Whistleblower Law Blog

Last week, Medtronic agreed to pay $75 million to resolve allegations of Medicare fraud.  The suit, originally brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, alleged that Kyphon, a Medtronic subsidiary, defrauded Medicare by improperly persuading hospitals to keep patients overnight for simple outpatient procedures to repair small fissures of the spine.   […]

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Principal Jason Zuckerman of The Employment Law Group®  law firm is quoted in an article in BNA’s Daily Labor Report titled “Whistleblower Retaliation Cases Increase; Law Still Developing,” about recent decisions concerning the whistleblower retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  Zuckerman was a panelist at a May 19, 2008 seminar on whistleblower retaliation law, at which […]

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On May 13, 2008, the Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) retaliation claim.  In the U.S. ex rel. Marlar v. BWXT Y-12, LLC, No. 07-6051 (6th Cir. May 13, 2008) opinion, the Sixth Circuit rejected the district court’s narrow interpretation of the scope of protected conduct under the […]

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On April 23, 2008, the House passed Congresswoman Maloney’s bill, H.R. 3033 (“Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act”) with a voice vote, to put a stop to contractors defrauding the government.  This legislature requires the Administrator of General Services to establish and maintain a database of contractor violations of federal procurement laws.  Currently, the Project […]

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Principal Jason Zuckerman of The Employment Law Group® law firm is quoted in an article titled “Fallout from FBI investigation intensifies call for reform at OSC.”  In the article, Zuckerman offers suggestions for improving the effectiveness of Office of Special Counsel (OSC), including:  

   Providing additional resources to enable OSC to investigate the thousands of […]

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On Monday, May 12, 2008, Principal Jason Zuckerman of The Employment Law Group®  law firm briefed Congressional members and staff, whistleblowers, NGOs, and the public about corporate whistleblower protections, including H.R. 4047, which would close loopholes in existing federal whistleblower protection statutes and protect employees who disclose threats to public health and safety, financial fraud, […]

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Principal Jason Zuckerman of The Employment Law Group® law firm will speak at a May 19, 2008 panel titled “Litigating Whistleblower Retaliation Cases.”  The program, which is sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, will offer an overview of the whistleblower retaliation statutes that are adjudicated before DOL, including the […]

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