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Over 20 Years Standing Up For Whistleblowers In Nationwide Fraud Litigation
In a recent blog post, we covered a few of the most critical aspects of New York’s whistleblower laws. And one of the most critical things to remember about these laws is that they exist primarily to protect whistleblowers against retaliation when they engage in a...
In today’s “gig economy,” many New Yorkers work as independent contractors. The U.S. Department of Labor reported last year that nearly 1 in 10 workers were independent contractors, and that number only seems to be increasing. However, contract workers often do not...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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’ office staff....