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Learn MoreFedEx Ground agrees to pay $3.3M to settle a recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The suit, alleging that FedEx Ground failed to provide reasonable accommodations to hard-of-hearing package handlers, was filed pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) […]
Read more »Court Reverses Client’s Removal from the VA based upon the VA and MSPB’s Improper Application of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act On March 31, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a significant victory for VA employees, and Hoyer Law Group client Dr. Jeffrey Sayers […]
Read more »Members of government agencies often ask us whether their employment by the Government impacts whether they can serve as a whistleblower in a qui tam case under the False Claims Act (“FCA”)? Unfortunately, the short answer is “maybe.” Government employees can certainly serve as whistleblowers. No court has ever held that the FCA bans qui tam suits by current or former […]
Read more »At the Hoyer Law Group we provide compassionate yet aggressive representation for employees. If you believe that you are the victim of workplace discrimination, you should write down everything that has happened in real time.
Record the details of meetings or events, including when they took place, what was said by whom, who was present, and what documents exist that memorialize the meetings or events. Then contact us for a confidential case evaluation.
Your employer must provide you with a workplace that is free from discrimination. Our employment attorneys have decades of experience fighting for the rights of employees who have experienced race, color, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sex, gender, gender identity, age, religion, and other types of discrimination.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights that go far beyond that provided by federal law. Contact us to explore your rights.
If you have evidence that a company or someone is defrauding the government, as a whistleblower or qui tam relator you can file a legal action in the government’s name under the False Claims Act and similar state statutes. The whistleblower receives a percentage of any money the government recovers.
If you believe you have discovered fraud against the government, you should try to assess the magnitude of the fraud and gather whatever documentary or electronic evidence is lawfully available. Then contact us for a confidential case review.
We represent all sorts of whistleblowers, from blue collar workers seeking to correct unsafe conditions to business executives opposing corporate fraud. Numerous state and federal laws protect employees who dare take a stand and blow the whistle. If you’re thinking about blowing the whistle, you’ve come to the right place. Our attorneys can help guide you through how to blow the whistle while protecting your career. There are many things to consider before speaking out. For example, should you try to remain anonymous? Should you report the problems internally to your direct supervisor, the HR manager, or a government agency? Does your disclosure need to be in writing? Do you work within the Intelligence Community or handle information regulated by HIPAA? We can guide you through these issues and more, and help you protect your livelihood.
Hoyer Law Group is home to several successful and experienced whistleblower lawyers who prosecute a wide variety of cases relating to healthcare and government procurement fraud, securities and commodities fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, and pollution under several state and federal laws that provide rewards to whistleblowers. Two of our main areas of practice involve healthcare and education fraud prosecuted under the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 to 3733, and many similar state laws. The federal False Claims Act prohibits any person from submitting a false claim for payment to the federal government. A whistleblower (called a “relator”) who has knowledge about the fraud can bring a claim called a qui tam claim on behalf of the government. If the relator is successful and recovers money for the government, the government will pay the relator a reward of up to 30% of the recovery.
Our team has decades of experience from a wide variety of backgrounds. We’ve worked for and with numerous agencies to protect employee rights, expose government fraud, and help small businesses succeed. At Hoyer Law Group, we leverage our experience and investigative prowess to leverage the facts to strengthen your case. With admissions in numerous states and offices in Tampa, Washington D.C., Michigan and California, our nationwide practice can help you no matter where you are located.
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