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So the false claims act is a statute involving defrauding the federal government. Now there are both federal the federal false claims act and states also have false claims act pertaining to state funds that are being spent. A whistleblower under the False Claims Act is protected if he or she either advances a claim on behalf of the government pursuing money that’s been defrauded from the government or the employee makes one or more efforts to stop the employer from defrauding the government. You cannot be retaliated
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against for taking those efforts at your workplace to prevent the employer from defrauding the government. And if you are if you suffer an adverse employment action such as a suspension or a firing or a demotion, you have rights under the False Claims Act to bring a lawsuit for retaliation under the statute. If you need any other information or you have concerns about whether or not you are a protected whistleblower under the False Claims Act, feel free to contact Eric Siegel Law either through uh the phones
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or you can email a contact form and we’ll get back to you.