In response to a string of highly publicized corporate accounting scandals, the U.S. Congress enacted the Public Company Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002, commonly known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This Act includes a new provision to protect whistleblowers by prohibiting retaliation against employees of publicly traded companies who report fraudulent activity. Specifically, publicly […]
Are you a whistleblower reporting health care fraud? Military defense contractor fraud? Pharmaceutical fraud? Mortgage loan fraud? Or other forms of government overpayment or unlawful behavior by government contractors or recipients of government funds? Federal and California laws create powerful rewards and protections to protect and encourage whistleblowers to continue to effectively report corporate wrongdoing […]
An employee who knows that his or her employer is defrauding the government can file a lawsuit to uncover the fraud, and may be entitled to a percentage of the government’s recovery. This type of lawsuit is known as a “qui tam” suit, and may also be referred to as a “false claims” action because […]
Collier V. Superior Court In Collier v. Superior Court, (1991) 228 Cal. App. 3d 1117, the plaintiff suspected co-workers were engaging in illegal activity on the job, including activities that violate laws against bribery, kickbacks, embezzlement, tax evasion, and possibly drug trafficking and money laundering. Id. at 1122. The plaintiff reported his suspicions to management on at […]
When you notice that your employer is acting illegally, you should not have to worry that you may be wrongfully terminated for bringing their behavior to light. There are whistleblower protection laws on the state and federal level that are designed to protect employees who uncover that their company has acted inappropriately, such as misusing […]
Under California’s whistleblower protection statute (and related case law), employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who report illegal activity to law enforcement authorities. Employers are also prohibited from punishing employees who refuse to participate in unlawful activities in the workplace. From law offices in Los Angeles, The Rubin Law Corporation represents employees and protects […]
