Nearly 300 government entities in one state ranging from agencies and municipalities to school districts and hospitals understandably thought they were getting a great deal from their wireless carriers.Here’s why, as noted in a recent media article: Industry...
A “zero-tolerance policy toward trade fraud” is what a U.S. Customs official stressed recently in connection with so-called “qui tam” litigation brought by whistleblowers under the federal False Claims Act.Here’s what that meant for CWD...
Well, there’s a legislative-executive disconnect.The Michigan Legislature is an oft-divided entity that often can’t garner sufficient support to pass given legislation. Thus, it is virtually an uppercase headline when that body comes together in resounding...
A statement released by a Detroit medical center bases justification for its firing of multiple nurses on alleged “employee admissions of violations of patients’ rights to privacy.”The terminated nurses – four emergency department employees at...
Some work-linked discrimination claims are grounded in accusations of sexism. Others allege discriminatory treatment based on race. Many disaffected employees point to illegal behaviors spawned by a hostile work environment.One just-settled Michigan lawsuit spotlights...
Justin Howe says he has absolutely “no regrets.”Howe’s comment comes via his status as a recently fired Michigan nurse long employed at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon. Officials from Trinity Health and Mercy Health Partners (the corporate entities that...
Do the efforts of American employees who report corporate and governmental fraud sometimes truly pay off for them in meaningful ways?The Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission is hardly equivocal in its answer to that question. The SEC commenced a...
We spotlighted matters relevant to whistleblowing strategy in a recent blog post. We noted in the firm’s March 31 entry that “there are important don’ts of whistleblowing for employees who want to preserve the strength of...
A recent article in a national legal journal focusing upon employee whistleblowers underscores the vast amount of information available to educate whistleblowers on their rights against bad-faith employers. That is, there is a veritable mountain of advice existing to...
Taxes are a big part of business going smoothly in Michigan and the rest of the United States. Retailers often struggle to work out the right taxation for sales in various areas, and this has gotten ever more complicated since retail doesn't just happen where the...
