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Whistleblower / Qui Tam (False Claims Act)
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When are Qui Tam Suits Not Appropriate?
Filing a Whistleblower or "Qui Tam" Action
Types of Conduct Giving Rise to a Qui Tam Lawsuit
What Should I Do If I Suspect My Employer Is Cheating the Government?
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Whistleblowers Collect $3M For Exposing Army Over-billing
Family And Medical Leave Act
Articles
Family and Medical Leave Act
General Labor Law Questions
FAQs
What are employment taxes?
What about employer sponsored plans?
How do I obtain health insurance?
Suppose the contract or booklet is ambiguous or unclear?
I am a U.S. citizen and I am engaged to a foreigner. How can I bring him/her to the U.S.?
Can I sue whenever someone interferes with one of my civil rights?
My employer-paid group disability coverage has shortcomings. Can an attorney help me with the various options for private disability insurance?
What are the 10 biggest mistakes businesses make when choosing their lawyer?
Do I, as an employer, have to give time off to my employees?
What is “sexual harassment”?
Is the payment of wages regulated by law?
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?
Is a business required to provide disability insurance coverage for its employees?
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?
I’m covered by the group plan of my employer. How do I determine what disability is covered and what the benefits are?
My company plan coordinates its monthly benefits with benefits received through social security disability. What does that mean?
Are employment disputes covered by arbitration in the securities industry?
How long may I work as an H-1B temporary worker?
Is a business required to have certain types of insurance?
Do I need insurance?
What is the National Labor Relations Act?
How do you unionize a workplace?
How do you de-unionize a workplace?
Some states have right-to-work laws. What are they and what is their impact on me?
What happens when a union goes on strike?
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 the basic terms used to describe the labor relationship?
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?
When do I need written agreements or written policies with employees, contractors and service providers?
Can a person be exempt from liability for property damage?
Why do I need a non-disclosure agreement with my employees?
Can I get an abatement of interest on employment taxes?
I had disabilty coverage through my employer’s group medical health plan. I was dropped. Is that legal?
What is a health insurance plan?
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?
Accidents And Workers Compensation Insurance
FAQs
Is a business required to have certain types of insurance?
Alien Employment
FAQs
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
FAQs
Can a company insist that its non-exempt employees take paid time off rather than cash for working overtime?
Disability Policies
FAQs
My company plan coordinates its monthly benefits with benefits received through social security disability. What does that mean?
Is a business required to provide disability insurance coverage for its employees?
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 attorney help me with the various options for private disability insurance?
I’m covered by the group plan of my employer. How do I determine what disability is covered and what the benefits are?
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?
Docking Pay
FAQs
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
Can I assert a ‘bad faith’ claim on every type of insurance claim that I might present to an insurer?
What is a health insurance plan?
How do I determine what my health care coverage or benefits are?
Suppose the contract or booklet is ambiguous or unclear?
How do I obtain health insurance?
What about employer sponsored plans?
Labor Discrimination
FAQs
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
FAQs
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
FAQs
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?
Taxes
FAQs
What are employment taxes?
Can I get an abatement of interest on employment taxes?
Trade Secret Non-disclosure Agreement
FAQs
Why do I need a non-disclosure agreement with my employees?
Unemployment Insurance
FAQs
Do I need insurance?
Union
FAQs
What is the National Labor Relations Act?
How do you unionize a workplace?
Do I have to join a union?
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 An Employer Must Know
FAQs
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?
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?
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