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Hoyer Law Group client Andrea Whelan worked as a senior auditor and investigator for the Dallas Independent School District (“DISD”) from 2013 until she was fired in 2022. Andrea believes she was fired because she tried to expose fraud and corruption at DISD.
In 2020, the Senate passed The Anti-Money Laundering Act (“AMLA”), which included its own whistleblower program to encourage individuals to come forward with information concerning violations of the Bank Secrets Act (“BSA”). The program is administered by the...
The Supreme Court recently refused to resolve a long-time circuit split regarding the False Claims Act’s rule 9(b), which requires whistleblowers to “state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud.” Circuits have been divided on the application of this...
Noticing unethical or illegal practices in your workplace can be a startling discovery. You may see evidence of fraud, environmental crimes, mismanagement of government resources or discrimination that you know is wrong and certainly not in the public’s best...
It takes an extraordinary amount of courage to speak out against wrongdoing, especially when that act of courage could cost one his or her job. If you are speaking out about illegal actions at your place of employment, you may worry about how this could affect your...
Hoyer Law Group’s case U.S. ex rel. Owsley v. Fazzi Associates Inc. et al, is one of three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning a long-time circuit split.
Speaking out about wrongdoing in your workplace can be intimidating. You may fear that reporting illegal activity committed by your employer or others at work could place you at risk for losing your job, which is a valid concern. In this situation, you will benefit...
On Thursday, April 7, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the decision by Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown that blocked the Biden Administration from requiring federal workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Uncovering fraud at work can be an intimidating experience. You know you need to report it, but you may worry about what could happen at work after you become a whistleblower. You may already understand that your employer is not supposed to retaliate against you...
On February 2nd, 2022, the United States Department of Justice announced it had secured around $5.6 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) recoveries during 2021. This amount represents the second-highest recovery on record and is only superseded by...
