Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
This is Not the Time to Retreat on Compliance
Volkov - Businesses are operating in a volatile environment. The Trump Administration is moving fast, sometimes changing strategies from one day to another. As...
EEOC Opens EEO-1 Data Collection Portal With Reporting Changes
Proskauer - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has opened the 2024 EEO-1 data-collection cycle and set Tuesday, June 24, 2025, as the filing...
Complaint Against Uniform Company for Customs Duties Underpayment Highlights False Claims Act Risks for Tariff Compliance
Cooley - The US Department of Justice can pursue civil penalties for tariff evasion under the False Claims Act (FCA), including against companies that...
DOJ Announces Shift in Approach to Prosecuting Corporate Crime
Pillsbury - On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued a Memorandum outlining its new approach to white-collar...
Are There Legitimate Ways to Achieve More Advantageous Tariff Classifications?
Foley Hoag - With recent increases in U.S. tariffs and the increasing complexity of determining applicable duties for different products, importers are looking for...
Relator Survives Motion to Dismiss FCA Case
The relator alleged the defendant's fraudulent billing practices violated the FCA. The relator claimed the defendants pressured physicians to incorrectly code patient care as...
The Trump Tariff Regime Brings Risks of Criminal and Civil False Claims Act Enforcement
Vinson & Elkins - On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a new tariff regime under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of...
Achieving DEI Compliance…On Your Website
Foley & Lardner - The current White House administration, with the stated purpose of providing for fair treatment and equal protection of all people,...
DOJ Announces Key Corporate Enforcement Changes & White-Collar Priorities
Womble Bond Dickinson - DOJ recently announced white-collar crime enforcement priorities and significant changes to its corporate enforcement policies. “verbroad and unchecked corporate and...
Closing the FARA Retroactive Registration Loophole
Wiley - Earlier this month, Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Foreign Agents Transparency Act, aiming to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)....
847 Awaiting Takeoff: DCSA Issues Guidance on Expanded Scope of FOCI Assessments
Pillsbury - According to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s (DCSA) updated guidance regarding implementation of Section 847, bidders and subcontractors of Department of...
Kickbacks and Causation: Supreme Court Could Soon Settle the Question of Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Causation Requirements
Cranfill Sumer - A decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals has deepened the legal debate surrounding False Claims Act (FCA) actions based...
