Clayton E. Wire

False Claims Act Whistleblowers Protected Even Without a Successful Qui Tam Lawsuit

The False Claims Act contains a newly broadened anti-retaliation provision that protects whistleblowers who take actions in furtherance of a…

8 years ago

Bio-Rad Whistleblower Protected for “Reasonable” Incorrect Claim

Bio-Rad Whistleblower After only three hours of deliberation, a federal jury in San Francisco determined that Bio-Rad, a life science…

8 years ago

Former Wells Fargo Employee Awarded $5.4 Million in Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit

Wells Fargo Whistleblower The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate and compensate an unnamed,…

8 years ago

Whistleblower Statutes Administered by OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for investigating and making at least preliminary decisions on a number…

8 years ago

Dodd-Frank Act Whistleblower Bounty and Retaliation Claim Basics

In 2010, Congress enacted the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, otherwise known as the Dodd-Frank Act. It was…

8 years ago

Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Protection Basics

Sarbanes Oxley Act In an attempt to restore trust in financial markets following the collapse of Enron Corporation, Congress enacted…

8 years ago

Federal False Claims Act Basics

Enacted during the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln and strengthened in 1986, 2009, and 2010, the Federal False Claims…

8 years ago

Successful Sexual Harassment Finding

Clayton Wire of Ogborn Mihm LLP to represent the courageous young woman featured in this story (link below), Ms. Rachel…

12 years ago

Victory By EEOC is Example of Increase in Pregnancy Discrimination

EEOC Case The EEOC recently announced that a federal judge awarded a default judgment of $148,000 against a Milwaukee-based medical…

13 years ago

New IRS Regulations Make Certain Damage Awards and Settlements Non-Taxable

The IRS issued new regulations on January 23, 2012, regarding the taxation of damages for injuries or sickness that are…

13 years ago

Whistleblower’s False Claims Act Lawsuit Results in $6.3 Million Settlement By Denver Health For Medicare and Medicaid Patient Misclassification

$6.3 Million Whistleblower Lawsuit Settlement Documents from the recently unsealed case of U.S. ex rel Curren v. Denver Health Medical…

13 years ago

Fired for Facebook Posts: Social Media Postings May Constitute Protected “Concerted Activity”

Under a series of recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), employees who are retaliated against for posting…

13 years ago