The new year will bring a higher California minimum wage in 2024 for many workers — as well as the potential for computer software engineers and health care workers to earn more. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the California minimum wage will increase from $15.50 an hour to $16 an hour. (Some cities and counties already have higher minimum wages than that; UC Berkeley maintains a chart.) For comparison, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but many states set their standards above that … [Read more...]
Why a False Claims Act Whistleblower Attorney Matters After the Polansky Decision
In June the Supreme Court issued an opinion that affirmed the government’s broad discretion to intervene after a whistleblower files a False Claims Act case, and move to dismiss the case against the whistleblower’s objections. Six months later, however, the Justice Department indicates it has no plans to broadly use this dismissal authority on non-intervened FCA cases. The Case Behind the Polansky Decision Here’s more about the case at issue: In U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health … [Read more...]
IRS Whistleblower Awards Reach $37.75M for Exposing Tax Fraud
The IRS Whistleblower Office paid $37.75 million in IRS whistleblower awards to 132 whistleblowers in fiscal 2022, according to its latest annual report. “The IRS uses increasingly sophisticated data analytics and other methods to detect non-compliance with tax laws, but we can’t find it all by ourselves,” office director John Hinman said in the report. “We need help from whistleblowers — people with firsthand knowledge of noncompliance who are willing to share what they know with us so we … [Read more...]
Public Works Prevailing Wage Fraud: Contractors Can Be Liable for Subcontractors’ Underpayments
A recent public works prevailing wage settlement offers a hopeful view of government remedies for underpaid workers — and should serve as a warning to companies that turn a blind eye to fraud. The particular case involved public construction projects in Massachusetts, but California has similar laws — and a much bigger budget for these projects, thus more opportunities for violations by contractors — so the situation is a helpful example. The particular points at issue: Construction … [Read more...]
CFTC Whistleblower Program: ‘Pervasive Fraud’ in Crypto Drives Record Tips
Crypto/digital asset schemes drove a record number of tips to the CFTC whistleblower program at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission during the past year. The CFTC Whistleblower Program, established under the Dodd-Frank Act, awarded $16 million to seven whistleblowers for their help during the year that ended Sept. 30. More than $15 million went to two whistleblowers who provided significant information and help for separate, successful enforcement cases. In its annual Whistleblower … [Read more...]
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