Labor & Employment Law

Whistleblower's Blawg Review
It's whistleblower week on Capitol Hill and at Blawg Review #159 hosted by the LaBovick law firm's Whistleblower Law Blog, which notes that "independent whistleblower coalitions, such as the International Association of Whistleblowers (IAW), the Make it Safe Campaign, and many other independent whistleblower coalitions, will hold a series of simultaneous but separate events in Washington, D...

It Ain't Easy Being a SOX Whistleblower
Thanks to Richard Moberly (Nebraska) for putting out to me that the Fourth Circuit ruled against the first whistleblower (and only one of 6) to have won a case in front of an ALJ in a Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) whistleblower...

IRS Tax Whistleblower Procedures Continue to Take Shape
The new IRS Whistleblower Office's Rewards Program that we have followed closely on this whistleblower lawyer blog made further progress this week. The IRS gave notice on January 9 that it intends to create a proposed new system of records--"Whistleblower Office Records...

IRS Whistleblower Instructions for Filing Tax Whistleblower Claims Issued by IRS--and Are Reprinted Here on Whistleblower Lawyer Blog
The IRS a few hours ago issued the long-discussed "interim" guidance on pursuing Tax Whistleblower claims under the new IRS Whistleblower Program. This IRS Notice 2008-4 on filing claims under the IRS Whistleblower Program is effective January 14, 2008, and appears at http://www...

A Whistleblower Wins! A Whistleblower Wins!
In an unsual case (as far as the success rates of these cases (and here)), and one that might still be overturned by an appellate court, the DOL's Administrative Review Board (ARB) finds in favor of a mine cleanup whistleblower...

IRS Whistleblower Progress: Kudos to These Tax Whistleblower Attorneys
The progress of the new IRS Whistleblower Program has been a subject of great interest of this whistleblower lawyer blog. I would like to congratulate two fellow tax whistleblower attorneys, Erika Kelton of Phillips & Cohen, LLP, and Paul D...

Qui Tam Whistleblower - Government Fraud - Qui Tam Lawsuit
Qui Tam Whistleblower alleging fraud against the government reported by an individual acting as a government whistleblower.

Police Whistleblower
Officer awarded $980,000 for whistleblower violations and retaliation.

City and Mayor Whistleblower
Two officers awarded part of $8 million whistleblower settlement.

KeyBank USA
alleging the bank offered loans for fraudulent vocational schools.

Oxford Health Insurance
$50 million refunds offered in overcharged insurance suit.

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.