As Kate Scanlan, a whistleblower attorney at Keller Grover, says: Where there is government funding, there is likely to be fraud. Case in point: government procurement programs. The United States is the largest purchaser in the world, buying everything from pencils to aircraft carriers. Most contracts it enters into are carried out with diligence and honesty, but with so many billions of dollars involved every year, there are bound to be unscrupulous contractors who defraud the government — … [Read more...]
Wrongful Termination Compensation: NLRB Says Employees Are Entitled to More
A December ruling by the National Labor Relations Board paves the way for broader wrongful termination compensation awards to employees and other victims of unfair labor practices. What the NLRB Decided in Thryv, Inc. In a 3-2 decision issued in Thryv, Inc., the NLRB clarified its “make-whole” remedy to include payment for “direct or foreseeable” harm suffered as a result of labor law violations. In addition to direct costs such as the loss of earnings and benefits, the ruling says … [Read more...]
Private Equity Healthcare Fraud: Whistleblowers Expose Millions in Alleged Losses
Private equity money is flooding into healthcare in the United States, and with it comes demands for increased profits and the potential for private equity healthcare fraud. In 2021, $206 billion was spent on more than 1,400 private-equity healthcare acquisitions, according to industry tracker PitchBook. And research by the University of California-Berkeley found several metropolitan areas where private equity firms have taken over more than two-thirds of the market for anesthesiology and … [Read more...]
Cybersecurity Compliance Is a Requirement for All Federal Contractors and Grantees, not Just Those in IT
A recent $9 million settlement in a whistleblower case is a reminder that cybersecurity compliance is a requirement for all contractors and grantees delivering services to the federal government, not just those providing information technology. A former employee of Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. filed a qui tam lawsuit against the company, alleging that it misrepresented its compliance with cybersecurity requirements, violating the False Claims Act. Aerojet, based in California, provides propulsion … [Read more...]
SEC Whistleblower Program and CFTC Report Record Years in FY 2022
The SEC whistleblower program and its CFTC counterpart, two federal financial whistleblower programs, recently released record-breaking reports for Fiscal Year 2022, which ran through September. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees cryptocurrency, reported more than $3 billion in sanctions from all whistleblower-related actions and an increase in whistleblower tips. The CFTC’s Whistleblower Office received 1,506 whistleblower tips and complaints in FY 2022, an … [Read more...]
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