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False Claims Act Whistleblower Prevails in First Circuit Appeal

False Claims Act Whistleblower Prevails in First Circuit Appeal

In an appeal to the First Circuit, a False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower prevailed and…

5 years ago

Can a whistleblower disclosure to the SEC about cybersecurity qualify for a SEC whistleblower award?

Yes, a disclosure about cybersecurity that leads to an enforcement action in which the SEC…

6 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

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms $1.6M Award of Non-economic Damages in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a unanimous opinion in Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed…

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

Court Rejects “Duty Speech”/“Fraud Alert” Exception to False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection

  False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblowers have enabled the federal government to recover nearly $30…

6 years ago

Equifax Breach a Reminder That Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Have Protections

Equifax announced that it had suffered a breach of data belonging to as many as 143…

7 years ago

NY Appeals Court Decision Signals that Cybersecurity Whistleblowing Implicates Corporate Theft

Whistleblower Disclosures About Data Leakage Implicate Corporate Theft Most people don’t think about what whistleblower…

7 years ago

A Tale of Two Whistleblowers: Lessons Learned from December 2016 SEC Whistleblower Award

On December 5, 2016, the SEC issued an award determination resolving two whistleblowers’ claims based…

8 years ago

Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Cybersecurity Whistleblowers

  What Laws Protect and Reward Whistleblowing About Cybersecurity? A cybersecurity whistleblower can qualify for…

8 years ago

ARB holds that Taping Workplace Conversations Is Protected Whistleblowing

Recording a Conversation Can Be Protected Whistleblowing In a nuclear whistleblower retaliation case, the DOL…

9 years ago