Out-of-work employment plaintiffs fuel rise in whistleblower claims
With more attention being given to corporate rule-breaking and stronger laws supporting those who report it, employment lawyers are seeing more workers claiming that they lost their jobs because they complained about wrongdoing in the workplace.
Commentary: Understanding whistleblower bounty rules is critical
If you want something done right, get someone else to do it. That seems to be the federal government’s mantra of late with respect to enforcement of the securities laws.
$5 million paid to settle whistleblower case
GERMANTOWN, Wis. (AP) – A Washington County company and its parent firm will pay nearly $5 million to settle a health care fraud claim by two whistleblowers. The two former employees of Abri Health Plan of Germantown claimed the company misrepresented its Medicare Part C coverage plans in violation of federal regulations. The pair said […]
Whistleblower lawsuit accuses 3 drugmakers
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Three generic drugmakers are being accused in a whistleblower lawsuit of scheming to overcharge the government by tens of millions of dollars for medicines. The U.S. Attorney’s office on Tuesday joined in the lawsuit, brought by Chicago pharmacist Bernard Lisitza. His attorneys alleged in […]
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