DOJ Issues Guidance for Cooperation Credit in False Claim Act Investigations
5/10/19
By: Michael Bruyere
The Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol was created in 1998 to encourage providers to voluntarily disclose self-discovered evidence of potential fraud. According to OIG-HHS, self-disclosure (now commonly referred to as voluntary disclosure) gives providers the opportunity to avoid the …
It is Time to Clean House – The Client Break-Up
5/8/19
By: Nancy Reimer
The end of tax season is an opportune time for certified public accounting firms to review their client roster to ensure existing clients are a good fit with the firm’s mission and culture. CPA’s are taught to …
New Federal Test Relaxes Standards for Unpaid Internships
5/6/19
By: Zinnia Khan
In a recent announcement, the U.S. Department of Labor loosened the Obama-era federal test for determining if an intern should be classified as an employee. That is good news for employers, although there still remain other potential …
The Referee Has Decided David Beckham Is Back in The Game
5/6/19
By: Samantha Skolnick
Soccer has become Atlanta’s new craze. In 2017, Atlanta’s soccer team Atlanta United broke the Major League Soccer (“MLS”) attendance record in its final regular-season game exceeding the 800,000 mark in its first year in the league. …