Government Employee Whistleblower Protection Archives

FY2021 Defense Authorization Bars Defense Contractors from Silencing Whistleblowers

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) that was enacted on January 1, 2021 includes an important provision barring Department of Defense … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Claim Does Not Preempt Massachusetts Wrongful Discharge Claim

Although federal whistleblower protection laws can provide robust protection against retaliation, most of them do not authorize punitive damages. Accordingly, some whistleblowers supplement statutory claims … Continued

Third Circuit False Claims Act Retaliation Decision May Spur an Increase in NDAA Retaliation Claims

In a recent decision, Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation claim, holding that FCA retaliation claims require a showing … Continued

Whistleblower Firm Publishes Practice Note About Federal Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law

NDAA Whistleblower Protection Law Washington D.C. whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, published a Practice Note in Practical Law, a Thomson Reuters publication, titled Whistleblower Protections Under the … Continued

OSC Urges Ninth Circuit to Adopt Suitable Exhaustion Requirement

In an amicus brief filed with the Ninth Circuit, the Office of Special Counsel urges reversal of a MSPB decision that imposes an onerous … Continued

False Claims Act Whistleblower Obtains Favorable Ruling on Double Back Pay

False Claims Act Whistleblower Disclosed Kickbacks In a recent False Claims Act case, a whistleblower obtained a favorable ruling on the remedies available for … Continued

NDAA/Federal Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law Provides Robust Whistleblower Protection

NDAA Protected Whistleblowing The scope of protected whistleblowing under the NDAA whistleblower protection provisions includes the disclosure of information that the employee reasonably believes … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Files Amici Curiae Brief in DC Whistleblower Protection Act Case

Zuckerman Law, a Washington DC firm representing whistleblowers nationwide, filed an amici curiae brief in Tucker v. DC on behalf of the Metropolitan Washington Employment … Continued

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Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Speaking at Seminar About Navigating the Maze of Private Sector Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Laws

DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman is privileged to join Richard Renner, Of Counsel, Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, to speak on November 18, 2014 program … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman Will Speak About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection at VBA Conference

Whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak about “Navigating the Maze of Private Sector Whistleblower Protections: Recent Developments in Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, and False Claims Act Whistleblower … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Chair Panel on Strategies For Representing Whistleblowers In The Federal Government

DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will chair a panel about Strategies For Representing Whistleblowers In The Federal Government at NELA’s October 17-18, 2014 conference titled … Continued

MSPB Whistleblower Protection Act Decision Clarifies Scope of IRA Appeal

In Benton-Flores v. Dep’t of Defense, 2014 MSPB 60 (July 31, 2014), the Board reversed an AJ’s decision holding that an IRA appellant failed … Continued