• posted: Dec. 21, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• healthcare fraud,  False Claim act,  defective equipment

Boston Scientific Corp. was ordered by a judge to pay $68,400 in fees and expenses after being sanctioned for violations in a whistleblower lawsuit surrounding allegedly defective defibrillators. The decision was Read More

• posted: Dec. 16, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• healthcare fraud,  kickbacks,  False Claim act

Healthcare organization Bayada recently agreed to pay $17 million to resolve claims that the organization engaged in a fraudulent kickback scheme. The allegations arose after the firm purchased a pair of Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower program,  SEC,  SEC whistleblower award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of $2.6 million shared among five individuals who assisted the agency with three separate enforcement proceedings. One whistleblower received $1.2 million Read More

• posted: Dec. 09, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• improperly coded claims

John Peter Smith Hospital recently agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations. The hospital was alleged to have upcoded claims submitted to healthcare programs Read More

• posted: Dec. 07, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower claim,  false claims,  healthcare fraud

A hospital system based in Michigan agreed to settle a whistleblower claim for $2.8 million, ending a case that featured allegations it submitted false claims for medically unnecessary procedures. Ascension Michigan Read More

• posted: Dec. 02, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act,  whistleblower protection laws,  False Claim act

There are not any federal laws that afford general protections to corporate whistleblowers. However, there are many types of protected disclosures under federal whistleblower laws. These protections come from a Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee mistreatment,  quitting your job

The number of people throughout the United States quitting their jobs has reached record highs as Americans see significant opportunities in the job market and opportunities to earn more money Read More

• posted: Nov. 25, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• SEC,  compliance officer,  SEC whistleblower awards

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded three compliance professionals a joint award of $1 million for their role in helping the agency uncover and prosecute misconduct at their Read More

• posted: Nov. 22, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• bribes,  Medicare Fraud,  kickback scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced charges from a grand jury in New Jersey issued against the owner of multiple telemedicine companies. The defendant is based in Florida and runs Read More

• posted: Nov. 18, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• price manipulation,  racketeering

A federal judge in Chicago ruled that four ex-employees for JPMorgan Chase & Co. must face racketeering charges upon accusations of price manipulation of metals futures. The judge’s decision resulted in Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Covid-19
• Americans with Disabilities Act,  disability discrimination,  covid-19

The Biden administration recently issued guidance that workers with long-term, lingering symptoms of COVID-19 may be protected under federal disability laws. This guidance brings forth a new area of concern for Read More

• posted: Nov. 11, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A group of current and former employees of the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training filed a lawsuit in which they claimed systemic retaliation against whistleblowers by the agency’s leadership Read More

• posted: Nov. 08, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced whistleblower awards of more than $4 million spread among four individuals who provided information critical to a securities fraud investigation. Here’s a Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

One of the final acts of the presidency of Donald Trump was to sign into law a Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act. The law prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June in the case of Buren v. United States. The 6-3 decision added some limitations to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. Now, Read More

• posted: Oct. 28, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Sexual Harassment

September 1 marked the day on which changes to the Texas Labor Code regarding sexual harassment officially went into effect. The rules affect smaller employers who had been excluded from Read More