Attorney James Young discusses the laws that address employer retaliation in whistleblower cases.
So, whistleblowers are protected under both the federal law--under the False Claims Act, Subsection H (that’s protection against retaliation)--and most states have different State Whistleblower Protection Acts.
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Thanks to whistleblowers, last year the government recovered $3.5 billion dollars under the False Claims Act.
Attorney James Young explains how long it can take for whistleblowers to see a resolution.
There’s no easy way to predict the duration of a case. The statistical average is a little over 4 years, though there are cases that have lasted 10 and 15 years, and there are cases that have resolved in 6 months. Some of the factors that go into that:
Monetary rewards are an important component of many whistleblower laws. Attorney James Young helps whistleblowers set expectations about how much they could recover.
Attorney James Young discusses the contingency-fee payment model in whistleblower cases.
So individuals do not come out of pocket when we represent them. We work purely on a contingency basis, so if they don’t get anything, we don’t get anything.
Attorney James Young explains how whistleblowers that have experienced retaliation can seek justice.
They would have a separate cause of action. That could be included within something that we represent them for, or they could bring it independent of that with an employment lawyer or with us.
Attorney James Young explains how qui tam attorneys differ from other types of lawyers.
Two reasons: One is, very few cases end up getting intervened by the government.
Protecting and rewarding whistleblowers has been on the government’s agenda for over 150 years. Watch the video to learn about the origins of the False Claims Act and what it means to whistleblowers today.
Attorney James Young discusses the advantages of filing qui tam lawsuits on a federal level.
Most of the cases are going to be filed in Federal Court rather than State Court. We like to file suit under the Federal False Claims Act, even when state money is involved.
The Department of Justice declines to intervene in the vast majority of whistleblower cases. Attorney James D. Young sheds light on what the government looks for in a qui tam case.
The government has a number of factors that it uses to determine whether or not to intervene in a case.
