Top 12 Employment Practice Tips For Employers
Key Point: As an employer, you will be faced at one point or another with difficult questions and decisions about an employee. Because of this eventuality, you should make it a priority to be aware of the (in many cases, easily avoided) most common employment practices mistakes. To avoid most...
Read moreIs Your Company Being Audited by the SBA for PPP Loan Fraud?
Dr. Nick Oberheiden is a nationally recognized expert on PPP loan laws and has been seen on Forbes, CNBC and Fox Business. Speak with Dr. Oberheiden today for a free consultation at 888-680-1745. On April 28, 2020, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will...
Read morePaycheck Protection Program Fraud and Bankruptcy
Dr. Nick Oberheiden is a nationally recognized expert on PPP loan laws and has been seen on Forbes, CNBC and Fox Business. Speak with Dr. Oberheiden today for a free consultation at 888-680-1745. What is the Paycheck Protection Program? The Paycheck Protection Program (or PPP) is a feature of the...
Read moreThe Justice Department is Investigating Paycheck Protection Program Fraud—Is Your Business Safe?
Dr. Nick Oberheiden is a nationally recognized expert on PPP loan laws and has been seen on Forbes, CNBC and Fox Business. Speak with Dr. Oberheiden today for a free consultation at 888-680-1745. Thousands of businesses across the country have taken advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and relied...
Read moreMedical Billing Fraud Allegations Related to Sleep Apnea Implant Therapy
It has been more than 15 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved implant therapy as an alternative to continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machines for the treatment of sleep apnea. Over the past decade and a half, this implant therapy, or implantable treatment, for sleep...
Read moreAlzheimer’s Testing Compliance
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it is estimated that more than 5.5 million Americans may suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Among other things, this means that diagnosing and treating seniors with Alzheimer’s disease presents a significant opportunity for neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, and other healthcare providers to help people...
Read moreWhy Should You Try to Prove “No Intent” in a False Claims Act Investigation or Other Federal Criminal Case?
In federal cases involving allegations of healthcare fraud and various other white-collar offenses, the difference between facing criminal charges and civil charges (or no charges at all) is often the element of criminal “intent.” If you are being targeted under a statute such as the False Claims Act that includes...
Read moreCriminal ERISA Investigations Targeting Multiemployer Retirement Plans (MEPs)
As explained by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), “[a] multiemployer plan is a collectively bargained plan maintained by more than one employer, usually within the same or related industries, and a labor union. These plans are often referred to as ‘Taft-Hartley plans.’” Multiemployer plans can often be cost-effective options...
Read moreCriminal ERISA Enforcement Involving Pensions and 401(k) Plans
Employer-sponsored retirement plans are subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (more-commonly known by its acronym, “ERISA”). While ERISA violations involving pensions and 401(k) plans have the potential to lead to civil litigation – including potential class action litigation – an even greater risk...
Read moreFraud Under ERISA: Fighting Criminal Charges Against Business Owners, Plan Managers, Trustees, and Other Individuals
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (more-commonly known by its acronym, “ERISA”) is a federal statute that imposes affirmative obligations and other requirements in relation to the management of employer-sponsored retirement and benefit plans. ERISA exists in order to protect plan participants’ retirement savings and other accumulated benefits,...
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