An individual that brings suit against an authority that committed fraud on behalf of the government is what a whistleblower does.
An example of this is when a government employee reports a secret unequal allocation of budget on their department, this is a potential whistleblower action since this is an obvious deception to the people and to the government. But, if the employees are still making exaggerated claims on the time spent but this time, on patients with private insurances, this is still considered unprincipled yet not a whistleblower case since the government is not involved.
For clearer explanation, another whistleblower lawsuit is when an employer from a firearm manufacturer reports to the government about the deliberate supplying of defective equipment to the military.
Whistleblower Lawsuits are derived from the latin word qui tam wihich is a writ in which an individual whose identification is kept in secrecy will aid in a legal trial but will still receive half or all of the penalty that will be imposed.
Whistleblower lawsuits will then be filed under Federal False Claims Act, this is the category in which the government defraudment is filed, most countries or states have laws that protect the government from deception such as the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act in Illinois.
As stated earlier, the individual who assisted with the prosecution or the whistleblower itself will attain a part of the penalty the offender will have to recompense the government. The portion of the penalty to be imposed on the wrongdoer will be around 15% to 25% is this is under Federal False Claims Act, and if it is under state regulation, this portion to be imposed will be around 10% to 30%.
The Federal False Claims Act have provisions that will protect the whistleblowers against threats and potential danger that may happen in due to the employer or individual he have revealed, other countries with these acts have this protection program too. In cases of suspension, demotion, harassments of threats made against the whistleblower, help will be given by the government, but of course this is in accordance to the regulations made by that act.
As stated in the Federal False Claims Act, the claim made by a sec whistleblower will be made into action if there is an attorney to represent your case. Whistleblower cases or Qui Tam cases in other terms are much more composite that it needs expertise from an attorney to handle this type of cases. It depends on the government if they will take action on the information that was given to them not the defendant, this is applicable in both the federal and state statutes. In the event that the government does not want further action, the whistleblower may still proceed with the case.
The rate charged by most attorneys handling this types of cases are not on hourly but on contingency. Like, if you win the case, the lawyer will get a portion of the recovery.
An example of this is when a government employee reports a secret unequal allocation of budget on their department, this is a potential whistleblower action since this is an obvious deception to the people and to the government. But, if the employees are still making exaggerated claims on the time spent but this time, on patients with private insurances, this is still considered unprincipled yet not a whistleblower case since the government is not involved.
For clearer explanation, another whistleblower lawsuit is when an employer from a firearm manufacturer reports to the government about the deliberate supplying of defective equipment to the military.
Whistleblower Lawsuits are derived from the latin word qui tam wihich is a writ in which an individual whose identification is kept in secrecy will aid in a legal trial but will still receive half or all of the penalty that will be imposed.
Whistleblower lawsuits will then be filed under Federal False Claims Act, this is the category in which the government defraudment is filed, most countries or states have laws that protect the government from deception such as the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act in Illinois.
As stated earlier, the individual who assisted with the prosecution or the whistleblower itself will attain a part of the penalty the offender will have to recompense the government. The portion of the penalty to be imposed on the wrongdoer will be around 15% to 25% is this is under Federal False Claims Act, and if it is under state regulation, this portion to be imposed will be around 10% to 30%.
The Federal False Claims Act have provisions that will protect the whistleblowers against threats and potential danger that may happen in due to the employer or individual he have revealed, other countries with these acts have this protection program too. In cases of suspension, demotion, harassments of threats made against the whistleblower, help will be given by the government, but of course this is in accordance to the regulations made by that act.
As stated in the Federal False Claims Act, the claim made by a sec whistleblower will be made into action if there is an attorney to represent your case. Whistleblower cases or Qui Tam cases in other terms are much more composite that it needs expertise from an attorney to handle this type of cases. It depends on the government if they will take action on the information that was given to them not the defendant, this is applicable in both the federal and state statutes. In the event that the government does not want further action, the whistleblower may still proceed with the case.
The rate charged by most attorneys handling this types of cases are not on hourly but on contingency. Like, if you win the case, the lawyer will get a portion of the recovery.