New York Qui Tam Law Blog
A closer look at New York whistleblower laws
The language used to write state and federal laws can often be complex and confusing. This can be incredibly stressful when an individual is considering blowing the whistle on illegal or unethical practices in their workplace and must understand the rights and...
Whistleblower investigations: What you need to know
When whistleblowers file their claim, it might take some time before their initial report leads to an investigation. This can often be frustrating for whistleblowers who feel uncertain about their position at work, or even in their life, after filing their complaint....
Another critical look at whistleblower retaliation
With yet another development in the VA whistleblower case, it seems that their fight is far from over. VA whistleblower, Brandon Coleman, reported to USA Today that the VA continues to retaliate against him and other whistleblowers. Recently, they isolated him from...
When should you skip blowing the whistle internally?
Many New York companies encourage employees to report their complaints or concerns internally. In the past, some companies even required it. After all, how else can companies act on those concerns and improve? Internal reporting is still a common step that...
Have You Noticed Time Discrepancies In Medicaid Billing?
There are many different forms of fraud that involve billing Medicaid. In some cases, a doctor, billing specialist or medical business will intentionally bill for drugs, procedures or services that were never administered or performed. In other cases, doctors or...
Fischer Legal Group founder Andrea Fischer recently spoke on a local network discussing whistleblower cases
https://bronxnet.org/watch/videos/7443/
Congress improves practices to protect whistleblowers
For a year now, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed the ways that Congress communicated with federal whistleblowers and handled their information. And at the beginning of May, the GAO finally released the updates they plan to make so...
Whistleblowing v. leaking: What is the difference?
The name Julian Assange is in the news once again. He is most well-known for founding WikiLeaks, which exposes human rights violations and corruption worldwide. Many of the news stories about Assange and his recent arrest refer to him as a whistleblower. However—as...
Whistleblowers help fight 97,000% increase in price of medication
Everyone knows that drug reps meet with doctors and offer them gifts to increase the number of prescriptions for their medications. But what happens when the doctors don’t want to meet with the reps? The pharmaceuticals might start bribing the doctors’...
Whistleblowers involved in cases of recent aviation crashes
When a whistleblower decides to voice their concerns, they take a great risk with the hope that they can benefit and protect others. Unfortunately, things do not always turn out how they plan. Big corporations often ignore whistleblowers. And sometimes, their claims...
