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Watch the National Whistleblower Day Celebration Online
Did you miss the National Whistleblower Day Celebration on July 30? Or perhaps you would like to relive the historic day? The first Congressional celebration of National Whistleblower Day is now available to watch online. The National Whistleblower Center has now...
May 2015 False Claims Act Settlements, Part 2
The Department of Justice announced settlements in the following False Claims Act lawsuits: Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations against Florida Neurologist for $150,000 Dr. Sean Orr of Jacksonville, Florida, has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that he...
FBI Crime Lab’s Flawed Hair Analyses Featured on Fault Lines
Did you know that you can take two strands of hair from your own head and they may not match? Yet the FBI used forensic hair analyses for decades in the prosecution of criminal cases. Last night Al Jazeera America's Fault...
Senator Grassley Thanks Whistleblowers
On July 30, National Whistleblower Day, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a video on his YouTube channel in recognition of National Whistleblower Day in which he thanked whistleblowers for risking “their careers to bring...
SEC Says Employees Protected For Internal Whistleblowing
On August 4, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an interpretive rule to dispel confusion over whether employees who only report violations to their employer are protected by the Dodd-Frank whistleblower protection provision. The SEC will formally publish...
June 2015 SEC Whistleblower Awards List
The SEC Office of the Whistleblower post Notices of Covered Action where a final judgment or order, by itself or together with other prior judgments or orders in the same action issued after July 21, 2010, results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1...
Senators Honor Whistleblowers at First Congressional Celebration of National Whistleblower Day
On July 30, the U.S. Senate’s Kennedy Caucus Room was packed with whistleblowers, their families and whistleblower advocates as six senators and one representative each gave moving remarks in recognition of National Whistleblower day. This event, hosted by the National...
Appeals Court Rules That KBR Can Keep Evidence Of Contract Fraud Secret
Washington, DC. August 11, 2015. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted a petition filed by the defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (“KBR”) and ordered that internal company documents containing evidence that...
May 2015 False Claims Act Settlements, Part 1
The following are recent settlements by the Department of Justice under the False Claims Act: Sixteen Hospitals to Pay $15.69 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medically Unnecessary Psychotherapy Services The Justice Department announced that 16 separate hospitals...
Decisions of DOL Administrative Review Board – June 2015
USDOL/OALJ Reporter Decisions of the Administrative Review Board May 2015 Mack Strickland, ARB No. 13-088 (ARB June 30, 2015) Decision and Order of Remand PDF Administrator, Wage and Hour Div., USDOL v. 5 Star Forestry, LLC, ARB No. 14-021, ALJ...
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