A federal whistleblower, Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse, has just won a major victory with the U.S. District Court in Washington. On Monday, July 25th, the court approved an award to Greenhouse in the amount of $970,000, which represents fu… Read More

The Fair Labor Standards Act or “FLSA” is a federal statute, enacted by congress that protects many workers’ rights to fair pay. Under the FLSA, covered employees have minimum wage protections as well as rights to receive overtime c… Read More

During the summer of 2008, a move by Federal prosecutors that was not publicized much outside of the legal community, led to newly relaxed guidelines for charging corporations with crimes. Not surprisingly, these new rules were good news for banks an… Read More

Final rules regarding the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act have been released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The rules are effective as of August 12, 2011 and will apply retroactively to whistleblower tips made since Ju… Read More

Forty years to the day that the New York Times began publication of the Pentagon Papers, Mr. Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, writes an enlightening article in the Times about our founding fathers and their a… Read More

The allegations were too vague and the evidence too weak to make a case for common injury, which was essential to include all female employees employed since 1998 in a sweeping sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart. So said the Supreme Court Mo… Read More

It is estimated that health care fraud carries about a $60 billion a year price tag for taxpayers, with Medicare as one of the main targets for fraudsters. The Medicare program now faces huge financial challenges, including possible insolvency. As su… Read More

In an article published by Land Line Magazine in the June 2011 issue, the subject of fuel card fraud is discussed. Two truckers share experiences of being the victims of theft related to their fuel credit card accounts with Comdata and EFS Transporta… Read More