Physician Pays $980,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
- posted: Dec. 29, 2022
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
A physician, his son and their medical practice agreed to pay the U.S. $980,000 to resolve allegations arising from the False Claims Act. The pair allegedly submitted medically unnecessary urine Read More
American Senior Communities, LLC Settles False Medicare Claims for over $5 Million
- posted: Dec. 27, 2022
- Whistleblower Litigation
American Senior Communities LLC, or ASC, violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare. The organization recently agreed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pay just Read More
SEC Fixes Flawed Provision in Whistleblower Rule
- posted: Dec. 22, 2022
- Whistleblower Litigation
Investment and public interest groups applaud recent changes in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. After previous efforts to weaken these rules, the SEC restored the regulations to better award Read More
Engineer Accuses Former Employer of Factoring Race into COVID Remote Work Policy
- posted: Dec. 20, 2022
- Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination,  Covid-19
A Chinese American engineer, who was fired for refusing to come into the office during the COVID-19 pandemic, has amended his ongoing lawsuit to include claims the former company allowed Read More
Lawsuit Claims New Jersey Rent Assistance Program Fired Whistleblower
- posted: Dec. 15, 2022
- Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs has been accused of firing their chief financial officer, after he informed the agency’s leaders about waste and conflicts of interest in the state’s Read More
Jiffy Lube Reaches Settlement in $2 Million No-Poach Claim
- posted: Dec. 13, 2022
- Employee Rights
Jiffy Lube has reached a $2 million settlement in a class action lawsuit. The class consists of about 1,250 Philadelphia-area hourly employees, who claimed the company prohibited franchisees from hiring Read More
Former Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant Accuses Airline of Violating FMLA
- posted: Dec. 08, 2022
- Employee Rights
A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant has proposed a class action suit against the budget airline. The suit alleges that the airline enforced family and medical leave policies which are Read More
Construction Employees Accuse Contractor of Racial Bias in Firings
- posted: Dec. 06, 2022
- Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
Three Black former employees at a bridge construction company have appealed the verdict in their discrimination suit to the Eleventh Circuit, claiming their employer paid them less that white coworkers, Read More
White Collar Crime Costs Hundreds of Billions Each Year
- posted: Dec. 01, 2022
- Employee Rights,  Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
White collar crime costs the United States about $300 billion dollars per year—and most Americans don’t even realize it. Because white collar crime is typically nonviolent, it doesn’t get the Read More