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Protected Concerted Activity › False Claims Act (FCA)

The phrase "Protected Concerted Activity" refers to certain protected activities specified in the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Under the NLRA, covered employees may join together to improve... more +
The phrase "Protected Concerted Activity" refers to certain protected activities specified in the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Under the NLRA, covered employees may join together to improve their wages and working conditions. If employees are engaged in "protected concerted activity" and suffer adverse employment consequences, such employees may seek redress under the NLRA, whether or not they are members of a union.  less -
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Massachusetts District Court Denies False Claims Act Retaliation Claim Despite Finding Protected Activity Preceding Termination

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On November 13, 2023, following a bench trial, a federal district court in the district of Massachusetts held that an employer's termination of an employee was not a violation of the whistleblower and retaliation protections...more

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Jury Finds Plaintiff Failed to Prove He Engaged in Activity Covered by False Claims Act

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Finding the plaintiff did not meet his burden of proving he was terminated in retaliation for engaging in False Claims Act (FCA)-protected activity, a jury returned a verdict for the former employer, a subsidiary of a...more

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D.C. Circuit Weighs in on the FCA’s Anti-Retaliation Statute

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Last month, the D.C. Circuit revived a False Claims Act (“FCA”) retaliatory discrimination claim by a former employee of Howard University contending that she was fired by the University for objecting both internally and...more

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First Cir. Sets Pleading Standard For FCA Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

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On January 15, 2019, the First Circuit ruled that a plaintiff adequately alleges protected activity under the FCA whistleblower protection provision where he asserts that he reported concerns about his employer’s conduct that...more

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