The scope of retaliation protection for whistleblowers alleging government fraud has always been a hard fought issue. The battle has only become more heated since the retaliation provisions of the False Claims Act were amended in 2009. Even though congress' clear...
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Year: 2014
Crosswell-Lexington School District Settles Title IX
The Crosswell-Lexington School District last month agreed to implement significant policy changes with respect to its investigation and handling of allegations of sexual harassment and sexual abuse by school district employees. The policy changes include annual...
Supreme Court Provides New Clarity, Protection for Public Employee Whistleblowers
Supreme Court unanimously affirms the First Amendment protects public employees from workplace retaliation for providing testimony or participating in workplace investigations. It's counterintuitive, but public employee whistleblowers (particularly state employees)...
Employment Retaliation Appeal Victory
In a unanimous opinion issued May 28, 2014, Edward Macey won a big victory in the Michigan Court of Appeals in the case of Crosby v Michigan Department of Corrections. David Nacht had tried this case of unlawful retaliation by the state against an employee who had...
Are Non-Compete Agreements Making Michigan Less Competitive?
Non-compete agreements are holding back Michigan's new economy, if you ask David Blanchard. Because the law governing non-compete agreements in Michigan favors the employers, it is easy for companies to abuse such contracts, limiting the employment options of former...
Nacht Admitted to Ohio Bar
David Nacht is now a member of the Ohio State Bar. He is a member of the Toledo Bar Association and Ohio Employment Lawyers Association. Nacht Law now has attorneys licensed in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and is increasingly serving clients in these states as well as...
Employment and the Affordable Care Act
The good news about the affordable care act is that millions more people will have access to affordable health care. But the bad news is....well, the bad news isn't so bad. This week media and some conservatives seized on a GAO report showing Americans will work less...