United States: California Issues Draft Of Proposed Regulations Implementing Hospital Violence Standards

California’s Senate Bill 1299, enacted in the fall of 2014, requires the State’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt standards requiring certain hospitals to implement a workplace violence prevention plan by July 1, 2016.  On February 5, 2015, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the “Division”) issued a draft regulatory proposal that would require healthcare employers (including hospitals, clinics, drug-treatment facilities, home health care, and other healthcare operations) to develop workplace […]

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Canada: What Is The Number One Method To Prevent And Detect Fraud?

Welcome to MNP’s blog series in support of Fraud Prevention Month. Throughout the month of March, we will be exploring various fraud prevention issues affecting businesses and individuals.

This first installment discusses the fraud prevention aspects of a whistleblower reporting service.
Whistleblower Reporting Line
Consider this hypothetical, yet common scenario.

John is an accounts payable clerk at a mid-sized, private corporation. His direct supervisor, Bob, is the accounts payable manager. Bob submits an invoice for payment and processing. […]

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United States: No Governmental Immunity For Breach Of Teaching Or Coaching Service Contracts

On November 21, 2014, the Supreme Court of Texas reversed the Twelfth Court of Appeals’ judgment in Damuth v. Trinity Valley Community College, a decision that extended governmental immunity against virtually all employment contracts. The Local Government Contract Claims Act (the Act) waives a local governmental entity’s immunity from suit for breach of a services contract subject to the Act. Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code §§ 271.151(2), 271.152. In holding that sovereign immunity was not […]

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