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OSHA to Begin Handling TFA Whistleblower Complaints

On September 11, the United States Department of Labor announced any whistleblower complaints submitted under the Taxpayer First Act (TFA) would now be handled by the Occupational Safety and Health Read More

OSHA Provides Five-Point Guidelines to Prevent Whistleblower Retaliation

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently released a set of recommendations to help companies prevent whistleblower retaliation from occurring in their workplaces. The agency suggests training all employees about Read More

Whistleblower Claims Disney Has Been Significantly Inflating its Revenue

According to a report from MarketWatch, a Walt Disney Company accountant has claimed the company overstated its revenue for years. That accountant ultimately filed a whistleblower report with the Securities Read More

Former Spectrum Sales Executive Claims to Have Been Fired After Reporting Fraud

A former sales executive for Spectrum in San Antonio claims she was fired from the company in retaliation for reporting allegations of securities frauds to her bosses. She has since Read More

What Have Been the Largest SEC Whistleblower Awards?

The SEC’s whistleblower award program has come a long way since it was first implemented in 2011. The pace at which awards have been given has increased quite a bit Read More

SEC Awards Whistleblower $1.8 Million for Role in Exposing Misconduct

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued yet another whistleblower award in late August, granting more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower who it said provided crucial and actionable information Read More

SEC Issues Charges to Several Defendants for Unregistered Securities Sales

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Crystal World Holdings, Inc., The New Sports Economy Institute and Christopher Paul Rabalais for misleading its investors in an unregistered offer and Read More

Texas Medicare Fraud Scheme Results in $339 Million Judgment

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently entered a judgment in a Medicare fraud case against four defendants valued at a total Read More

McDonald’s Franchisee in Texas Settles Discrimination Claim

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a settlement with R.E.E. Inc., the owner and operator of several McDonald’s franchises in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The settlement arose Read More

Philly-Area Addiction Treatment Facility to Pay $2.85 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations

This summer, Eagleville Hospital, a provider of various substance abuse treatments to Medicare and Medicaid patients, agreed to a $2.85 million settlement with the government in the face of allegations Read More

National Holdings Subject of Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit

A former chief compliance officer at National Holdings Corp. has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming she was terminated after 16 years with the brokerage firm because she began Read More

Whistleblowers Claim Retaliation Continues to Run Rampant at VA, Despite New Accountability Office

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has made it known that it is working on new policies, training and guidelines to create a better culture for whistleblowers within the organization. Read More

Government Provides Whistleblowers New Tools for National Whistleblower Day

July 30 was National Whistleblower Day in the United States. It’s a day to celebrate the brave employees who provide information on waste, fraud and wrongdoing in their agencies and Read More

Whistleblower Tips Off Authorities on Alleged Kickback Scheme Involving Kidney Dialysis

Aa whistleblower recently submitted a complaint alleging Fresenius and DaVita Kidney Care, along with a charitable organization (American Kidney Fund), conspired in a kickback scheme in which patients were offered Read More

Knoxville Police Whistleblower Claims Retaliation Lead to Resignation

A former law enforcement officer with the Knoxville Police Department in Tennessee claims his department retaliated against him after he filed a complaint about vulgar roll call videos and various Read More

First FCA Payout Over Cybersecurity Goes to Cisco Whistleblower

Cisco Systems Inc. recently agreed to a significant settlement after a whistleblower filed a lawsuit claiming the company improperly sold video surveillance software that had known weaknesses to federal and Read More

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