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Jan 17, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Kesha Wilson |Charles Thompson |Liam Donovan |Caitlin Sickles

On January 6, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a defendant laboratory’s motion for summary judgment in a False Claims Act (FCA)/Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) case brought by a physician objecting to the lab’s testing practices and its use of independent contractors paid on commission. Judge Patti B.

Jan 13, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Catherine L. Hazany |Charles Thompson |Karen F. Tynan

Wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, causing death, massive destruction of property, and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. President Biden has approved a “Major Disaster Declaration” for California because of the wildfires. This disaster also impacts employers’ obligations under California law, including California’s workplace safety and health statute, California wage and hour law, Cal-WARN, and the Los Angeles Fair Work Week ordinance.

Jan 6, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Bruce White |Charles Thompson |Karen F. Tynan |Sharon Klein

Skip to main content January 06, 2025 Volume XV, Number 6 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found. Trending News Print Mail Download />i Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Digg Print X Buffer Flipboard Any company which engages in boiler room tactics may be operating illegally, or engaging in fraud.

Dec 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Charles Thompson

[co-author: Leah Shepherd]New California employment laws are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025. These laws address a variety of issues, including the state minimum wage, discrimination protections, paid time off, and employers’ messages about unionization. Quick Hits California’s minimum wage will increase from $16.00 to $16.50 per hour.

Nov 21, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Charles Thompson |Zachary Zagger

California voters narrowly rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage for some employees to $18.00 per hour by January 1, 2025, and for all California employees by January 1, 2026. This reportedly is the first rejection of a minimum wage ballot measure in the state’s history. Quick Hits California voters turned down a measure to increase the minimum wage to $18.00 per hour for all employees across the state by January 1, 2026.