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February 10, 2026 | Posted By: Dave Scher
Selling a business you’ve built from the ground up is one of the most significant decisions you’ll ever make as an entrepreneur. Whether you’re ready to retire, pursue a new venture, or capitalize on the value you’ve created, the process of selling a business can be complex, emotional, and fraught with potential pitfalls. This guide […]
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February 05, 2026 | Posted By: Dave Scher
PPP Fraud and the False Claims Act When the COVID-19 pandemic brought the American economy to a sudden halt in early 2020, Congress moved swiftly to provide emergency financial relief. The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, was designed to help small businesses keep employees on […]
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January 25, 2026 | Posted By: Sean Estes
A routine compliance lapse can turn into an existential problem when federal dollars are in the revenue stream. That is the central message of the U.S. Department of Justice’s latest False Claims Act (“FCA”) annual results: DOJ reported more than $6.8 billion in FCA settlements and judgments for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, […]
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January 17, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
A 2026 Playbook for Education Employers: Title IX used to occupy a relatively defined lane for many schools, colleges, and universities. Today, that lane is wider – and still widening. As the civil-rights landscape evolves, many Title IX Coordinators are being asked to oversee compliance responsibilities that extend well beyond sex-based discrimination. Institutions increasingly expect […]
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January 09, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
The offer is out, the start date is penciled in, and then a background check report lands with something that makes everyone pause. A hiring manager contacts HR. HR contacts Legal. Someone asks, “What do we do now?” In that moment, fair chance hiring stops being a slogan and becomes a real workflow issue, with […]
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December 26, 2025 | Posted By: Emma Doull
New York City employers are heading into 2026 with a meaningful shift on the horizon. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is scheduled to take office on January 1, 2026, and early reporting on his transition and public agenda points toward a more worker-first regulatory environment. Even where the city cannot implement a proposal on its own, the […]
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December 24, 2025 | Posted By: David Fulleborn
The content of this blog post was last updated on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The laws may have changed since this blog post was written. Noncompete agreements are common in Florida employment contracts, but they are often misunderstood. Employees are frequently told that noncompetes are “always enforceable” in Florida, while employers sometimes assume that signing […]
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December 12, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The legal landscape for employers is shifting quickly, and recent developments show that compliance cannot be an afterthought. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is sharpening its approach to religious accommodation requests and clarifying its stance on transgender protections under Title VII. At the same time, Congress’s Big Beautiful Bill (“BBB”), enacted on July 4, […]
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November 21, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
Artificial intelligence is now deeply embedded in hiring and employment practices, from resume screening and candidate ranking to performance management and even termination decisions. As these tools proliferate, courts and regulators are paying closer attention to how AI affects real people and real careers. Recent lawsuits, including Mobley v. Workday, Inc. and Harper v. Sirius […]
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November 11, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The modern False Claims Act case no longer starts with a stack of paper charts. It starts with data — millions of billing lines, statistical outliers, and algorithmic anomalies that flag providers who bill differently from everyone else. DOJ, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), and state Medicaid Fraud Control Units have built data-driven […]
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October 18, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
Workplace bias can affect employees in many ways, from subtle microaggressions to overt discrimination. For individuals navigating these challenges, seeking guidance from a discrimination lawyer can provide clarity and support. It is incredibly important for Florida employees to know their rights and have access to strategies that help maintain a fair work environment. By working […]
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October 09, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently joined a growing number of federal appellate courts in rejecting the long-standing Lusardi approach to managing collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). In Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co., the Court announced a new, […]
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