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Confirmed: whistleblowers make things better!

January 3rd, 2017
Posted By
Justin D. Cummins
A new study from the University of Iowa undertook a sophisticated analysis to confirm something as simple as it is obvious. In particular, the study found that whistleblowing reduces harmful conduct. The study, which will be published in the latest e… Read More
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Tags: attorney’s fees, back pay, civil penalties, emotional distress damages, punitive damages, retaliation, Whistleblower, whistleblowing

Victory for whistleblowers under the false claims act

July 1st, 2016
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Justin D. Cummins
In Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States of America, et al. ex rel. Escobar, et al., a unanimous Supreme Court rendered a landmark decision for whistleblowers under the False Claims Act and for taxpayers in general. In that case, the Supre… Read More
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Tags: attorney’s fees, civil penalties, compensatory damages, consumer protection, employment law, false claims, fraud, qui tam, retaliation, triple damages, Whistleblower

New overtime rule benefits millions of employees

May 19th, 2016
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Justin D. Cummins
On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor announced formal adoption of the updated rule regarding overtime pay. This important development in employment law automatically extends pay protections to several million workers within the next… Read More
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Tags: attorney’s fees, class action, damages, employment law, wage theft, workplace rights

The legal landscape for whistleblowers

November 9th, 2015
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Justin D. Cummins
The Minnesota Legislature recently amended Minnesota’s whistleblower law to revise the statutory definitions of “good faith,” “penalize,” and “report” and, consequently, to extend the reach of the law. To that end, the whistleblower law… Read More
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Tags: attorney’s fees, damages, emotional distress, employment law, retaliation, Whistleblower

The right to overtime pay to be significantly extended

August 4th, 2015
Posted By
Justin D. Cummins
The law recognizes several exceptions to the overtime pay requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et seq., (“FLSA”): the Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer, and Outside Sales exemptions. In other words,… Read More
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Tags: attorney’s fees, class action, damages, litigation, overtime pay, wage claims, wage theft, white-collar exemption

Minnesota restores substance to key employment law

May 14th, 2013
Posted By
Justin D. Cummins
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton recently signed into law amendments to the Minnesota Payment of Wages Act to confirm that the statute enables employees to recover unpaid compensation – as well as statutory penalties, attorney’s fees, and litigatio… Read More
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Tags: attorney’s fees, compensation, employee, employment, Minnesota Payment of Wages Act, plaintiff, statutory penalties, wages