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False Claims Act (FCA)

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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

Protected Activity or Terminable Misconduct? — Government Contractor Update

Polsinelli on 10/25/2019

It has become almost routine for employees pursuing whistleblower and other employment-related claims against their employer to engage in "self-help discovery," using their access to files and databases to collect and gather,...more

Red Notice Newsletter - July 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/1/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Extends FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Misconduct in Mergers and Acquisitions - On July 25, 2018, in a speech to the Ninth Global Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance in High Risk...more

Physician Estopped From Alleging FCA Violations in Contract He Previously Approved

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 6/17/2015

Cooper v. Pottstown Hospital is another case where a dissatisfied party is attempting to use the federal Anti-Kickback Statute or the Stark Law in litigation arising out of the contracts to which they were willing parties at...more

California Court Finds Lack of Evidence Undermines False Claims Act and Retaliation Claims

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/29/2014

The Southern District of California recently issued a favorable ruling for employers under both the False Claims Act and California’s retaliatory discharge provision codified at California Labor Code section 1102.5. The court...more

Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims by In-House Counsel

Littler on 4/1/2013

In This Issue: - Whistleblower protections and in-House Counsel - Sarbanes-oxley - The Dodd-Frank Act - The False Claims Act - Common Law Wrongful Discharge Claims - The Ethical...more

Employee Could Proceed With Whistleblower Claims

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/28/2013

Brian McVeigh, a former Operations Supervisor for Recology, alleged Recology fired him in retaliation for his reporting possible fraud in connection with California Redemption Value payments made by and to Recology for...more

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