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Earlier this week, in Potts v. Center for Excellence in Higher Education, the Tenth Circuit held “that the False Claims Act’s anti-retaliation provision unambiguously excludes relief for retaliatory acts occurring after the employee has left employment.” 2018 WL 5796963, — F.3d — (10th Cir. Nov. 6,
Below is a roundup of headlines that matter and key takeaways from the industries and issues we’re following closely. We’ll be back later today with more in-depth analysis.
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Colorado’s new consumer data protection law, the Protections for Consumer Data Privacy Act, took effect September 1 and companies now have another set of requirements to comply with for their data privacy compliance.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule (PR) which would require any television advertisement for a drug or biological covered by Medicare or Medicaid to include a disclosure of the product’s “current list price” for a “typical” thirty day supply.
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
President Trump signed into law a bill that expands the Open Payments reporting requirements.
On Friday, October 19, 2018, the Maryland Attorney General (AG) filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) regarding Maryland’s drug price gouging law (the Law)– the first state law enacted to prohibit alleged drug price gouging by manufacturers.
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
President Trump is expected to sign into law a bill which will – among other things – expand the scope of the Open Payments reporting requirements mandated by Section 6002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often referred to as the Sunshine Act).
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
On September 28, 2018, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed an amended complaint to revive its lawsuit seeking to block implementation and enforcement of California’s drug price transparency law.
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
On October 1, 2018, the New York State Department of Labor announced its final regulations to prevent workplace harassment.
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Arent Fox is pleased to announce the launch of the Investigations Blog, a dedicated resource for legal updates and analysis on key enforcement news for companies and executives in highly regulated industries.
A federal district court vacated in its entirety the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) regulations regarding the reporting and returning of overpayments by Medicare Advantage plan insurers.
On September 11, 2018, hospital advocacy groups and three individual hospitals filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on September 14, 2018 regarding its controversial joint-employer standard.
Health care plans are seeing an increase in the number of claims from their enrollees for reimbursement for mental health, behavioral, and substance abuse services obtained at “wilderness camps.”
On August 28, 2018, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (the Court) dismissed with leave to amend the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America’s (PhRMA) lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s new drug price transparency law.
This two-part article on how the courts have analyzed claims for coverage under traditional crime policies, protocols, and procedures that companies can use to reduce the risk of falling victim to cyber phishing scams appeared in Pratt’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General published a request for information seeking public comments on what new or modified safe harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statute or exceptions to the beneficiary inducements prohibition.
On August 27th, New York State published a model training, model policy, and model complaint form on sexual harassment in the workplace that applies to all employers, regardless of size.
We are pleased to provide you with the new, 2018 version of the Arent Fox Survey of Data Breach Notification Statutes.