Stark Act Violations or Kickbacks Can Violate the False Claims Act Both the Stark…
Like Sarbanes-Oxley, DFA was passed in the wake of a financial scandal—the subprime mortgage…
Bid rigging can violate the False Claims Act (FCA) under a fraudulent inducement theory. In…
Where a defendant causes a contract to be procured by fraud, all claims for payment…
False Claims Prohibited by the False Claims Act The False Claims Act permits whistleblowers,…
Circumstantial Evidence Proving Retaliation Circumstantial evidence of retaliation includes: temporal proximity; indications of pretext; inconsistent…
A SOX whistleblower is not required to disprove the employer’s allegedly legitimate, non-retaliatory reason for…
OSHA Prohibits Gag Clauses in Settlement Agreements When a whistleblower retaliation case is resolved before…
A claim under the anti-retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act must be filed initially at…
A claim under the anti-retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act must be brought initially…
Sarbanes-Oxley retaliation claims are exempt from mandatory arbitration agreements. The statute states: "No predispute arbitration…
Individual Liability Under SOX Whistleblower Protection Law Yes, a whistleblower can bring a SOX…
