Efficient And Effective Legal Representation
Pregnancy can be a joyful time for many expectant parents. However, when that pregnancy also results in mistreatment or harassment in the workplace, pregnancy discrimination can turn this exciting period of parents’ lives into a stressful experience. What should...
In the current economic climate, many small businesses needed assistance to keep their workers employed and keep their companies open. However, some companies and individuals may have received assistance that they were not entitled to, and reporting this misuse of the...
I your employer ends your time with the company—whether because of termination or layoff—they may offer you a severance package. Even if this package seems fair, you might wonder whether the agreement is really fair to you. What should you know before accepting a...
A person’s national origin can show itself in a variety of ways, from their name to their style of dress. National origin can even be audible in a person’s speech through their accent, and accents can have a marked impact on the way that people interact with others in...
Federal, state, and local governments purchase goods and services every day. Unlike private enterprises, for any significant expenditure of taxpayer dollars, those governments must engage in a transparent, public process to select their suppliers and...
Think back to your sexual harassment training or what it says in your employee manual about it. The language and examples used to describe this concept likely refer to someone of the opposite sex harassing a colleague. This is merely a stereotype. An increasing...
Opioid addiction continues to be a serious problem in the United States. Opioids are a broad class of drugs that includes pain relievers such as oxycodone, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and illegal drugs such as heroin. The CDC reported that more than 46,000 U.S...
As the business side of a medical enterprise, proper billing keeps the doors open. Occasionally, billing practices are manipulated to procure payment for unperformed, unnecessary treatment, or upcoded procedures. If you notice this practice at your workplace, you...
Qui tam legal theory goes back almost 600 years to English Common Law and the practice of suing on behalf of the government. While there are some definite shades of the principle’s use in early colonial law, the codification of qui tam principals came out of an...
Where you work and run your company, the majority of people speak English. You expect your employees to speak English to customers — because that’s what’s most common. Do you have a right to require your employees to only use English in the workplace, though? What...
