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July 14, 2026 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
When a Business Agreement Falls Apart Business contracts exist to create predictability. When one party signs an agreement, the other is entitled to rely on it. When that reliance turns out to be misplaced because the other party stops performing, delivers something entirely different from what was promised, or walks away from the deal entirely, […]
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July 07, 2026 | Posted By: Sean Estes
When federal officials announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown on June 23rd, they made a point of crediting a relatively new tool: artificial intelligence (AI). The Justice Department announced charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes […]
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July 03, 2026 | Posted By: Sean Estes
There is a comforting assumption many business owners make when they hear that a federal agency is scaling back: less government attention means less legal risk. Recent developments suggest the opposite may be true. As federal regulators step back from certain types of fraud enforcement, the risk has not disappeared. It has moved, often into […]
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June 29, 2026 | Posted By: Sean Estes
If you have inside knowledge of fraud against a government benefits program, a recent policy shift at the U.S. Department of Justice may change how quickly your case moves and how much responsibility you carry as the person bringing it. On May 27, 2026, the head of the DOJ Civil Division issued a memo directing […]
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June 25, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
Retaliation is the most frequently charged violation in the country. For the 17th consecutive year, retaliation topped the list of charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in fiscal year 2024, accounting for more than 42,000 filings. That number reflects a persistent and costly problem for employers who fail to take it seriously. […]
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June 21, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
If your company is subject to federal employment law, and nearly every employer with 15 or more employees is, a significant shift in government enforcement priorities just took effect. On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for Fiscal Years 2025-2029, replacing the agency’s prior 2024-2028 […]
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June 17, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
Overtime pay is one of the most regulated areas of employment law, and for good reason. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), most employees who work more than 40 hours in a week must be paid at one and a half times their regular rate. Employers generally cannot contract around that requirement, even in […]
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June 16, 2026 | Posted By: Sean Estes
Ten years ago, on June 16, 2016, the United States Supreme Court decided a False Claims Act case that quietly reshaped how fraud against the government is proven in court. The case, Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, did not make front-page news the way some Supreme Court rulings do. But […]
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June 13, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
A reduction in force is one of the hardest decisions any organization makes. Even when the business case is clear, the human impact is not. Jobs are lost, teams are disrupted, and the employees who remain are left processing a complicated mix of relief, anxiety, and uncertainty. For employers, the real work begins the morning […]
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June 09, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
A recent federal appeals court decision offers a useful blueprint for employers navigating one of the trickiest areas of employment law: disability discrimination and retaliation claims. The case, decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, shows how careful documentation, multi-level decision-making, and prompt investigations can protect an employer when a termination […]
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June 05, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
If you signed an employment agreement before your first day of work, you may not have read every line. Most people don’t. But buried in some of those agreements is a provision that could seriously undermine your legal rights if you ever experience workplace discrimination by shortening the time you have to file a claim. […]
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June 02, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
Employers often assume that a well-supported termination decision is a safe one. And from a purely legal standpoint, it may be. But legal defensibility and litigation risk are not the same thing, and confusing them is one of the more costly mistakes an employer can make. Even sound termination decisions get challenged. The process of […]
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