When people hear the words “workers’ compensation,” they often think of people straining their backs lifting heavy objects, suffering from industrial burns, or developing carpal tunnel syndrome because of poor ergonomics. While all of those injuries are common in workplaces here in Mississippi, there is are also a large class of injuries that are not […]
If you have performed hourly work for the federal government or work for a company that does construction or related activities, you have likely heard of “Davis-Bacon” wages. The term “Davis-Bacon” comes from the federal Davis-Bacon Act, which ensures that private companies working for the federal government do not attain lucrative government contracts by lowering […]
If you want to look for fraud, remember the adage, “follow the money.” If you follow the money in the United States and Mississippi, it will lead you to the health care industry. Federal programs like Medicare fund much of our current health care system, so any fraud occurring within that industry is a fraud […]
As I have explained in other posts, the information that a whistleblower provides regarded alleged fraud must be written compellingly. The U.S. Department of Justice receives thousands of complaints each year and only prosecutes the most substantial whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act and other federal whistleblower laws. Given the vast number of complaints, […]
The Gulf region is famous for its seafood, and there are no better oysters or shrimp in the world. These sensitive animals live on the seafloor in the Gulf, an area that was hit particularly hard by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the Spill cleanup, and the subsequent industrial activity on the beach during […]
I am pleased to see so many 2010 BP Oil Spill cleanup workers’ cases working their way through the courts across the Gulf region. As these cases progress, troubling facts have emerged through the discovery process about the actions that were taken against cleanup workers. I will discuss those facts below but want to underscore […]
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