to one veteran, however, they may be preying on our military men and women. We have been contacted...
View ArticleThe Panama Papers – Looking for Whistleblowers
Urgent call for whistleblowers! Earlier today the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a treasure trove of documents to the press. Much of what has been released deals...
View ArticleCable Company Wage Theft Investigation – Misclassification
Wage Theft Investigation – Who is Affected The U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service and 37 states have created a “hit list” of industries that may be cheating workers from overtime and...
View ArticlePatient Recruiter = Medicare Fraud
Somewhere in this country is an honest patient recruiter. I am sure at least one exists. We haven’t found him or her yet, however. When a physician, clinic or MRI facility has to pay to recruit...
View ArticleWhen in Doubt, Sue! (“Panama Papers”)
The Panamanian law firm at the front of a worldwide firestorm surrounding 11.5 million hacked documents did what any normal American would do. They filed a lawsuit! Against who? And why? And what can...
View ArticleDo Overtime Laws Save Lives? They Might for Farmworkers
Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 1938. Among other things, the law insures that everyone gets paid a minimum wage and that workers get paid for all their hours. The FLSA is also...
View ArticleLooking for Detroit Tenet – Vanguard Hospital Whistleblowers – Upcoding &...
Last year, Vanguard Health Systems settled Medicare fraud charges related to its former ownership of the Arizona Heart Institute. Vanguard operated hospitals in several states before being acquired by...
View ArticleNew Jersey Says No to Patient Recruiter Schemes (Medicare Fraud Whistleblower...
Medicare has long frowned on patient recruiter schemes. Some hospitals, hospices, clinics and physicians pay runners to find and bring in patients. The federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark law...
View ArticleTIC Time Bomb Looming – $30 Billion in Loans Coming Due
An estimated $30 billion in TIC financed projects face maturity dates over the next 24 months and the market isn’t very receptive to refinance. That sobering reality will shock many tenant in common...
View ArticleRaytheon Faces Billion Dollar Whistleblower Lawsuit
What would you do with $150 million to $300 million? That could be the size of the whistleblower award in a case involving Raytheon. A federal appeals court says the giant defense contractor must face...
View ArticleSmall Banks and Punitive Damage Awards
In 1946, Jimmy Stewart starred in one of the great classic movies, It’s a Wonderful Life. His character was the head of a small local bank. 70 years later, that movie is still played every year at...
View ArticleAmeriprise Financial Denies Its Own Whistleblower Policy
[Ed. Note: The following is a guest post from noted whistleblower Joseph Collins. Ordinarily we don’t accept guest posts. Joe wrote the following as a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal....
View ArticleActivist Takes on Mislabeled Pharmaceuticals
Joel Joseph is an activist. He is the chairman and founder of the Made in the USA Foundation, a non-profit that promotes American made products. Normally he helps American companies compete against...
View ArticleAnother Shale Bond Default – Energy XXI Ltd.
Energy XXI Ltd filed for bankruptcy this week, the latest victim of low oil prices. There have already been almost 60 oil and gas companies that have filed for bankruptcy since the summer of 2014 with...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Medicaid Fraud – When Patients Suffer
Usually we post current news stories, including weekly posts about Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Today’s post is different. Although we often read how much money was awarded to whistleblowers or how...
View ArticleChamber’s Dumb Arguments Against the Overtime Rule
Many years ago I learned that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce does not represent most businesses. Instead, the Chamber has become beholden to a small percentage of big businesses, often businesses with...
View ArticleAre Church and Religious Workers Covered by the FLSA?
Congress enacted the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 1938 as America was beginning to recover from the Great Depression. After years of unemployment, workers would often take any job offered no...
View ArticleTwo More Oil Businesses Hit the Skids: Goodrich Petroleum and Seventy Seven...
Low oil prices have claimed two more casualties, Goodrich Petroleum and Seventy Seven Energy. Since oil prices tanked two years ago, almost 60 U.S. oil and gas and oil service companies have filed for...
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