First Time Workers Often Wage Theft Victims – FLSA Post
KMBC TV of Kansas City, Missouri reports that many “first time workers” in the service industry are taken advantage of by their employers. Common complaints include not being paid for all hours worked,...
View ArticleEmployee Misclassification FLSA Hit List – Wage Theft Post
The U.S. Department of Labor is cracking down on businesses that don’t properly pay their employees. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act – FLSA for short – employers must pay workers double damages if...
View ArticleFrom Chicken Nuggets to Whistleblower Award?
The federal government buys billions of dollars of goods and services each year. Private prisons, aircraft maintenance, new Coast Guard cutters and yes, chicken nuggets. Military mess halls and prison...
View ArticleBREAKING: New Info on Pilgrim’s Pride – Whistleblower Lawyer Post
Just four days ago we posted about Pilgrim’s Pride and the recall of millions of pounds of chicken nuggets. We believe that because Pilgrim’s Pride is an institutional food supplier, much of its...
View ArticleChamber Attempts to Thwart Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law
There have been several attempts to pass a Pennsylvania whistleblower law in recent years. Currently legislators in the Keystone state are grappling with a bill to establish a state False Claims Act....
View ArticleWhistleblower Opportunity – Banks that Violate AML Regs
As fraudsters, terrorist organizations and crime syndicates grow more sophisticated, whistleblowers have more opportunities to earn large cash awards. Blowing the whistle on a terrorist group won’t...
View ArticleJustice Department Eyes Eye Clinic for Medicare Fraud
A federal judge in Houston says that a Medicare fraud case against a Texas eye clinic can proceed. Outreach Diagnostic Clinic unsuccessfully argued that the government didn’t have enough facts to allow...
View ArticleSupreme Court Takes Up Breach of Seal Case – False Claims Act
A breach of seal in a False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit is a serious matter. Even an innocent breach can have dire consequences. When a person files a whistleblower complaint in federal court, the...
View ArticlePart 1 OIG Medicare Fraud 2016 Work Plan – Whistleblowers Must Read
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General has released its 2016 work plan. Because the Inspector General (OIG) is Medicare’s “top cop,” knowing what they are...
View ArticlePart 2 OIG Medicare Fraud 2016 Work Plan – (Whistleblower Post)
This is part two of a multi-part post outlining emerging trends in Medicare fraud. This series tracks the current 2016 work plan of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector...
View ArticleATTENTION UBER EMPLOYEES – We Need Your Help!
It is no secret that we represent many Uber drivers. One of our class action cases has been widely covered in Forbes and Inc. magazine as well as many other news outlets. We are best known for our...
View ArticleDOJ Intervenes in $50 Million Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice intervened in a $50 million Medicare fraud lawsuit filed by a whistleblower against Prime Healthcare Services. The case was filed by a former Prime nurse turned...
View ArticleWhistleblower Retaliation – Oracle to Sue Whistleblower
It’s tough enough being a whistleblower. In the typical case we see, whistleblowers first try to correct problems internally long before calling a lawyer. Often they are ignored, however. Most...
View ArticleDBE Fraud – Feds Bust Phony Tennessee Minority Owned Biz
The Department of Justice continues it push to ferret out DBE fraud. Last week prosecutors announced they had intervened in a private whistleblower lawsuit and fined Mountain States Contractors...
View ArticleBetter Pay for Home Care Workers – FLSA Wage Theft Post
Home Care workers save taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Although the industry has its fair share of problems and fraud, it is much cheaper to care for a patient at home than in a skilled...
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Ride-Sharing Company Faces Nationwide FLSA Lawsuit by Michael J. Bologna and Lisa Nagele-Piazza | Link to original source (103K) Uber Technologies Inc., fresh off a $100 million settlement with drivers...
View ArticleOcean Freight Price Fixing New Whistleblower Target
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted yet another shipping company executive. Mauricio Javier Garrido Garcia (Garrido), a Vice President of Compañia Sudamericana de Vapores S.A. (CSAV), was...
View ArticleFeds Examine Portable X-Ray Services (Medicare Fraud Whistleblower)
Health and Human Services’ Inspector General is looking into portable x-ray services. The government believes there are widespread overbillings within the industry. According to the Inspector General...
View ArticleLaw Firm Responsible for Ponzi Scheme Losses
What does legal malpractice have to do with a Ponzi scheme? Plenty, if a law firm helped facilitate the scheme. When that happens, the lawyers can be held responsible for investor losses. Recently I...
View ArticleTX Property Managers Accuse Employer of Overtime & Wage Theft
A Texas woman is accusing her employer of wage and overtime theft. Sherry Shelby filed a complaint under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) accusing Boxer Property Management as improperly...
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