Whistleblowers Help Both the Federal and State Governments Combat Fraud
Posted July 19th, 2019 by Rob Van Someren Greve in Whistleblower Law.
The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., is probably the best-known whistleblower statute, allowing private plaintiffs to bring suit on behalf of the Government in a qui tam suit. The federal Government also provides other, less well-known avenues for whistleblowers to shed light on corporate wrongdoing in return for a […]
Seventh Circuit Deprives Older Job Seekers of One Way to Challenge Age Discrimination
Posted February 5th, 2019 by Rob Van Someren Greve in Age Discrimination.
Discrimination against older employees and job seekers is and remains pervasive. For example, a 2017 study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco found that older applicants have call-back rates that are thirty to forty-seven percent lower than those of their younger counterparts. The study further found that the difference is most pronounced for […]
