SEC Whistleblower Investigation Leads to Concern Over Protecting Confidential Information
- posted: Mar. 27, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
A recent article from the Wall Street Journal indicates that the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) began a formal inquiry into whether corporations are setting up their confidentiality agreements in Read More
Maine to Pay Out $142,500 to Settle Whistleblower Suit
- posted: Mar. 26, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
The state Department of Health and Human Services in Maine will pay $142,500 to a former employee as a part of a settlement for a federal whistleblower suit. That employee is Read More
OSHA Requests $39 Million in Additional Funding for 2016
- posted: Mar. 23, 2015
- Employee Rights
According to the 2016 Fiscal Year budget proposals in the Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has requested an additional $39 million of funding for next Read More
Fox Hollow Technologies Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
- posted: Mar. 19, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
The United States Department of Justice recently announced that ev3 Inc., a company that recently acquired Fox Hollow Technologies, agreed to pay a $1.25 million penalty to settle accusations that Read More
Dignity Health Pays $37 Million After Claims of Overbilling
- posted: Mar. 16, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
Major whistleblower claims have been occurring in a wide variety of industries lately. One of the industries in which fraud is most prevalent is the health care industry, and this Read More
Whistleblower Exposes Wrongdoing at Arizona Corporation Commission
- posted: Mar. 12, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
One employee of the Arizona Corporation Commission claims to have uncovered wrongdoing within the agency, and that he was offered a promotion to keep silent about it. But now various Read More
Recent NLRB Decision Focuses on Business Email Use
- posted: Mar. 09, 2015
- Employee Rights
A recent decision made by the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the board will presume that any employees that have access to their employer’s email system during their work Read More
Court Rules That Outing a Whistleblower Constitutes Retaliation
- posted: Mar. 05, 2015
- Employee Rights
When whistleblowers intend to remain in their company after alerting authorities to wrongdoing, it is imperative that they are able to maintain their privacy so that they would not be Read More
Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling Affecting Federal Workers Violating Agency Regulations
- posted: Mar. 02, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
On January 21, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling determining that federal workers that violate agency regulations are still covered by federal whistleblower protections. The case was Read More