New Special Counsel Will Increase Efficiency of Whistleblower Retaliation Cases
- posted: Feb. 27, 2018
- New Legislation
Under federal law, it is illegal for agencies or offices to take any sort of action against an employee who reports wrongdoing or safety concerns. Of course, retaliation still unfortunately Read More
Whistleblower Claims Medicaid Managed Firm Repeatedly and Improperly Denied Care
- posted: Feb. 19, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
This fall, an executive at SynerMed, one of the largest physician-practice management firms in the nation, provided a report to her bosses that detailed how the company had improperly denied Read More
Whistleblower Reveals Healthcare Fraud Scheme in Twin Cities
- posted: Feb. 15, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
Information a whistleblower provided recently led to federal prosecutors bringing a fraud case against a dermatology chain in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. According to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Read More
Supreme Court to Hear Case Involving Whistleblower Retaliation
- posted: Feb. 12, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will take up a case that could determine if corporate whistleblowers have the same protections against retaliation when they report their concerns about misconduct Read More
SEC Awards More than $16 Million to Pair of Whistleblowers
- posted: Feb. 08, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
On November 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower announced a new award of more than $16 million paid to two whistleblowers. Each received an Read More
Google Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Issue of Equal Pay
- posted: Feb. 05, 2018
- Employee Rights
Google is the most recent of a series of large companies to face class action lawsuits from women who allege they do not receive equal pay. This lawsuit comes at Read More
Morgan Stanley Hit with $13 Million Penalty for Failure to Supervise Salespeople
- posted: Feb. 01, 2018
- Employee Rights
According to a recent announcement, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has penalized Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC approximately $13 million for failure to supervise its salespeople’s short-term trades of Read More