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Alleged Sham Joint Venture Challenged in Qui Tam FCA Case
Edward S. Kornreich, Herschel Goldfield, November 13, 2008
As many of you know, the OIG has frequently raised concerns about "sham" joint ventures and management agreements pursuant to which the real provider of a Medicare-covered service purports to assist another entity (owned or controlled by a referral source) in rendering the service that...

Department of Homeland Security Reissues Social Security "No Match" Rule Today
David Grunblatt, Avram E. Morell, Praveena Nallainathan, November 13, 2008
Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a supplemental final rule to the Social Security "no-match" regulation initially issued in August 2007.

New Amendment Clarifies the Computer Professional Exemption under California Law
November 13, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed Assembly Bill 10 ("AB 10"), amending California Labor Code § 515.5, and extending its reach to a larger pool of employees who may satisfy the Computer Professional exemption under California law.