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The lure of significant monetary awards continues to stimulate high-risk whistleblower actions under the False Claims Act, and these claims are increasingly common in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.

The cost and risk associated with allegations under the FCA create a heightened importance on defining the scope of the claims that are at issue.

On February 11, 2013, a jury in federal district court in Illinois found a nursing home operator (Company) liable under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act for fraudulent billing and certifications.

Lear had sued a former employee in state court for defamation and intentional interference with business relations.

Federal agencies issued a final rule that establishes when government contractors may recover legal costs of in defending against whistleblower retaliation lawsuits.

On April 2, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama denied a defendant-employer's motion for summary judgment on a SOX whistleblower retaliation claim

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to amend a law that prohibits employers from retaliating against undocumented workers who engage in protected activity.

The NLRB Office of the General Counsel recently issued a memorandum stating that the NLRB entered into a "referral agreement" with OSHA.

A San Diego jury has awarded a former substance abuse counselor $105 million after finding she was terminated for reporting workplace harassment, a hidden camera, and patient safety violations.

On September 26, 2014, OSHA issued a preliminary order that an Illinois employer, Stericycle Inc. (the Company), reinstate and pay $262,000 to a supervisor who was discharged after allegedly reporting safety concerns to management.

On November 24, 2015, the ARB adopted an expansive interpretation of what constitutes an adverse action for claims asserted under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1982 (FRSA), holding that a reduced performance rating with no compensation-related consequences and a failure to pay medical bills in connection with a work-related accident are actionable.

The ARB recently affirmed a motion for summary decision against a Complainant claiming retaliatory discharge under SOX, finding that he failed to demonstrate that he engaged in protected activity ...

A recent Bloomberg article reports that whistleblower complaints to the SEC have soared as employees have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, Judge Failla in the Southern District of New York compelled arbitration of a Dodd-Frank whistleblower retaliation claim, holding that nothing in the anti-retaliation provision, 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(h), precludes the arbitration of these claims.

On May 5, 2015, in Somers v. Digital Realty Trust Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held that an internal complaint of an alleged securities law violation is sufficient to invoke the Dodd-Frank Act's anti-retaliation protection.

A California state court of appeals, applying California law, has held that, as a matter of first impression, a provision in the California insurance code excluding...

Saving the best for last: The hundreds of bills passed in the California Legislature’s last two weeks of the 2013 session are either on, or still making their way to, Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.