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The majority of states have enacted laws that protect whistleblowers from retaliation in the same manner as federal laws. As noted by the National Whistleblower Center, if you file a False Claims Act or qui tam suit against an employer, you may receive protection from...
Qui tam actions allow a citizen to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the government. Typically, it involves fraud. Because one person is acting for another, it can get confusing exactly who plays what role in the legal action. According to Cornell Law School, a qui tam...
A whistleblower is generally someone who reports wrongdoing by an employer. But formal protection for your actions requires meeting the whistleblower definitions under a specific law. To receive the protections as a whistleblower, you need to know which law applies to...
When you work for a publicly traded company in Michigan or another part of the United States, you may decide to blow the whistle on your employer if you find it engaging in fraud, corruption or something otherwise dangerous or unlawful. A 2002 mandate required all...
Reporting an organization to the government for fraud can be incredibly intimidating. Individuals can feel quite small compared to a larger organization or corporation. But no company, no matter the size, is above the law. The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to...
Retaliatory actions taken against whistleblowers can easily make a person feel like they have somehow made the wrong decision by trying to help other workers out. Though it is unfortunate in its own way, over half of all workplace complaints involve retaliatory...
When you work for a Michigan employer and learn that the employer is engaging in unlawful or unethical activities in an effort to defraud the federal government, you may consider filing a quit tam lawsuit. A specific type of whistleblower lawsuit involving the False...
You may hear the term whistleblower thrown around often. But do you know what it means? The National Whistleblow Center defines it as a worker who reports misdeeds of an employer. By turning in your employer for actions that are dangerous or illegal, you are helping...
When you work for a Michigan employer and that employer is doing something unethical, illegal or unsafe, you may feel an obligation to report the wrongdoing. Known as “blowing the whistle,” this involves reporting the act or acts to the Occupational Safety and Health...
Blowing the whistle about wrongdoing taking place in your Michigan place of employment has the capacity to upend many aspects of your life. Making the decision to blow the whistle is difficult, and the days that follow may also prove to be hard, particularly if you...