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April 04, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act makes it illegal to discriminate against an employee based on certain protected classes – including race, color, religion, sex and national origin. These protections have since been expanded to include other classes, such as pregnancy, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and genetic information. In March of this […]
Learn MoreMarch 30, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
As an employer, you have a right to terminate employees that are not a fit for the workplace. Perhaps you don’t like the type of performance you’re getting from a certain employee, or maybe they don’t get along with anyone else in the workplace and they’re making it uncomfortable. If you do terminate them, however, […]
Learn MoreFebruary 24, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Uncovering fraud at work can be an intimidating experience. You know you need to report it, but you may worry about what could happen at work after you become a whistleblower. You may already understand that your employer is not supposed to retaliate against you because of your claim, but employers tend to be subtle […]
Learn MoreFebruary 12, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Losing your job is not only a threat to your financial well-being, but it could also compromise your future job opportunities. Your termination is particularly concerning if you think that this decision is related in some way to your race. Racial discrimination in the workplace in any form is inexcusable and illegal, and you have […]
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February 02, 2022 | Posted By: Emma Doull
On February 2nd, 2022, the United States Department of Justice announced it had secured around $5.6 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) recoveries during 2021. This amount represents the second-highest recovery on record and is only superseded by the $6.2 billion recovered in 2014. The fiscal year 2021 continues a long-time trend of having most of the recovery related […]
Learn MoreJanuary 25, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The 6th Circuit opinion sets a strong precedent for future qui tam cases in which the defendant refuses to pay attorney’s fees to the relator. The Court’s interpretation of the FCA ensures that any relator in a successful qui tam action that receives a relator’s share is also entitled to receive attorney’s fees paid by the defendant.
Learn MoreJanuary 25, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
There are many things that make running a business a painstaking and exhausting endeavor. One of the more complex aspects of business ownership is ensuring that you are in compliance with all state and federal regulations for businesses in your industry. Many of these regulations kick in once you hire a certain number of employees. […]
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January 21, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, is pleased to announce the $500,000 settlement of a case brought on behalf of whistleblower Christine Kibler. Hoyer Law Group founding partner Jesse Hoyer Estes had the privilege of representing Ms. Kibler when she courageously came forward to expose the fraud she observed at Dover Air Force Base during her time as a Community Director for Hunt Companies.
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January 19, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Hoyer Law Group is proud to announce that MD Labs, Inc., along with two of its owners, will pay up to $16 million to settle allegations that MD Labs submitted false laboratory claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs. According to the settlement agreement, MD Labs and its owners regularly […]
Learn MoreDecember 21, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
When your spouse or child becomes seriously ill or injured, you naturally want to do everything you can to help them get better. You might even take time off of work to be at their side around the clock. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) gives certain employees in Florida, Washington, […]
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December 13, 2021 | Posted By: Jessica Hoyer Estes
H-1B visa fraud is becoming a significant issue in the U.S. as companies exploit the system to cut costs and take advantage of workers. Recently, two major developments revealed how HCL, an IT outsourcing company, used H-1B visas to defraud workers and the government. What is the H-1B Visa? The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant […]
Learn MoreDecember 02, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
On Friday, November 12th, 2021, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion issuing a temporary hold on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) recent Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). The ETS, which went into effect on November 5th, 2021, would impose a vaccine mandate on employers with one hundred or […]
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