Craig Thomas, a former employee of Tacoma-based Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc., will receive $2.7 million of a $14.5 million settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Sound agreed to pay the sum to the United States government to settle claims that Sound had… Read More
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Oregon Man Suing DOJ for Sex Discrimination
In Oregon, state law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, or age. One particularly pervasive form of discrimination occurs when a person is subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace. Such harassment could take the form of inappropriate comments, touching, advances, or communications between employees… Read More