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Supreme Court Weighs Scope of False Claims Act in Qui Tam Case

Authorized by the federal False Claims Act, qui tam litigation gives individuals who are aware of fraud against the government to initiate legal action and obtain a share of the amount recovered. Read More

Annual CFTC Report Cites $162 Million in Sanctions Based on Whistleblower Tips

When the Dodd-Frank Act was passed in an effort to reduce fraud within the financial services industry, great emphasis was placed on establishing robust whistleblower programs. As a result, the Read More

Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination at Merrill Lynch

In 2013, the $160 million settlement agreement in McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch was supposed to be a landmark in the fight against racial discrimination at that giant financial institution and others like Read More

Court Allows Telework Retaliation Claim to Go Forward

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, workers and employers have wrestled with the question of whether certain jobs can be performed remotely. Various factors can be considered when an employee makes a Read More

United Flight Attendant Who Reported Safety Violations Claims She Was Harassed and Called a Snitch

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires businesses to honor rules aimed at preventing injuries and exposure-related illnesses in their specific type of workplace. It stands to reason Read More

Pest Control Company Pays for Violating Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Recently enacted federal legislation strengthens the rights of pregnant employees. Many companies might not be aware of the new rules, but the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is already taking Read More

EEOC Sues on Behalf of Nurse Alleging Disability Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment

Well-run businesses maintain a culture of compliance and regularly reinforce the need to follow employment laws at all levels of their operation. On the other hand, companies that conduct their Read More

Brokerage Firm Fined for Preventing Clients from Reporting Securities Violations

Financial advisers must follow strict laws. When they don’t and clients are harmed, full restitution is warranted. However, this is not the end of the story. Brokerage firms and other Read More

Whistleblowers Receive Six-Figure Payments in Qui Tam Suit Against Dallas-Based Company

With a rapidly aging population, total revenue for home health care companies in the United States is expected to exceed $100 billion this year. Much of that money comes through Read More

Travis County Worker Claims He Was Demoted Due to Cancer Treatment

Serious medical problems impose an enormous burden on an individual their family. Whether you’re in the hospital or going back-and-forth to medical appointments, you should have to worry about whether Read More

Guilty Defendant in $39 Million Medicare Fraud Case is a 22-Year-Old

Medicare is a program aimed at providing healthcare to elderly Americans, but you don’t have to be 65 in order to commit Medicare fraud. In fact, a Florida man was Read More

What Specific Federal Laws Protect Different Classes of Whistleblowers?

Many workers understand the importance of whistleblowers in the discovery and prevention of business fraud and other types of improper workplace activity. They might also know that laws exist to Read More

Humana Pays $90 Million in Medicare Fraud Settlement

Pharmaceutical manufactures collect more than $300 billion annually in domestic revenue. Bringing down the cost of medication has long been a goal, but even attempts to moderate prices can lead Read More

Audit Discovers Nearly $80 Million in Medicare Ventilator Fraud

Ventilator treatment is intense and expensive. Not surprisingly, Medicare has strict rules regarding reimbursement when a hospital reports ventilator use. Over a six-year period, Medicare paid approximately $3.6 billion to Read More

How HR Departments Can Reverse the Trend and Encourage Whistleblowing

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, whistleblower reports have dropped significantly, raising concerns about employees' willingness to report workplace misconduct. There are several possible explanations for this trend. Workers might be keeping Read More

Wells Fargo Employee Gets $22 Million in ADA Work-from-Home Claim

Christopher Billedson’s life changed after he fell from a balcony in 1990. The impact of the accident paralyzed his colon and bladder. Since then, medical and pharmaceutical intervention have been Read More

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