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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

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Seventh Circuit ruling in Sorensen In Sorensen , the government alleged, and the District Court agreed, that Sorensen paid illegal kickbacks to marketing firms based on the number of leads generated and a DME manufacturer based on the percentage of funds collected from Medicare. Shoemaker, 746 F.3d 3d 614, 627-28 (5thCir.

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

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was supported by the fossil fuel industry , because it shifted responsibility for change from industry to individuals. Elders Climate Action, and let me just tell you a little bit about who we are, was created in 2014 as the project of a 501(c)(3), Elders Action Network. Leslie: Well, yes, thank you, Ruth.

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Navigating Executive Orders and DOJ Memos That Threaten Criminal Prosecution

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The clear intended message from the EO and the DOJ memo is that individuals and entities who engage in conduct within their scope may be targeted for criminal investigation and prosecution. 149, 158 (2014). Such a message may understandably deter the targeted conduct to avoid such a risk. Anthony List v. Driehaus , 573 U.S.