By Admin | Published December 15, 2014 | Posted in Employee Rights | Tagged Tags: labor and employment | Leave a comment
SEC Reports Amount of Whistleblower Tips, Awards Rose in 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its annual report on its new whistleblower program, and according to that report, whistleblower tips and awards through the agency are on the rise. This year saw more than 3,500 tips from whistleblowers, the largest number the agency has received since beginning its whistleblower program three Read More
Read MoreUPS Changes Pregnant Worker Policy with Case Pending in Supreme Court
According to a memo recently sent out to all UPS employees, as of January 1, 2015 the company will offer its temporary light duty positions to pregnant workers as well as workers that have suffered injuries on the job. This comes as UPS gets ready to engage in a high-profile Supreme Court case, Young v. Read More
Read More11th Circuit Brings Back Part of Whistleblower Suit
According to the ruling of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a former health care executive that exposed a kickback and illegal referral scheme by his employer will be allowed to proceed with certain allegations listed in his False Claims Act lawsuit against his ex-employer. J. Michael Mastej, the whistleblower in this case, Read More
Read MoreDignity Health Pays $37 Million after Alleged FCA Violations
Dignity Health recently agreed to pay approximately $37 million to the United States in a Fair Claims Act violation settlement. According to the allegations against Dignity Health, a hospital system based in San Francisco (and one of the five largest hospital systems in America), 13 of its hospitals throughout California, Arizona and Nevada were guilty Read More
Read MoreFour Whistleblowers Win Big in Case Against Boeing
Four whistleblowers will be awarded a sum of $3.9 million after reporting intentional overcharges made to the United States Air Force by airplane manufacturer Boeing. Boeing paid $23 million total in settlements after the allegations arose that the company defrauded taxpayers (who fund the Air Force budget) by deliberately charging too much money for maintenance Read More
Read MoreSEC Will Pay Largest Whistleblower Award Yet
The SEC’s whistleblower office has been in place since 2011, and in that time has handed out nine monetary awards to whistleblowers. It is about to hand out its largest award yet: a minimum $30 million reward to an unidentified whistleblower. At this time, the details of the case have not been made available to Read More
Read MoreArmy Attempted to Fire Whistleblower in Unearned Pay Scandal
Kenneth Delano, an Army civilian police officer, recently became aware of a situation in which he claims that other officers on the force were receiving more pay than they had earned. After he alerted his superiors to these actions, the Army attempted to fire him from his position. The United States Office of Special Counsel Read More
Read MoreOSHA Strengthens Local Emphasis on Hazardous Chemical Compliance
Omaha Area Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced a brand-new local emphasis program that will introduce regular health inspections at funeral homes, product and chemical manufacturing facilities, printing facilities and various outpatient care centers. According to Bonita Winingham, the local OSHA director, this new program will allow the agency to Read More
Read MoreSupreme Court Makes Necessary Expansions to Whistleblower Law
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in the case of Lawson v. FMR, LLC that people employed by a private company that is either a contractor or subcontractor or a public company are to be extended the same protections afforded to whistleblowers under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This 6-3 decision marked a reversal of a Read More
Read MoreDepartment of Justice Continues to Ignore Wall Street Whistleblowers
Attorney General Eric Holder has spoken a lot about the need for help from whistleblowers who can provide evidence to the Department of Justice about the crimes committed on Wall Street from September 2008 and onward. However, this message appears to fall flat when you consider that over the past few years, the Department of Read More
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