Definition
Programs that provide legal assistance for employees or other individuals in the public or private sector who wish to report public health and safety violations, waste, mismanagement, fraud or other corrupt practices within their organization and/or who need to seek protection from retaliation by their employers because of their whistleblowing activities. Included are programs that represent individuals who wish to file a qui tam action under the federal Civil False Claims Acts (or one of the state versions of the Act), a statute which permits private citizens to file lawsuits in the name of the U.S. Government (or state and local governments) against government contractors, health care providers and others who are defrauding the government. Whistleblowers (also known as "relators") are entitled to a share of funds that are recovered as a result of successful qui tam actions.
URL Name
FT-9700
Third Level Code
FT-9700
Taxonomy Code
FT-9700
Parent Code
FT
Family Code
F
Second Level Code
FT
Use References
Qui Tam Actions
Publication Status
Online