Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 This newly signed law strengthens the protections for whistleblowers who report illegal practices to the government, particularly with regards to trade secrets. In the past, employees who...
Category: False Claims
San Mateo Whistleblower Attorney: False Claims Act
June 29, 2016
Congress Looks at Reforming the False Claims Act The False Claims Act was originally created during the Civil War to allow ordinary citizens to sue fraudulent companies on behalf of the government. Companies that...
San Francisco Qui Tam Attorneys: Whistleblower Protections
January 22, 2016
What Protections are guaranteed to Whistleblowers? A whistleblower is an employee who reports fraud executed by his or her company to the federal authorities or the authorities in California. To constitute a qui tam case, the...
California IRS Whistleblower Lawyer, Healthcare Fraud
December 22, 2015
Hospital in California Allegedly Involved in a Healthcare Fraud Including Kickbacks, Justice Claims $600 Million in Return ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In California, the Pacific Hospital is involved in a healthcare fraud case with an...
San Francisco IRS Whistleblower Lawyer, Reward Reduced in 2016
December 20, 2015
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The IRS Whistleblower Reward Increased in Fiscal 2016 The IRS announced that rewards paid to whistleblowers from October 1st, 2015 to September 30, 2016 will have a 6.8 percent deduction. There is a...