The U.S. Department of Justice reported record False Claims Act numbers last month: $2.68 billion in False Claims Act 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 … [Read more...]
Right to Recall Law: California Workers Laid Off in the Pandemic Still Have Rights
It’s been four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but California’s “Right to Recall” law protecting 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 … [Read more...]
Customs Fraud Whistleblowers Play an Important Role in Exposing Duty Evasion
Companies that engage in conduct designed to avoid paying custom duties and charges are committing fraud against the federal government. And customs fraud 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 … [Read more...]
New California Labor Laws for 2024: What Workers Should Take Note Of
California employees have new rights and benefits in 2024. Here are some of the most important new California labor laws for 2024 that workers should know about. Paid sick leave expanded and reproductive loss leave granted Starting January 1, California employers are required to provide workers at least five paid sick days, up from three days. In another new law, California employers must now grant employees up to five days off following a “reproductive loss,” which is defined as a miscarriage … [Read more...]
Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers Win: Supreme Court Ruling on Employers’ Intent in UBS Appeal
The Supreme Court strengthened Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protections in a unanimous decision this month, rejecting an argument that financial whistleblowers need to prove their employers acted with “retaliatory intent” to recover damages when they are fired for engaging in protected activity under the law. The 9-0 vote was a win for former UBS Securities bond strategist Trevor Murray, who had filed a whistleblower complaint under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) saying he was fired from UBS … [Read more...]
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