Speaking out about wrongdoing in your workplace can be intimidating. You may fear that reporting illegal activity committed by your employer or others at work could place you at risk for losing your job, which is a valid concern. In this situation, you will benefit...
Whistleblowers
What does whistleblower retaliation look like?
Uncovering fraud at work can be an intimidating experience. You know you need to report it, but you may worry about what could happen at work after you become a whistleblower. You may already understand that your employer is not supposed to retaliate against you...

Hoyer Law Group Whistleblower Client Helps Uncover $500,000 Military Housing Fraud
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, is pleased to announce the $500,000 settlement of a case brought on behalf of whistleblower Christine Kibler. Hoyer Law Group founding partner Jesse Hoyer Estes had the privilege of representing Ms. Kibler when she courageously came forward to expose the fraud she observed at Dover Air Force Base during her time as a Community Director for Hunt Companies.

Hoyer Law Group Secures $16 Million Whistleblower Settlement of Laboratory Fraud Case
Hoyer Law Group is proud to announce that MD Labs, Inc., along with two of its owners, will pay up to $16 million to settle allegations that MD Labs submitted false laboratory claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs. According...
SEC Releases Significant Whistleblower Report for Fiscal Year 2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) released the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report (“Report”) of the SEC Whistleblower Program (“Program”) on November 15th, 2021. The Report outlines another record-breaking year for the Office of the...
Retaliation Protection for Employees Disclosing COVID-19 Fraud
The vast sums of taxpayer dollars that have been disbursed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique opportunity for companies and individuals to become fraudsters. Given the speed in which the virus has spread and the relative haste in which the government...
What Does “Under Seal” Really Mean?
Jesse Hoyer Partner The Federal False Claims Act provides specific rules to keep the case confidential when a whistleblower files a new lawsuit. The rules prevent the defendant from finding out that the government is conducting an investigation. The procedure, known...
The Many Facets of the Dodd-Frank Act
David Fulleborn Senior Employment Counsel Our attorneys have substantial experience representing corporate, finance, and banking industry whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), the Sarbanes-Oxley...
Can Government Employees be Whistleblowers under the False Claims Act?
Jesse Hoyer Partner Members of government agencies often ask us whether their employment by the Government impacts whether they can serve as a whistleblower in a qui tam case under the False Claims Act (“FCA”)? Unfortunately, the short answer is “maybe.” Government...
Medically Unnecessary Tests Result in Approximately $43 Million Recovered by DOJ in Qui Tam Settlement
Kyle Mosey The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a False Claims Act case amassing a $43 million recovery of misused taxpayer money. The False Claims Act allows individuals to file a lawsuit on the government’s behalf when they possess knowledge of...