SEC Hands Out $700,000 Award to Whistleblower
- posted: Mar. 31, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a whistleblower with more than $700,000 after the whistleblower’s reports to the agency resulted in a successful enforcement action. Three other whistleblowers Read More
SEC Aims to Ensure Whistleblowers are Uninhibited
- posted: Mar. 28, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has done a lot to increase the protections afforded to whistleblowers in the last several years. In 2015, the agency took several steps to Read More
How Businesses Can Strengthen Compliance, Support Whistleblowers
- posted: Mar. 24, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
It’s natural for employers to feel as if they are in a tough spot when it comes to protecting confidentiality related to whistleblower claims, as these actions inherently come from Read More
Bank of America Subsidiary Pays $36 Million Settlement in Overtime Lawsuit
- posted: Mar. 21, 2016
- Employee Rights
Lansafe Appraisal Services Inc., an appraisal subsidiary of Bank of America, recently agreed to pay a $36 million settlement in a class action lawsuit in which the company was accused Read More
Whistleblower Lawsuit Proceeds Against Pennsylvania Turnpike
- posted: Mar. 17, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
A former Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission manager filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the agency, alleging he was wrongfully terminated in 2008 after he reported various wasteful practices, politically motivated contracts and Read More
Kmart Pays $1.4 Million Settlement in Medicare Fraud Case
- posted: Mar. 14, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The Kmart Corporation has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations by the federal government that it violated the False Claims Act. The U.S. Department of Justice said Kmart Read More
First ACA Whistleblower Claim Resolved with $6.88 Million Settlement
- posted: Mar. 10, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
In the first-ever healthcare fraud lawsuit resulting from whistleblower actions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a provider of home medical care services to medically vulnerable children has Read More
Alternative Dispute Resolution Can Work Well in Whistleblower Cases
- posted: Mar. 07, 2016
- Uncategorized
When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it included a whistleblower provision (Section 806) that protected employees of public companies who were victims of retaliation after they had either Read More
SEC Clarifies Discrepancy in Whistleblower Definitions
- posted: Mar. 03, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
An important milestone in U.S. whistleblower protections came last August when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) clarified some existing discrepancies in what constitutes “whistleblowers” and the protections afforded to Read More