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Whistleblower / Qui Tam (False Claims Act)

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Healthcare Reform Law Changes Encourage Whistleblower Lawsuits

Pharmaceutical Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuits: Billions Of Dollars At Stake

New Law Encourages Reporting Of Securities Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits

Whistleblower Collects $48M For Reporting Fraud Against Government

Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Kickbacks � Settles For $40M

Whistleblower Lawsuits: Astronomical Settlement Figures Are Common

Filing Qui Tam Lawsuit Advice

Qui Tam Lawsuits: What Experts Might Be Needed?

Whistleblowers Rights � Protection From Employer Retaliation

Qui Tam Attorneys: How a Lawyer Can Help

Whistleblower Collects over $50M for Exposing Medicaid Fraud

Amerigroup Corporation Settles Healthcare Fraud Case for $225M

New Law Protects Whistleblowers Who Report Defective and Hazardous Consumer Goods

Qui Tam Lawsuits: Good for the Government & For You

Whistleblowers: Helping To Weed Out Fraud

Healthcare Qui Tam: An Industry Where Whistleblowers Can Make a Difference

Whistleblowers Say Doctors Took Kickbacks from Medtronic to Sell Products

Former Medtronic Attorney�s Whistleblower Suit Alleges Shocking �Perks� for Doctors

Whistleblowers Collect $46.5M in Cephalon Settlement

Medicare Fraud: Why the Gov�t Is Spending Billions on Bogus Claims

Qui Tam Lawsuits Involve Any Form of Fraud Against the Government

Whistleblower Lawsuits: When Does The Government Get Involved?

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Largest U.S. Whistleblower Lawsuit In U.S. History Settled For $1.4 Billion

Whistleblowers Collect $3M For Exposing Army Over-billing

What Should I Do If I Suspect My Employer Is Cheating the Government?

When are Qui Tam Suits Not Appropriate?

Filing a Whistleblower or "Qui Tam" Action

Types of Conduct Giving Rise to a Qui Tam Lawsuit

Family And Medical Leave Act

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Family and Medical Leave Act

General Labor Law Questions

FAQs

What is a health insurance plan?

How do I obtain health insurance?

Is a business required to have certain types of insurance?

Can a person be exempt from liability for property damage?

I am a U.S. citizen and I am engaged to a foreigner. How can I bring him/her to the U.S.?

Do I need insurance?

Why do I need a non-disclosure agreement with my employees?

Can I sue whenever someone interferes with one of my civil rights?

What is the National Labor Relations Act?

How do you unionize a workplace?

What are the 10 biggest mistakes businesses make when choosing their lawyer?

How do you de-unionize a workplace?

Do I, as an employer, have to give time off to my employees?

Some states have right-to-work laws. What are they and what is their impact on me?

My supervisor told me that once I run out of FMLA time he is going to immediately fire me if I take any more time off. Is this legal?

What is �sexual harassment�?

What happens when a union goes on strike?

Is the payment of wages regulated by law?

Can a manager request that na employee who is off the clock stop chatting with his friends who are working? Can the employee sue on the grounds that a manager cannot tell him what to do while off the clock?

What are my rights on taking lunch?

Can a company insist that its non-exempt employees take paid time off rather than cash for working overtime?

Can I deduct from the waitress's salary the money owed by a customer who skips out on his or her check?

Can I get paid for the extra time after the end of my shift to close the store, do the accounting, and deposit the receipts in the ATM?

I worked 38 hours, Monday through Thursday, but took Friday off as a sick day (8 hours). Can I get overtime?

What are employment taxes?

What are the basic terms used to describe the labor relationship?

Are employment disputes covered by arbitration in the securities industry?

I am leaving my company where I have vested 400 stock options at $15 a piece. Though we are not publicly traded, our stocks are selling to private investors at $30. If I buy my shares ($6k total), would my company be obligated to buy those at $30 each? Could I bargain and sell them back for less than $30 each? Do they have any legal obligations to buy them back if I do not want them and at what price (current market)? Or would I have to wait until they are a publicly held company?

How long may I work as an H-1B temporary worker?

When do I need written agreements or written policies with employees, contractors and service providers?

What about employer sponsored plans?

Is a business required to provide disability insurance coverage for its employees?

