• posted: Mar. 25, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• healthcare

A recent report from the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicates the department recovered $1.8 billion from healthcare fraud and false claims cases in the 2020 fiscal year. The cases that led Read More

• posted: Mar. 22, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Securities and Exchange Commission,  SEC whistleblower award,  SEC award

On Thursday, January 7, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced three whistleblower awards to five recipients that totaled more than $1.1 million. According to a statement released by the Read More

• posted: Mar. 18, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• workplace retaliation,  retaliation,  discrimination,  Discrimination Claim

A former account executive at Alliance Healthcare Services in Irvine, California claims she was fired as retaliation for requesting reduced hours to accommodate the demands of her breast cancer treatment, Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Graft and Corruption,  New Legislation
• Corporate Transparency Act,  money laundering

A new law passed in Congress in December that will, for the very first time, require shell companies to provide the names of owners, or face jail time and/or stiff Read More

• posted: Mar. 11, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

Former employees of Bic Graphic recently filed a federal class action lawsuit against the company and its parent company, Scribe Opco Inc., for allegedly violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Read More

• posted: Mar. 08, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• employment discrimination,  covid-19

A former marketing director who worked for Alaris Health, a health system based in New Jersey, recently filed a lawsuit against the company alleging he was the victim of wrongful Read More

• posted: Mar. 04, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• incorrect billing,  healthcare fraud,  Medicare Fraud

Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (Apria), a durable medical equipment provider that operates throughout the United States, recently agreed to settle a multistate billing fraud claim to the tune of $40.5 Read More

• posted: Mar. 01, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• patient abuse

The Third Court of Appeals of Texas recently upheld a lower court’s decision in favor of a whistleblower, Ethan Vestal, against the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), ordering the Read More

• posted: Feb. 25, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• health care safety,  unsafe conditions

A former safety manager sued MultiCare and The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, alleging MultiCare retaliated against him illegally after he blew the whistles on unsafe and Read More

• posted: Feb. 22, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  New Legislation
• health code violations

This fall, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance protecting employees against retaliation for reporting violations of COVID-19 health protocols in workplaces. The county had seen a significant Read More

• posted: Feb. 18, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• safety violation

A former worker at a McDonald’s location in San Jose, California recently filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the company, claiming she was fired for leading protests against the restaurant Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Securities Exchange Commission,  whistleblower award,  SEC award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced an award of more than $6 million to be shared by a pair of whistleblowers who provided the agency with information Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• financial fraud,  SEC rules violations,  corporate fraud

A new rule interpretation announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission has created concern among whistleblowers, who believe it could weaken incentives for whistleblowers to come forward with information about Read More

• posted: Feb. 08, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• False Claims Act,  healthcare fraud,  kickbacks

Merit Medical Systems recently agreed to pay $18 million to resolve claims that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act in paying physicians and healthcare facilities to Read More

• posted: Feb. 04, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• nonprofit organization,  recoveries

A nonprofit organization based in West Allis, Wisconsin agreed to pay $1.9 million to the federal government after reports from a whistleblower revealed the organization was simply repackaging Chinese products Read More

• posted: Feb. 01, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• hiring discrimination,  sex discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a federal lawsuit against USF Holland, an LTL carrier and subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, alleging the company has hired “virtually no” Read More