U.S. workers are protected by five major categories of employment laws that shape workplace operations. These laws can cover everything from hiring and firing to wages, benefits, and workplace safety. This article will explain each major category in clear terms and connect it to Miller Shah LLP’s experience advocating for employees in matters involving Employment and Employee Rights, Whistleblower and Retaliation, and ERISA and Employee Benefits. There are various different…
False Claims Act Violations in Defense Contracting Government contractor Intelligent Waves, LLC will pay $1.95 million to settle False Claims Act (FCA) allegations arising from Air Force contract fraud related to two Air Force contracts. Intelligent Waves, LLC, which is based in Reston, Virginia, provided crowd-sourced flight data collection support and data analytics to the Air Force pursuant to the Crowd-Sourced Contract it entered in September 2019. The United States…
In a historic moment for sports law and antitrust litigation, a federal judge has granted final approval to a $375 million UFC antitrust settlement. The deal resolves a decade-long class action lawsuit filed by a group of professional mixed martial arts fighters, who accused the UFC of fighter wage suppression through monopolistic market control. Reaching this settlement was a life-changing victory for the fighters and a watershed moment for future…
Florida businessman Patrick Walsh agreed to a consent judgement of over $20 million to resolve allegations of COVID fraud and violating the False Claims Act, a federal law imposing liability on people and companies who defraud the government. Walsh, along with 10 companies he owned or controlled, was accused of knowingly submitting false information to support Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) loan applications. The 10…
Older tech workers are often unfairly passed over for jobs and promotions or laid off in favor of younger employees. There is a recent trend of ageism in tech companies like Amazon or IBM, so it is important to understand the signs and your rights. If you have experienced age discrimination at a company like Amazon or another tech firm, here are some legal options you can pursue. What is…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has filed charges against David Yow Shang Chiueh and his New Jersey-based investment advisory firm, Upright Financial Corp. (UFC) (“Defendants”), for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, among other securities law violations. In November 2021, the firm settled charges that they had breached the fiduciary duties outlined in the Concentration Policy of its mutual fund, known as Upright Growth Fund, by…
Every week, the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances (IMAA) provides a roundup of the most significant merger and acquisition news across the globe. These updates help M&A enthusiasts and professionals stay up to date with trends in the ever-evolving landscape of global M&A deals and be informed of top transactions. In the week of March 17–23 alone, 590 deals were announced, with a collective valuation of $83.95 billion. Here…
The case was originally filed in 2013 and has already taken two trips to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The certified class of End-Payors accuse Takeda of violating the law by “misdescribing” its patent rights to the FDA. Plaintiffs allege that Takeda unlawfully engaged in anticompetitive and monopolistic conduct which inflated the price of its diabetes treatment, Actos (pioglitazone), by delaying the entry of generic alternatives and causing inflated…
On March 14th, 2025, the Supreme Court denied Alpine Securities’ request to halt Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) expulsion proceedings against it. The Supreme Court’s denial of Alpine’s appeal suggests the judiciary recognizes FINRA’s enforcement authority as a self-regulatory entity and holds implications for the structure of non-governmental securities organizations. FINRA is a private, self-regulating organization that develops and implements enforcement rules for broker-dealer firms. FINRA is overseen by the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the establishment of a new Crypto Task Force on February 4th, 2025. Their role is to apply federal securities laws and protect investors from fraudulent activities within the crypto asset market. A month later, on March 3rd, 2025, the SEC announced the members that comprise the Crypto Task Force staff as advisors on the matter of crypto. The creation of this task force…
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