Michigan Adult Foster Care Company Owed $94,000 in Back Wages to Employees
An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that a Michigan adult foster care company misclassified their residential healthcare providers as independent contractors. The misclassification…
Read More »Florida Behavior Analyst Arrested for Falsifying Timesheets to Defraud Medicaid
A behavior analyst who was employed by a Florida home health agency has been arrested for Medicaid fraud. The man provided behavior analyst services for three Medicaid recipients, all of…
Read More »Texas Adult Day Care Owner Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
On April 25, 2022, a former owner of multiple Texas adult day care centers was sentenced to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,784,817.96 in restitution for her…
Read More »Maryland Assisted Living Company Ordered to Pay $95K for Willful FLSA Violations
A US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation in September 2017 found that a Maryland assisted living facility company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The division…
Read More »Georgia Rehabilitation Center Submitted 808 False Claims to Medicaid/Tricare
A Georgia district court has issued a summary judgment against a state rehabilitation center for 808 false claims billed to Medicaid and Tricare between November 2015 and June 2020. The…
Read More »OIG Educational Resources for Healthcare Providers
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made educational resources available for healthcare providers to comply with federal healthcare laws…
Read More »Reported Healthcare Data Breaches Decrease in March 2022
The number of reported healthcare data breaches affecting greater than 500 individuals decreased to 43 in March 2022, which is well below the 12-month average of 57.75 a month. Healthcare…
Read More »DOJ Expands Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination in Access to Surgical Care
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amended complaint in the US District Court for Arizona to add an eyecare management company as a co-defendant in its lawsuit against an…
Read More »Deadline to Submit and Certify EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Nears
On April 12, 2022, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open, and eligible filers should begin the filing…
Read More »Federal Investigations Led to Recovery of $383K from Pennsylvania Homecare Service
Four federal investigations have led to the recovery of $383,183 in back wages and liquidated damages for 46 workers of a Pennsylvania homecare service provider who denied them their full…
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