Los Angeles Employment Attorneys

FCA Settlement Issues for Relators

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights, Whistleblower Protection
Article for Immediate Release- Stephen Danz & Associates | FCA Settlement Issues for Relators Settlement of a Federal False Claims Act case (“FCA”) presents a number of interesting issues when it comes time to “signing off” on the deal.  Here are some points from Los Angeles Employment Attorneys at Step...

False Claims Act Jury?

Posted on by Stephen Danz
Category: Employee Rights, Retaliation, Whistleblower Protection
Jury trials are required for federal false claims cases unless both the plaintiff and defendant agree to proceed without a jury. An unanswered question is whether a qui tam plaintiff, where the government has intervened, may object to an agreement between the government and the defendant to waive a jury. One exception ...

Do You Have A Whistleblower Claim? Part 2

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Uncategorized, Whistleblower Protection
In our last blog post we discussed who is a whistleblower and how one can file a lawsuit to recover damages from a wrongdoer on behalf of the U.S. government. This post will focus on common obstacles to filing a qui tam lawsuits: the "public disclosure bar," the "first-to-file rule," and observing the statute of limita...

Employee Rights Update: Medical Leave and Outside Employment

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights
Imagine the following scenario: You are working for a company. Before you were hired, you signed an agreement in which you agreed to submit any disputes arising out of your employment to arbitration. You also received an employment manual that explicitly stated that you could not hold outside employment while out...

EMPLOYEE RIGHTS: EMPLOYEES CAN BE SOLICITED BY EMPLOYERS’ COMPETITORS

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights
Companies frequently compete and try to hire away each other's employees. While such competition is healthy, it can also result in lawsuits, as companies accuse each other of trying to recruit employees with knowledge of a company's trade secrets. A recent case from Silicon Valley shows that companies have to be ...

Employee Rights Update: Sex Discrimination, Immigration, & Hiring

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights
In this segment of Danz' 'Weekly Employee Rights Update', we aim to provide our subscribers with educational and timely information from recent cases and laws. Enjoy. (1) Have you been subjected to sex-based discrimination? The recent Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins case may forever change how sexual discriminati...