Government Employee Whistleblower Protection

Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

Update: On July 22, 2022, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the jury verdict and the decisions…

3 years ago

FY2021 Defense Authorization Bars Defense Contractors from Silencing Whistleblowers

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) that was enacted on January…

3 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Constructive Discharge Actionable Under False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection Law

False Claims Act Prohibited Retaliation When Congress included an anti-retaliation provision in the False Claims…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

OSC Urges Ninth Circuit to Adopt Suitable Exhaustion Requirement

  In an amicus brief filed with the Ninth Circuit, the Office of Special Counsel…

7 years ago

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…

8 years ago

False Claims Act Retaliation Decision Calls “Duty Speech” Heightened Pleading Standard into Question

Whistleblower Disclosed False Billing A recent decision from the Southern District of New York denying…

8 years ago

NDAA/Federal Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law Provides Robust Whistleblower Protection

  NDAA Protected Whistleblowing The scope of protected whistleblowing under the NDAA whistleblower protection provisions…

9 years ago