An au pair agency isn’t immune from a proposed wage and hour class action as an agent of the US because it hasn’t shown the alleged wrongdoing was “authorized and directed” by the government.
Culture Care Inc.'s motion to dismiss failed because the State Department regulations and guidance don’t bar it “from taking actions that would have brought the company into compliance” with the wage-and-hour laws, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled Wednesday in an opinion by Judge David J. Barron.
The company doesn’t allege that its decision not to comply with wage-and-hour laws was approved ...
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Over the last year, beyond traditional healthcare and federal procurement matters, the government has pursued federal False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and enforcement across high-risk areas, i...