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Marta Moakley

Marta Moakley

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Whistleblowers Protected Even If Employers Don't Violate Securities Laws, 3rd Circuit Says

An employer need not actually violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for its employees to receive SOX whistleblower protections, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Wiest v. Lynch, +2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5345 (3d Cir....more

4/23/2013 - Protected Activity Retaliation Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers Wiest v Lynch

Employers: Time To Submit Comments On OSHA's Proposed ACA Whistleblower Procedures

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued its interim final rule regarding procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Section 1558. +29 USCS ยง 218c....more

4/2/2013 - Affordable Care Act Discrimination Healthcare OSHA Whistleblowers

Florida-Based Company Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit For $15.3 Million

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Jacksonville, Florida-based American Sleep Medicine LLC has settled allegations that it fraudulently billed Medicare, TRICARE (the health care program for uniformed...more

1/10/2013 - DOJ False Claims Act HHS Medicare Retirement TRICARE Whistleblowers

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On Whistleblower Bounty Program

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed new regulations addressing the processing and awarding of bounties to whistleblowers who provide information relating to underpayments of tax or violations of the Internal...more

12/20/2012 - IRS Whistleblowers

$13.3 Billion And Counting: False Claims Act Recoveries On The Rise

Recent trends show federal, state and local governments' recoveries under False Claims Act laws are on the rise. In December 2012, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) announced $4.9 billion in settlements for the fiscal...more

12/19/2012 - DOJ False Claims Act Whistleblowers

Trend Toward Greater Whistleblower Protections Continues

Federal employees now reap the benefits of greater whistleblower protections. On November 27, 2012, President Barack Obama signed a bill aimed at curbing the waste of government resources, as well as preventing retaliation...more

12/5/2012 - Barack Obama Federal Employees Retaliation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act Whistleblowers

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