In what might be an unsettling trend for employers, juries in Philadelphia and Anchorage have recently issued multi-million dollar jury awards in favor of whistleblowers. Specifically, on March 22, 2013, a Philadelphia Common...more
4/16/2013 - Damages False Claims Act Jury Awards Protected Activity Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers
On February 11, 2013, a jury in federal district court in Illinois found a nursing home operator (Company) liable under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act for fraudulent billing and...more
2/26/2013 - False Claims Act Nursing Homes Retaliation Whistleblower Protection Policies Worthless Services Claims
On January 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its report titled Evaluation of the SEC’s Whistleblower Program. The report presented a largely positive review of...more
2/6/2013 - OIG Private Right of Action SEC Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers
On January 18, 2013, a former New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) employee prevailed in the first case to reach trial under the state’s Whistleblower Protection Act (NMWPA)....more
1/28/2013 - Corruption Hiring & Firing Retaliation Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers
In January 2013, after over 30 FRSA complaints were lodged by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) employees, OSHA and BNSF reached an agreement (Accord), where BNSF agreed to modify certain policies and practices alleged to interfere...more
1/28/2013 - Accord Federal Railroad Safety Act OSHA Railways Safety Violations Whistleblower Protection Policies
On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA), which enhances whistleblower protections for employees of contractors and subcontractors vis-à-vis the Department...more
1/5/2013 - DOD NASA NDAA Subcontractors Whistleblower Protection Policies
Here are the TOP 10 STEPS public and private employers should consider taking to minimize the risk of whistleblower retaliation claims and build defenses where litigation is unavoidable....more
12/13/2012 - Compliance Retaliation Training Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers
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