How did I Discover the Fraud? Did someone make a false statement to the government for purposes of getting a claim paid, or for purposes of avoiding paying money back to the government? If so, who made the false statement, to whom, when, where, why, and how? What government programs…
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10 SCARY THINGS ABOUT THE PATRIOT ACT
The USA Patriot Act (USAPA) has now been with us for nearly a decade. There are those who insist that it has been a necessary and useful tool against terrorist activities on US soil, and there are those who think it is a dangerous extension of government power over individuals’…
SMITH & NEPHEW TO PAY $22M FINE FOR GREEK BRIBERY
If you have information regarding a securities fraud violation, you can contact our law firm in complete confidentiality and receive a reward for the information that you provide….Click Here to visit Mashel Law Firms main website. By William Spain CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged…
LEGALLY TWEETING: 5 LEGAL ISSUES FOR TWITTER USERS
By Pedram Tabibi | Young Island Twitter’s popularity is growing by the day, and the Tweet is now a daily (and preferred) method of communication for many. According to a recent infographic, there are currently over 465 million registered Twitter accounts and well over 100 million active users. Even I…
AGE DISCRIMINATION AND THE LAW
Forced Retirement: Laws to Protect Workers While many people plan to work until age 65 when they become eligible for Social Security, others would prefer to retire at age 62 when their Medicare eligibility kicks in. For some long-time workers, retirement can also happen without warning. Unexpected health problems, companies…
SURVEY SHOWS SURGE IN E-DISCOVERY WORK AT LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS
By Monica Bay | Law Technology News E-discovery vendors will be happy to hear the metrics released Thursday by The Cowen Group, a New York-based headhunter and research consultancy, which show a strong spurt of growth in electronic data discovery workload at law firms. Writes managing partner David Cowen, in…
EMPLOYMENT LAW – NJ
The Law Offices of Stephan T. Mashel – NJ Employment Lawyers. They proudly represents New Jersey’s executive and professional workforce in all areas of employment law. They have prevailed in cases that have altered the landscape of discrimination and employment law in New Jersey. Experience and knowledge count when it…
LOWE’S HIT WITH WORKER CLASSIFICATION CLASS ACTION IN NJ
By Martin Bricketto Law 360, new York ( august 20,2015,4:40 pm ET ) – Lowe’s Home Center LLC has been hit with a putative class action in New Jersey state court accusing the home improvement giant benefit obligation in the process. The complaint that one-time Lowe’s installer Thomas Mittl launched…
NEW JERSEY APPELLATE COURT CLOSES THE DOOR ON NURSE’S WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIM
A New Jersey nurse was fired from her position at a long-term senior care facility for whistleblower activity. Nurse Jane objected to and refused to adhere to her employer’s practice of requiring nurses in her position to record any physician’s orders from the physician’s log book into the corresponding patient’s…
NOT JUST CHILD’S PLAY: BULLYING & HIGHER ED
What happens to bullies when they grow up and get jobs? Civility doesn’t automatically develop in a bully simply because he or she gets older. Bullying is learned behavior; therefore a bully often needs support and coaching to abandon such bullying tactics. Thirty-seven percent of American workers will experience bullying…