Federal Government Reaffirms Focus on Healthcare Fraud Through False Claims Act Enforcement
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Amy Crafts The Trump Administration recently reaffirmed the federal government’s longstanding focus on healthcare fraud by establishing a working group comprised of leaders from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). A July 2, 2025 DOJ press release announcing the working group […]
Client Alert: No Tax on Tips or Overtime in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” What Employers Need to Know Now
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Sandra F. O’Neill The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBA” or the “Act”) that President Trump signed into law on July 4th fulfilled one of the President’s campaign promises: to exempt tips and overtime from federal income tax. The devil, however, remains in the details as employers seek to […]
Client Alert: New State Law Protections for Lactating Employees
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Abbygale Martinen Dow Starting July 1, 2025, employers with six or more employees working in New Hampshire must comply with the State’s new laws for lactating employees. What is required of employers under NH law? If you have not already done so, every employer with six or more employees working in […]
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Confirms Employers’ Ability to Enforce Non-Solicitation Agreements
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Karen A. Whitley and Robert J. Cowan, Summer Associate A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) decision has reaffirmed the enforceability of certain post-employment restrictive covenants, preserving an important tool for employers to protect their employee and client relationships. In 2018, the Massachusetts legislature enacted the Massachusetts Non-Competition Agreement Act (“Non-Compete Act”), […]
CTA Update: U.S. Companies No Longer Subject to BOI Reporting Requirements Under New Interim Final Rule
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Seamus Cuddy March 26, 2025 On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of an interim final rule that eliminates the need for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In addition to narrowing the scope […]
Massachusetts Attorney General Enhances Consumer Protection for “Junk Fees” and Related Billing Practices
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Amy Crafts March 12, 2025 While the new administration is stepping away from consumer protection by, among other things, halting operations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) has announced new regulations aimed at protecting consumers from “junk fees” and similar billing practices. Promulgated through the AGO’s […]
Emerging trends in state false claims enforcement
This article, written by attorney Amy Crafts, was originally published by New England Biz Law Update and can be found here. With the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) expected to focus on immigration and drug offenses under the new administration, it is uncertain whether federal false claims enforcement will remain a supported and well-resourced enforcement priority. […]
CTA Reporting Requirements Are Back in Effect
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Seamus Cuddy February 25, 2025 On February 17, 2025, a federal judge in Texas lifted the preliminary injunction issued in Smith v. United States Department of the Treasury. As reported in our most recent update, this case represented the last remaining nationwide preliminary injunction with respect to enforcement of the Corporate […]
DEI Missteps Could Lead to False Claims Act Liability for Government Contractors and Grantees
CLIENT ALERT By Attorneys Amy Crafts and Jennifer Moeckel This client alert focuses on one aspect of the many Executive Orders newly signed by President Trump as this issue is particularly important for federal contractors and grantees to understand. Executive Order 14173 indicates the federal False Claims Act will be utilized to investigate and penalize […]
Decoding the Debate: San Francisco v. EPA
This article, written by attorneys Robert Lucic and Nicolas Harris, was originally published by the NH Bar News and can be found here. (p 27) Just a year after its landmark decision in Sackett v. EPA, which limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate waterways under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the US […]
