EEOC Highlights Potential Discrimination Issues with Wearable Technologies
A new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” released by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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Former Doctor and Her Wife Sentenced for Fraud and Other Crimes
A former family practice doctor in Huntsville, Alabama, was sentenced for drug crimes, healthcare fraud, and COVID-19 disaster relief fraud. The doctor’s wife, who owned the medical practice, was also…
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Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Tara Severino, 58, of West Haven, was sentenced to two years of probation, the first…
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Three Indicted in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy Scheme
A 13-count indictment charges three defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering of proceeds derived from fraud. According to court documents, between March 2018 and…
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SC AG Announces Man Charged with Stealing from Nursing Home Resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Darryl J. Floyd, 57 years old, of Laurens, S.C., for…
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Justice Department Settles Hiring Discrimination Case with Healthcare Services Provider
The Justice Department announced on December 6 that it had reached an agreement with a nationwide provider of housekeeping, laundry, and food services for healthcare and nursing facilities. The agreement…
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BayMark Health Services to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge
MedMark Treatment Centers, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services which provides treatment for opioid addiction and substance use disorders, agreed to provide $55,000 to a former employee following an investigation…
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EEOC Releases PWFA Information for Healthcare Providers
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new information for healthcare providers to help their patients obtain pregnancy and childbirth-related accommodations in the workplace under the Pregnant Workers Fairness…
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25th Patient of Missouri Chiropractic Office that Aided Disability Fraud Sentenced
The 25th patient of a Jefferson County, Missouri chiropractic office involved in a multimillion-dollar disability fraud conspiracy was sentenced as part of an ongoing fraud investigation. Six more patients are…
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Virginia AG Announces Charges in Elder Abuse Investigation
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced charges against 18 individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into elder abuse and neglect at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Colonial…
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