Are you still on the clock in California if your workday is over but you are still waiting to pass an employer-mandated security inspection before heading home? Yes, under certain conditions, the California Supreme Court said last month in its ruling in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors. The opinion follows similar worker-friendly rulings by the court. In 2020 the court said Apple needed to pay employees for bag searches after the end of their shifts and in 2018 it ruled Starbucks hourly … [Read more...]
Justice Department Will Establish Whistleblower Program for Corporate Crime Tips
In another example of how the government turns to whistleblowers to help discover and shut down fraud it isn’t able to ferret out on its own, the Justice Department is launching a program this year that will grant monetary awards to whistleblowers who deliver tips on significant corporate or financial misconduct. U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the program during a legal conference this month. She said the goal is to address the “full range of corporate and financial … [Read more...]
Once Again, Recovered Money from Declined FCA Cases Exceeds Recoveries in Cases Initiated by DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice reported record False Claims Act numbers last month: $2.68 billion in recoveries from 543 settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. And for the second straight year, these record numbers show the importance of non-intervened whistleblower cases. Those are lawsuits filed by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act that federal prosecutors declined to intervene in, leaving the whistleblowers and their attorneys, like those at Keller … [Read more...]
“Right to Recall” Law Protecting Pandemic-Affected Workers is Still In Force
It’s been four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a law protecting the rights of California hospitality and building services workers laid off for pandemic-related reasons remains in force, through the end of 2025. The “Right to Recall” law requires employers in these industries to offer job openings that are similar to ones held by workers laid off during the pandemic, based on company seniority. The law defines a “laid-off employee” as one who was employed by the employer … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers Play Important Role in Exposing Customs Fraud
Companies that engage in conduct designed to avoid paying custom duties and charges are committing fraud against the federal government. And whistleblowers are often the only people who can alert the government that these types of frauds are happening and how they operate. The government has recovered more than $220 million over the past 12 years in settling 43 False Claims Act cases alleging customs fraud, according to the The Anti-Fraud Coalition. Of those 43 cases, initiated by internal … [Read more...]
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