EEOC Releases Workplace Guidance to Prevent Harassment
Today the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” By providing this resource on the legal…
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Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Taking Fentanyl from Hospital
An anesthesiologist at a Lee’s Summit, Missouri hospital pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally taking fentanyl from the hospital. Roman Peplinski, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., waived his right…
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Doctor Convicted for $5.4M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a New Jersey doctor for causing the submission of over $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for orthotic braces ordered through a telemarketing scheme. According…
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Worker Accused of Taking Cash from Elderly, Stealing Wheelchair from Texas Assisted Living Center
A man who allegedly “borrowed” hundreds of dollars from elderly residents of a Texas assisted living center where he was working in maintenance was arrested on multiple felony charges and…
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California Nursing Home Worker Stabbed in ‘Unprovoked Attack’
A 44-year-old man was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail after allegedly stabbing a nursing home worker in an unprovoked attack on April 24.
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Nursing Home Chain and Two Executives to Pay $7M to Settle Alleged False Claims
The United States and the State of California have reached a $7,084,000 civil settlement with ReNew Health Group LLC, ReNew Health Consulting Services LLC and two corporate executives for knowingly…
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Leader of $50 Million Healthcare Fraud Pleads Guilty
Manishkumar Patel pleaded guilty in connection with a $50 million healthcare fraud and kickback scheme involving the sale of fraudulent prescriptions for durable medical equipment (DME), among other medical supplies,…
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Iowa Nursing Home Fined for Not Properly Reporting Resident’s Change of Condition
An Iowa nursing home was recently fined after state regulators said it failed to properly report a resident’s worsening health. The facility was fined $325 after state inspectors discovered that…
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Nurse Practitioner to Pay over $50K for Alleged Fraudulent DME Prescriptions, Kickbacks
Ashley Brown, DNP, ARNP, from Des Moines, Iowa, has agreed to pay $52,560 to the United States to resolve allegations that she violated the False Claims Act by signing hundreds…
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Home Health Aide Accused of Falsifying Records, Taking Client Funds
A home health worker accused of falsifying records and taking hundreds of dollars from a client is not entitled to unemployment benefits, an Iowa judge has ruled.
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