Vermont Litigation Attorney Blog
In a landmark decision last month, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two lower courts that dismissed whistleblower claims against employers. The nation’s highest court reaffirmed and strengthened the federal False Claims Act. The Court expanded the standard for determining a government contractor’s “false claim.”
The decision will ease the path to financial awards and protections for employees who report their employer’s illegal, false or fraudulent billings to the government.
Over the decades, especially since the Clinton administration strengthened the law, whistleblowers frequently succeeded against corrupt corporations.