Liability in False Claims Act (FCA) suits depends on whether a defendant subjectively believed its claims were false, not on whether it can offer an objectively reasonable basis for its claims, the U.S. Supreme Court has held in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Clarence Thomas. U.S. ex. rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., No.
The following article from our colleagues on the Jackson Lewis P.C. website regarding the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision on compulsory union fees may be of particular interest to healthcare employers. Click here to be transferred directly to the link.
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a Seventh Circuit decision requiring non-union Illinois home health care workers serving Medicaid recipients to pay union fees. Harris v. Quinn, No. 12-861, cert. granted 10/1/13. Pursuant to a 2009 executive order and a collective bargaining agreement, the state of Illinois and SEIU Healthcare