For a whistleblower who learns that a company, often his or her employer, is engaged in fraud on the government, protecting oneself from retaliation and other consequences is paramount.
Medicare fraud whistleblowers often face the often-overwhelming decision of whether or not to blow the whistle. Your reputation, your career and sometimes your safety may be at stake, but there are protections available to Medicare fraud whistleblowers and an experienced law firm will help protect you and your rights each step of the way.
The Federal False Claims Act includes an anti-retaliation provision protecting whistleblowers from employer retaliation. This provision prohibits an employer from acting against a whistleblower employee “because of lawful acts done by the employee … in furtherance of an action” to stop violations of the False Claims Act. 31 U.S.C. §3730(h). This means, an employer cannot retaliate against you for trying to stop Medicare fraud at the workplace. If the employer does retaliate against you, you have certain protections.
Finding the right Medicare fraud attorney to bring your claim is perhaps the most important step in blowing the whistle regarding the Medicare fraud you’ve witnessed. Without the right attorney, your whistleblower claim may be found invalid, untimely, or may be lost among the majority of the whistleblower claims made that are never considered by federal whistleblower authorities, and an unskilled attorney could risk your protections.
Hagens Berman’s Medicare fraud attorneys have a leading reputation within government whistleblower agencies and can bring your Medicare fraud claim with the best protection, security and knowledge.
