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  • Pharmaceutical Corporation Settles Whistleblower Claim for $48.3 Million

    Date:
    06 June 2013

    CR Bard Inc., a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical and medical products manufacturer, has agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit with the US Department of Justice for $48.3 million, with over $10 million of the settlement going to the former employee whistleblower who initially filed the court claim.

  • Supreme Court Could Extend SOX Whistleblower Protections

    Date:
    22 May 2013

    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case that could extend Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) whistleblower protections to employees of private companies that contract with public companies.

  • Whistleblowers Protected Even if Employers Don't Violate Securities Laws, 3rd Circuit Says

    Date:
    12 April 2013

    An employer need not actually violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for its employees to receive SOX whistleblower protections, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

  • Employers: Time to Submit Comments on OSHA's Proposed ACA Whistleblower Procedures

    Date:
    25 March 2013

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued its interim final rule regarding procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Affordable Care Act's Section 1558. Employers must file comments and any supporting materials by April 29, 2013.

  • Updates in Whistleblower News: New Committee, Enhanced Protections

    Date:
    01 February 2013

    Developments affecting federal contractors, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement activities and public employees all confirm the continuing trend of expanding whistleblower protections.

  • Employers Must Post OSHA Form 300A by February 1

    Date:
    28 January 2013

    Deadlines loom for employers subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) recordkeeping requirements.

  • The 'Job Duty Exception': When Blowing the Whistle Is Not Whistleblowing

    Date:
    25 January 2013

    A federal district court in New Jersey rejected a union employee's claim that he was protected under New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) for reporting illegal activities and participating in financial audits.

  • New California Laws Affecting Private Employers in 2013

    Date:
    25 January 2013

    In 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed 876 bills into law - several of which directly impact employers and HR professionals in the Golden State. To help understand California's most significant new employment laws and what HR must do to comply, XpertHR is sponsoring a free webcast on January 31, 2013 by XpertHR contributors Chris Cobey and Matt Ruggles of Littler Mendelson, PC, the largest labor and employment law firm in the world that exclusively represents management.

  • Obama's Second Inaugural Address Provides Insight into Presidential Agenda Affecting HR

    Date:
    23 January 2013

    In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama provided America with some insights into his beliefs and his agenda, which will significantly affect today's workplace. Fittingly scheduled on a day that honored the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Obama highlighted the progress of the nation when it comes to civil rights and fulfilling the words of the Constitution and our Founding Fathers.

  • Florida-Based Company Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $15.3 Million

    Date:
    10 January 2013

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Jacksonville, Florida-based American Sleep Medicine LLC has settled allegations that it fraudulently billed Medicare, TRICARE (the health care program for uniformed servicemembers and families) and the Railroad Retirement Medicare Program for services provided to Medicare patients and military families.

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