Many employers are considering implementing a mandatory vaccination policy. Can you? Yes. Should you? It depends on your business, and consideration of the following issues: Accommodating Certain Employees—Your company can implement a mandatory vaccination policy requiring all employees to be vaccinated before returning to the office. However, the policy must recognize that the company may… Read more »
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided much needed assistance to small businesses affected by COVID-19. While the PPP is a small business loan program within Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, PPP loans are subject to payment deferral and immediate forgiveness if the borrower uses the funds in an authorized manner. As loan forgiveness… Read more »
Within the last year millions of employees find themselves working from home for the first time. With the sudden shift to working from home, companies are facing new and unique challenges in order to protect trade secrets and confidential information. Trade secrets can include formulas, drawings, patterns, compilations including customer lists, programs, devices, methods, techniques,… Read more »
Qui Tam/False Claims Act partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Health Law Institute 2021 virtual event. The live webcast will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Ms. Brecht will be speaking on the “False Claims Act Update” with fellow panelists Gregory David and Matthew Hogan. For more information… Read more »
In today’s international marketplace, it is critical to keep in mind the reach of American federal statutes which have significant impact on foreign jurisdictions. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), enacted in 1977, contains two key provisions: (1) a prohibition on bribery of foreign officials, and (2) accounting and reporting provisions for companies registered with… Read more »
On May 13, 2019 the Supreme Court of the United States, in a unanimous decision, delivered an important victory for qui tam whistleblowers in United States ex rel. Hunt v. Cochise Consultancy, Inc., (Hunt).[1] The decision, authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, held that private qui tam whistleblowers are entitled to the extended statute of limitations period in… Read more »
Pietragallo’s Marc. S. Raspanti will speak once again at the ABA’s award winning False Claims Act Trial Institute on June 19th, in New York, at Fordham University. The award winning False Claims Act Trial Institute will feature a two-day mock False Claims Act jury trial, in which Marc S. Raspanti and other lawyers from the… Read more »
Pietragallo’s Doug Rosenblum rode his bicycle this weekend for the American Cancer Society’s Bike-A-Thon from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Doug rode as a part of Team Jefferson Health. The American Cancer Society’s “Bike-A-Thon” is a fund-raising event featuring four start-points with six route options and each rider is encouraged to raise at least… Read more »
Michael A. Morse will present at the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants on June 11, 2019 in Malvern, PA. His presentation, “Do your Ethics Policies address Fraud, Waste and Abuse?” will address CPA’s Ethical Obligations, Elements of an Effective Healthcare FWA Program, Federal/State Health Care Fraud Statutes, and more. For more information and to… Read more »
Earlier this year in a case of first impression, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania found corporate “no-hire” policies void against public policy. Pittsburgh Logistics Sys., Inc. v. BeeMac Trucking, LLC, 2019 PA Super 13 (Jan. 11, 2019) involved a service contract entered between Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. (“PLS”) and BeeMac Trucking LLC. (“BeeMac”). PLS, a… Read more »