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OFCCP continues its fight for jurisdiction over TRICARE health care provider

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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December 21 2012

On October 19th, 2012, the Administrative Review Board (ARB) determined that the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance

The Fifth Circuit rules that government employees can blow the whistle on alleged False Claims Act violations

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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August 3 2012

Earlier this week, in United States ex rel. Little v. Shell Exploration and Production Company, the Fifth Circuit ruled that a federal employee is a "person" capable of bringing a whistleblower action under the False Claims Act (FCA

Case study: US v. SLM

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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November 17 2011

On Nov. 4, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that under the False Claims Act's "first-to-file" rule, 31 U.S.C. 3730(b)(5), a qui tam complaint need not meet the heightened pleading standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) to potentially bar a later-filed qui tam complaint

Parasitic whistleblower rides Schindler Elevator to the top only to be shot down by the Supreme Court

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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May 17 2011

Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided in a 5-3 ruling that whistleblowers cannot rely on documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when bringing qui tam actions under the False Claims Act (FCA

Indirect cost and profit recovery for increased wages

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 7 2011

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals last month issued an important decision permitting broad recovery under the contract Changes clause for a construction contractor performing a contract subject to the Davis-Bacon Act

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