Both suits were originally filed under the federal whistle-blower laws.
The two men subsequently learned about the False Claims Act, better known as the federal whistle-blower law.
The False Claims Act provides job protection, as do other whistle-blower laws.
Under federal whistle-blower laws, he received at least 15 percent of the $250 million that the various houses paid federal, state and local governments.
The suit was sealed under provisions of the whistle-blower law to give the Justice Department time to investigate the accusations.
The whistle-blower law is intended to protect Federal employees who feel they are being harassed for speaking out about specific abuses.
Medical Matters Create an inspector general and a whistle-blower law to attack medicaid fraud.
Under the provisions of the whistle-blower law, the suit was later taken over by the United States Justice Department, which conducted its own investigation.
They have stalled on an important whistle-blower law, leaving New York one of the few large states without such protections.
A20 The Court heard arguments on the federal whistle-blower law.