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If you know of wrongdoing or fraud by your employer or other entity, you can take steps to stop it. Learn what you can do with that information and decide if becoming a whistleblower is right for you....

Stark Law Whistleblower Defined A Stark Law whistleblower is typically a healthcare professional or insider who reports illegal physician self-referrals that violate federal law and result in improper...

Key topics covered: What is whistleblower retaliation? What whistleblower protection is offered under the False Claims Act? What job protection is offered for SEC and CFTC whistleblowers? What whistleblower...

What is the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program? Foreign public corruption can distort U.S. markets, taint the U.S. financial system, erode public trust in government institutions, and violate U.S....

Chartwells settled a whistleblower lawsuit involving management of school meal programs in Washington, DC, for $19.4 million in June 2015. Below are the whistleblower complaint, settlement agreement, other...

What are whistleblower rewards? Whistleblowers (known as “relators” in qui tam lawsuits) are awarded a whistleblower reward based on a percentage of the money recovered by the government when...

Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law: A Quick Summary Both the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Stark Law regulate financial relationships in healthcare. The main differences are: The Anti-Kickback Statute...

What is a healthcare fraud whistleblower? Healthcare fraud whistleblowers are individuals who report Medicare, Medicaid, billing, and other types of healthcare fraud that result in financial losses to...

The Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act allows whistleblowers to file a lawsuit on behalf of the state against those engaged in fraud against private insurers. Whistleblowers receive financial...

Whistleblowers play an important role in exposing fraud against the government, safeguarding public funds, and holding wrongdoers accountable. Numerous government whistleblower programs allow individuals...