Proposed bill seeks to broaden False Claims Act whistleblower protections
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-07-27T16:12:00
A bipartisan bill before Congress proposes tweaking the False Claims Act to extend anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers who are not formally employed by the company or organization on which they blew the whistle.
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