Antitrust
Antitrust laws. Whether it’s the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, or the FTC Act, if you’re doing business of any kind in the US, you need to understand the fundamentals. Why? Well, competition is critical to us. It keeps prices
US Anti-Kickback Statute
In the early 1970s, the federal anti-kickback statute was created to prohibit transactions intended to encourage or reward referrals for products or services reimbursed by federal health care programs.The Anti-Kickback Statute can apply to anyone. A doctor, a dentist, your
Confidential Reporting (Whistleblowing)
Whistleblowing is alerting authorities that a business, government agency, or individual is engaged in some type of illegal, unsafe, or, corrupt activity. And, anyone can be a whistleblower. In fact, the world needs more whistleblowers. From top to bottom, whistleblowers
US Sunshine Act
The Sunshine Act requires drug and device makers to report any payments or transfers of value they make to US Licensed physicians and teaching hospitals. The Sunshine Act was created because of the inherent risk of conflicts related to the
Contract Fundamentals
A contract is a written or spoken agreement designed to be enforceable by law. So many people regularly sign contracts without knowing much about the details of what they’re signing. Contracts are necessary and critical to the success of our
Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Reduction
We must protect our confidential information: our trade secrets, our proprietary data, our protected health information. Basically, our personally identifiable information. Because cybercriminals are out there, everywhere. They are working all day, every day to steal this information from our computers and
Elder Financial Abuse
Elder financial abuse is any instance in which someone deprives an older person of his or her money or property without their permission, and sometimes without their knowledge. It has become a crippling problem for our aging loved ones. As
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws
EEO laws prohibit discrimination in the workplace based on race, religion, age, disability, or even genetic information. Discrimination in your living room is a little problem, but discrimination in the workplace is a big, expensive problem. And make no mistake about it,
Export Control Laws
Export Control Laws restrict the use and access to controlled information, goods, and technology for national security or protection of trade. Why do you need to know about these? There are national security reasons like keeping weapons and technology out of the
False Claims Act
If you do any business of any kind with the US government, you need to be thinking about the FCA. Why? Because ever since 1863 when Abraham Lincoln was working diligently to hold our great nation together, the FCA has