You need to know
To launder money is to conceal the origins of illegally obtained money by passing it through banking transfers or commercial transactions. It’s one of the most important tools for drug cartels, terrorists, corrupt politicians, human traffickers, and other violent criminals. They
The Physician Self-Referral Law, better known as Stark Law, aims to prevent unethical referrals between healthcare providers. Even though most physicians are highly ethical people, many are not. If your employees violate Stark, the penalties can be frightening. But, what’s
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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,