This post was originally published on the American Constitution Society Blog as part of ACSblog’s Symposium on Whistleblowers. Last month, the Ethics & Compliance Initiative released a Global … Continued
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
False Claims Act Prohibited Retaliation When Congress included an anti-retaliation provision in the False Claims Act, it sought to “halt companies and individuals from using … Continued
In a unanimous opinion in Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed an award of $1.6 million in non-economic damages in a … Continued
Laws Barring SLAPP Suits Are an Important Tool for Qui Tam Whistleblowers To dissuade qui tam whistleblowers from providing information to the government, some companies … Continued
The Supreme Court’s Somers decision limiting the scope of whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is a loss … Continued
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
In a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit pending in Connecticut federal court, Judge Merriam issued a decision denying the employer’s motion to compel broad discovery concerning … Continued
The recently issued annual report of the CFTC Office of the Whistleblower for fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017) indicates … Continued
Whistleblower and employment discrimination lawyer Eric Bachman to speak at the American Bar Association’s 11th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference from November 8-11, 2017. Bachman … Continued
Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman is privileged to speak at the September 2017 annual conference of the Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference, Zuckerman will speak on … Continued
Equifax announced that it had suffered a breach of data belonging to as many as 143 million Americans. That’s about half the country. Worse, the breached … Continued