I�m covered by the group disability plan of my employer. How do I determine what disability is covered and what the benefits are?

I had disabilty coverage through my employer�s group medical health plan. I was dropped. Is that legal?

My employer-paid group disability coverage has shortcomings. Can an insurance attorney help me with the various options for private disability insurance?

My company plan coordinates its monthly benefits with benefits received through Social Security disability. What does that mean?

How do I determine what my health care coverage or benefits are?

Can I assert a "bad faith" claim on every type of insurance claim that I might present to an insurer?

Suppose the contract or booklet is ambiguous or unclear?

Can I get an abatement of interest on employment taxes?

My wife recently had a short-term disability claim approved. Shortly, thereafter, the same company, different department, denied her claim for long-term disability. We are forced to appeal the latter decision. Any ideas on how to start?

Accidents And Workers Compensation Insurance

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Is a business required to have certain types of insurance?

Alien Employment

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I am a U.S. citizen and I am engaged to a foreigner. How can I bring him/her to the U.S.?

How long may I work as an H-1B temporary worker?

Brokerage Firms

FAQs

Are employment disputes covered by arbitration in the securities industry?

Comp Time

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Can a company insist that its non-exempt employees take paid time off rather than cash for working overtime?

Disability Policies

FAQs

Is a business required to provide disability insurance coverage for its employees?

I�m covered by the group disability plan of my employer. How do I determine what disability is covered and what the benefits are?

I had disabilty coverage through my employer�s group medical health plan. I was dropped. Is that legal?

My employer-paid group disability coverage has shortcomings. Can an insurance attorney help me with the various options for private disability insurance?

My company plan coordinates its monthly benefits with benefits received through Social Security disability. What does that mean?

Docking Pay

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Can I deduct from the waitress's salary the money owed by a customer who skips out on his or her check?

Employee Or Independent Contractor

FAQs

What are the basic terms used to describe the labor relationship?

Federal Labor Laws

FAQs

What is the National Labor Relations Act?

Health Insurance

FAQs

What is a health insurance plan?

How do I obtain health insurance?

What about employer sponsored plans?

Can I assert a "bad faith" claim on every type of insurance claim that I might present to an insurer?

How do I determine what my health care coverage or benefits are?

Suppose the contract or booklet is ambiguous or unclear?

Labor Discrimination

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Can I sue whenever someone interferes with one of my civil rights?

Meal And Rest Breaks

FAQs

What are my rights on taking lunch?

Overtime Pay

FAQs

Can a company insist that its non-exempt employees take paid time off rather than cash for working overtime?

Can I get paid for the extra time after the end of my shift to close the store, do the accounting, and deposit the receipts in the ATM?

I worked 38 hours, Monday through Thursday, but took Friday off as a sick day (8 hours). Can I get overtime?

Property Damages

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Can a person be exempt from liability for property damage?

Right-to-work Laws

FAQs

Some states have right-to-work laws. What are they and what is their impact on me?

Stock Options

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Taxes

FAQs

What are employment taxes?

Can I get an abatement of interest on employment taxes?

Trade Secret Non-disclosure Agreement

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Why do I need a non-disclosure agreement with my employees?

Unemployment Insurance

FAQs

Do I need insurance?

Union

FAQs

How do you de-unionize a workplace?

What happens when a union goes on strike?

I am in a union. What can I do to find out if I was fired without "just cause"?

What is the National Labor Relations Act?

How do you unionize a workplace?

Do I have to join a union?

What An Employer Must Know

FAQs

What is �sexual harassment�?

Do I, as an employer, have to give time off to my employees?

Can a �class action� apply to my employees?

What are the 10 biggest mistakes businesses make when choosing their lawyer?

Can a company insist that its non-exempt employees take paid time off rather than cash for working overtime?

Can I deduct from the waitress's salary the money owed by a customer who skips out on his or her check?

Can my boss dictate -whenever the mood strikes him - when his workers take a break?

In addition to discrimination, does federal law prohibit certain employment practices?

An employee is leaving. How can I be sure he/she won't take any trade secrets?

Why do I need a non-disclosure agreement with my employees?

When is an independent contractor really my employee?

Is the payment of wages regulated by law?

What is an �exempt� employee and why does it matter?

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