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Judge Issues Stay on Enormous Judgement Against Nursing Home Care Providers

A federal judge in Florida has issued a stay on more than $350 million in False Claims Act judgments in fear that the nursing homes ordered to pay them could suddenly shut down as a result. In his action, the U.S. district judge prohibited enforcement agencies from collecting on the judgments as the nursing home Read More

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FINRA Changes Sanctions Guidelines on Several Key Issues

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a self-regulatory agency, has updated its sanctions guide to ensure in-house judges consider whether broker-dealers took advantage of elderly or vulnerable clients when making their rulings. The agency also expanded its guidance related to how judges should adjust penalties when sanctions have been imposed by other federal agencies, in Read More

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Wells Fargo Claws Back Millions from Former Executives After Accounts Scandal

In the wake of its major scandal involving millions of unauthorized accounts opened in its customers’ names, Wells Fargo is “clawing back” more than $75 million from former top executives. The bank announced the effort in April after an internal investigation found that its former executives did not act quickly enough to look into the Read More

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Convicted Brothers Ask for New Trial Based on Government’s Deal with Whistleblowers

Legal counsel for the U.S. government is pushing back against an effort for a new trial from two brothers convicted for their roles in a scheme to misuse H-1B work visas. According to an opposition brief, government attorneys say the brothers have presented no new evidence that would overturn the original ruling. Atul and Jiten Read More

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OSHA: Wells Fargo Treated Terminated Manager Unfairly After He Exposed Potential Fraud

Banking giant Wells Fargo must reinstate a former manager who was fired after he reported possible fraud happening within the organization. The order comes from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is forcing the bank to pay the employee back wages, attorneys’ fees and other monetary damages in amounts Read More

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Sleep Disorder Clinic Must Pay $2.6 Million Settlement in Case Launched by Whistleblower’s Complaint

The Bay Sleep Clinic in California has agreed to pay a settlement of $2.6 million in a case related to allegations that it made false Medicare claims over the course of about 15 years. The U.S. government’s lawsuit came on the heels of a similar claim filed by whistleblower Elma Dresser in 2012. Dresser, a Read More

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City of San Francisco to Pay $2 Million to Former Prosecutor After Jury Verdict

A former San Francisco prosecutor will receive a $2 million award after a jury found that her employer retaliated against her for investigating corruption within city government. Jurors agreed with Joanne Hoeper’s claims that the city was in violation of the California Whistleblower Protection Act and False Claims Act when it terminated her employment in Read More

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Hospital Claims EEOC is Misinterpreting Title VII Protections in Lawsuit

Minnesota-based North Memorial Health Care has filed a motion for summary judgment in a case in which a nurse alleges the hospital rescinded a job offer due to religious discrimination. According to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint, Emily Sure-Ondara alleges the hospital took back its job offer for a nursing position after she Read More

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Wal-Mart Must Pay $5.5 Million for Retaliating Against Whistleblower

A former Wal-Mart worker will receive more than $5.5 million in both punitive and noneconomic damages after a federal jury in Connecticut found that the company retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination in the workplace. While the jury disagreed with the plaintiff’s claim that Wal-Mart discriminated against him when the store fired him in Read More

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