The Supreme Court resolved a circuit split on February 8, 2024, when it issued its opinion in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, holding that a whistleblower need not prove that the employer acted with “retaliatory intent” in...more
2/14/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Murray v UBS Securities LLC ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
UBS ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
A recent District of Columbia federal court ruling reminds employers that a severance agreement containing a release of claims under the False Claims Act does not guarantee dismissal of a suit on those grounds....more
8/28/2023
/ Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Release of Claims ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Whistleblowers
On June 16, 2023, in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split in favor of a broad interpretation of the federal government’s ability to dismiss False...more