Do you know if your job is paying you fairly? If you work in California, big changes to the law next year will empower you with more salary data to answer that question. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently signed a bill that requires California … [Read more...]
Time extended to catch PPP loan fraud: Whistleblowers can help return stolen funds
Whistleblowers have played a role in helping uncover billions of dollars in COVID-19 recovery fraud, and it appears the government thinks there's a lot more to claw back. The statute of limitations for civil and criminal fraud enforcement on the … [Read more...]
Wanted: Whistleblowers can help claw back billions in Covid relief fraud
The Covid pandemic brought to light another widespread illness — rising fraud against U.S. taxpayers. To be sure, the figures are staggering. Pandemic fraud alone ate up an estimated $80 billion of intended small business relief, $90 billion of … [Read more...]
Turbulence of pandemic years sparks legislation to protect whistleblowers
Now more than ever, whistleblowers play a vital role in helping society sort out the turbulence of the past few years. They’ve alleged lax security at Twitter. They’re helping the U.S. government ferret out the multibillion-dollar fraud on … [Read more...]
Knowing your rights: When should you be paid for a mandatory drug test?
Most of the time, anything your employer requires you to do also should come with compensation, according to California law. We’re here to help if that doesn’t happen. But there are some nuances when it comes to requirements that are tied to a job … [Read more...]
Recent U.S. government actions signal increasing dependence on whistleblowers as a pillar of enforcement activity — and a desire to reward them for their invaluable help. Increasingly, there’s pressure to extend this to a perhaps unexpected area: wildlife crime.
We’ve written about the government’s growing whistleblower initiatives before; they span many categories, including health care, cybersecurity, money laundering, and vehicle safety. But this latest initiative at the very least underscores the value … [Read more...]
What do companies owe workers who set up home offices? Amazon suit may tell.
A class-action suit against Amazon may show where California courts stand on reimbursement for costs workers shouldered while working from home during the pandemic. Amazon is among several companies facing lawsuits over remote employees’ added … [Read more...]
What to Know Before You Blow the Whistle: Retaliation Protections
It’s not easy being a whistleblower. Reporting wrongdoing in the workplace can result in repercussions for workers. In the workplace whistleblowers can experience occupational blowback, such as being fired, suspended, or demoted. Additionally, … [Read more...]
Independent Contractor or Employee? Workers’ Status Challenged
The state of California is appealing a judge’s 2021 ruling striking down a voter-approved ballot measure exempting certain app-based workers from legislation requiring them to be classified as employees. The case, Castellanos et al. v. … [Read more...]
Nursing homes that offer poor care and take government funds may be liable under the False Claims Act
Some nursing homes have been taking advantage of vulnerable residents to milk government coffers, and the federal government promises an aggressive response. On June 15, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a False Claims Act complaint against an … [Read more...]
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