Proposed FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements Could Be Highly Disruptive to Lab Staffing
A proposed move to make noncompete agreements illegal could impact retention of some laboratory employees.
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Normal Kickback and Billing Rules Return When PHE Ends on May 11
A look at the US end-of-emergency game plan and how it will impact lab compliance.
The Year in Lab Compliance: The 6 Biggest Stories of 2022
The year was certainly an interesting one in terms of regulatory change in the medical laboratory space.
New Laws: Very Quietly, Congress Doubles Penalties for Medicare Fraud & Abuse
From - National Intelligence Report
Sneaky may be too strong a word. But what is fair to say is that the new hikes in federal health care fraud violation penalties have flown totally under the radar despite…
DOJ to Prosecutors: Show Tough Love to Whistleblowers with Weak Cases
From - National Intelligence Report
A newly leaked internal Justice Department memo signals a new prosecution policy that may make it harder for whistleblowers to bring qui tam whistleblower lawsuits under the…
Case of Month: Judge Takes Back Ruling that Labs Must Independently Verify Medical Necessity
From - National Intelligence Report
Thanks for clearing that up. As if the lab industry doesn't already have enough legal agita to deal with, last June a federal D.C. District Court upheld a…
CLIA: After 36 Years, CMS Gives Lab Accreditation a Good Hard Look
From - National Intelligence Report
If you've been in the clinical labs business for a while, you probably appreciate the wisdom behind this ancient Chinese curse. 2018 is shaping up to be a very…
Employment Law Update for HR Managers October 2017
By Mike O'Brien bio
Here is my periodic update prepared for interested HR professionals trying to deal with the complex American employment laws…
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
From - National Intelligence Report
Case: Next Health is in a legal fight for its life. Earlier this year, the feds indicted two officials of the Dallas lab company for accepting $190,000 in bribes in exchange for…