Typically employees (or former employees) who turn whistleblower and file a qui tam lawsuit claiming that his/her employer violated the False Claims Act are protected from retaliation. However, a whistleblowing employee’s protections are not absolute. Employers are beginning to challenge these qui tam lawsuits on the grounds that the employee had no right to take…
Whistleblower Employees May Not Have Carte Blanche to Confidential Information
by Glenn S. Demby | Jul 31, 2015 | Lab Compliance Advisor