By Steve Kardell | Published January 11, 2018 | Posted in Employee Rights, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: Lawson's case, whistleblowing protection, whistleblowing retaliation | Comments Off on Former Employee of Fidelity Investments Seeks Compensation for Workplace Retaliation
Former Employee of Fidelity Investments Seeks Compensation for Workplace Retaliation
A former executive for Fidelity Investments has sued the mutual funds company, claiming it retaliated against her after she blew the whistle on potential fraud to investors. The whistleblower, Jackie Hosang Lawson, resigned in 2007 after what she called a “sustained campaign of retaliation” after she raised concerns regarding the incorrect calculation of expenses that Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Protection Act Sponsored by Wisconsin Senator Signed into Law
A bill named after a whistleblower who worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin, was signed into law in October. The legislation, entitled the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act, was authored by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and co-sponsored by Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Dr. Kirkpatrick was a 39-year-old psychologist who Read More
Read MoreSuccesses Highlighted in SEC Whistleblower Program’s Annual Report
The SEC Office of the Whistleblower recently released its annual report for 2017. The big headline coming from the report is that whistleblower tips have helped the SEC recover nearly $1 billion in monetary sanctions from wrongdoers at agencies and businesses across the nation, including more than $671 million in the disgorgement of illegally received Read More
Read MoreAttorney Steve Kardell is Quoted in Bloomberg Government
Attorney Steve Kardell was quoted in the December 26, 2017 edition of “Bloomberg Government.” In an article titled, “Lockhead, Northrop Grumman Again Thward F-35 Cost Claims,” by Daniel Seiden, Attorney Kardell shared his thoughts on an amicus brief filed in the Fifth Circuit by Taxpayers Against Fraud: ‘‘Hopefully, the Fifth Circuit was influenced by an Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Discovers Hidden Wait Lists at VA Facilities in Colorado
The U.S. Office of the Inspector General recently uncovered secret wait lists at Veterans Affairs facilities in the Colorado communities of Golden, Colorado Springs and Denver after tips from a whistleblower. The individual reportedly came forward to expose yet another problem at VA locations. A report from the Inspector General indicated the wait lists that Read More
Read MoreSEC Confirms $50 Million Paid to Whistleblowers in 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower released its annual report in mid-November. It highlighted the value whistleblowers have provided to the agency and the country over the past year. According to the commission, “whistleblowers have provided tremendous value to [the SEC’s] enforcement efforts and significantly helped investors.” The agency noted Read More
Read MoreFormer FBI Agent Warns of Prevalence of Healthcare Fraud in Talk
Valdosta State University in Georgia recently hosted a presentation in recognition of International Fraud Awareness Week (November 12-18), a global initiative developed to minimize the effects of fraud by promoting anti-fraud awareness and outreach efforts. Former FBI agent Victor Hartman was a presenter at the event, and he focused primarily on healthcare fraud. Since he Read More
Read MoreNew FCPA-Related Investigations Disclosed by Mining Companies
Four mining companies have now disclosed that they are subject of investigations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). One company first disclosed an investigation in late November, while the others disclosed their investigations in 2016, 2015 and 2013. Two of the companies are based in the United Kingdom, while the others are in Read More
Read MoreVA Whistleblower Claims Hospitals Routinely Manipulate Statistics by Denying Care
A former surgeon with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently claimed VA hospital administrators routinely manipulate hospital statistics by denying care to some patients to make their facilities look better and to earn more lucrative bonuses. The whistleblower was Dr. Michael Mann, a professor of surgery at the University of California-San Francisco who worked Read More
Read MoreSwedish Health Whistleblower Awarded $17.5 Million by Arbitrator
Dr. David Newell recently blew the whistle on a case involving neurosurgeons who allegedly double-booked patients for surgeries at a Seattle Swedish Health hospital. He was awarded $17.5 million after an arbitrator agreed with his claim that he was wrongfully terminated for reporting the alleged wrongdoing. Swedish Health is preparing to file an appeal. The Read More
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