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Daily Report Online

Whistleblowing Employee Helps Land $750K 'False Claims' Settlement With OGCC Behavioral Health

"It's disturbing when health care providers accept Medicare and Medicaid money meant to pay for the care of vulnerable patients, when in reality the providers either provided no services at all or otherwise misrepresented their services in order to steal from federal health care programs," said Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
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New York Law Journal

NY Expands Whistleblower Law. Employers: Tread Carefully

The amendments to New York State's Whistleblower Protection Law, which went into effect on Jan. 26, 2022, have brought about several significant changes to the Law by broadening the types of claims that employees may pursue against their employers.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof in Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

The California Supreme Court has cleared up decades of confusion among courts by clarifying in a recent ruling over state whistleblower retaliation claims.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

'No Accountability': Whistleblower Suing State Again to Uncover Alleged University System Fraud

In an amended motion, Denise Caldon Sorkness seeks to remove her former boss' medical information from her lawsuit in order to unseal other records allegedly proving she was forced to falsify his leave reports.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

As Hacking Threats Increase Whistleblowers May Help Uncover National Security Risks

"Essentially we're in another Cold War, but it's in cyberspace," says Sanford Heisler partner Vincent McKnight Jr.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Does My Client Have a Whistleblower Rewards Claim?

Whistleblowers are finally being recognized for the tremendous value they add, and courage they exude, in bringing misconduct to light.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Confidentially, You Need a Confidentiality Check-Up

Given the recent dramatic expansion of New York Labor Law §740, New York's whistleblower law, to protect the reporting of virtually any violation of law, employers ought to revisit their approach to confidentiality and privacy issues specific to New York to ensure that they are not taking unnecessary risks.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

NJ Previews What May Lie Ahead for NY Employers Under the State's Amended Whistleblower Law

With its recent amendment, New York's law now matches—and in some ways, exceeds—the longstanding protections of New Jersey's CEPA.
8 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Meet DOJ's New Top Crypto Cop + False Claims Act Year-in-Review + New Firms Back Meta in FTC Suit

Eun Young Choi, the leader of DOJ's new cryptocurrency enforcement team, was at the vanguard of cybercrime prosecutions while working in the Southern District of New York
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Supreme Court Weighs Nuances of 'Adverse Action' That Starts the Clock in Whistleblower Litigation

"This is a weird case," said Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Nels S. D. Peterson. "It's a little backwards."
6 minute read

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