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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has expanded the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAPP) to include corporate immigration violations, thereby incentivizing whistleblowers to report such violations. The DOJ will not prosecute companies that disclose, cooperate, and implement appropriate remediation measures in their Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy within 120 days of the initial internal report.
On July 30, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals settled a long-standing debate between federal contractors and journalists when it ruled on Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor. The court determined that reporters and members of the media have a right to access reports containing the demographic data of the employees of federal contractors.
On June 27, 2025, a new enforcement directive from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division took effect, formally eliminating the agency’s policy of seeking the payment of liquidated damages in any administrative matter conducted under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This shift rescinds the DOL’s prior position, which permitted WHD to pursue liquidated damages in pre-litigation investigations with approval...
One of the nation’s largest specialty wound care providers for nursing home patients has settled a False Claims lawsuit for $45 million, but it continues to reject the allegations of wrongdoing ma...