City Of Fargo Will Inspect Mobile Homes, Hoping To Reduce Crime

Fargo City leaders think they have a solution to a problem that our news team frequently investigates from tips off our WhistleBlower hotline. It's a new ordinance changing who inspects mobile homes.



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Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg announces information session

Students interested in learning more about the Automotive Technology program at Raritan Valley Community College are invited to attend an upcoming Information Session, Thursday, Dec. 11, from 4-5:15 p.m. The program will be held in the Bateman Center , at the college's Branchburg campus. During the session prospective students will have an opportunity to learn about the innovative and successful program, meet with faculty, and explore the exciting career potential in the field of automotive technology.



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The Annuitized Future is Another Step Closer

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has made another move to beef up lifetime income streams for certain retirement plan participants. It did this by issuing a new rule .



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Judge Approves Settlement on Disabled Inmate Accomodations

According to the DRLC and ACLU, the settlement will ensure equal access to inmate programs and services; educational and vocational. A federal judge gave preliminary approval today to a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the Sheriff's Department of failing to accommodate disabled inmates, particularly those mobility issues.



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Blog: DOJ's Record Year for FCA Recoveries Includes $2.3 Billion for Health Care Fraud

The Department of Justice announced this week that it recovered a record $5.69 billion in civil False Claims Act settlements during fiscal year 2014. This recovery included $2.3 billion for FCA cases involving federal health care programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.



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Sampson the Service Dog doesn't need "papers"

Earlier this week I went to a restaurant with a friend. Every single time, without fail, that I have gone to a restaurant with this friend the person seating us has asked for papers that show that her service animal is indeed a service animal.



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President Obama Announces Executive Actions on Immigration

The actions will prioritize immigration enforcement, offer temporary work authorization to undocumented immigrants, and implement changes that benefit highly skilled workers. On November 20, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions that the administration will implement to enhance immigration enforcement, offer temporary work authorization and a reprieve from deportation to thousands of undocumented immigrants, and implement certain other administrative fixes to the legal immigration system, several of which benefit highly skilled workers.



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Sixth Circuit Decision Confirms that Employers May Lawfully Choose...

Some employers in the health care and other industries who regularly deal with the federal government and are subject to the False Claims Act have felt helpless in trying to weed out serial whistleblowers in the hiring process. After all, most anti-retaliation provisions prohibit retaliation against both employees and applicants.



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Trudeau mulls outside adviser to examine misconduct allegations

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks at his nomination meeting in the Montreal riding of Papineau on Saturday. He is still mulling what to do about two Liberal MPs who have been suspended over harassment allegations.



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Wynne calls for inquiry into sexual violence and harassment

With Dr Pranesh Chakraborty looking on, Premier Kathleen Wynne chats with lab technician Shannon McClelland while she gets some pointers on the processing of newborn blood samples the Newborn Screening Lab at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. The call came in response to demands from the opposition over the past several weeks that the government look into harassment in the workplace, with a high-profile committee of MPPs assigned to the task.



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Restaurant Decides Not To Fire Teen Who Asked For Time Off For Cancer Treatment

A Chicago-based restaurant chain appears to have shifted into damage control this week following a report that one of its employees was fired after asking for time off in order to undergo surgery as part of his cancer treatment. In an interview with NBC Chicago that first aired Saturday , 19-year-old Jonathan Larson, a delivery driver at Rosebud Restaurants' location in Naperville, Illinois, claimed he was fired by his employer after he told the restaurant he would need to take six weeks off from his job for back surgery related to his diagnosis with cancer of the brain and spine.



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Planned Black Friday protests at Walmart not what they seem

This Thanksgiving weekend, Florida residents might be surprised to see loud and disorderly protesters harassing shoppers and blocking streets. These sorts of intimidation tactics are, unfortunately, all too common for a group known as OUR Walmart, which has targeted Orlando for disturbances on Black Friday, perhaps the busiest shopping day of the year.



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Class Action Defense Counsel adding 'The Pick Off' to Their Playbooks

In recent years, we've noticed a new maneuver that class-action defense counsel have increasingly added to their playbooks: The Pick Off. This is how the play is run: Offer the named plaintiff full relief through a Rule 68 offer of judgment and, even if the plaintiff reject the offer, argue that the fact that they were offered full relief nevertheless moots the case and requires dismissal.



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Service dog denied Purdue animal hospital discount, owner claims discrimination

Indianapolis native Wendy Cotterell suffers from a severe hearing disability and for that, she relies on her best friend and service dog, Rocco. "I've lost about 50 to 60 percent of my hearing," said Cotterell.



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VA fires Sharon Helman, head ofPhoenix hospital at center of scandal

The Veterans Affairs Department removed the head of its Phoenix hospital facility Monday, more than six months after whistleblowers said veterans were dying while on secret lists waiting for care at the center. Sharon Helman, the director of the Phoenix VA health care system, was officially fired Monday, though she has been on administrative leave since May. "Lack of oversight and misconduct by VA leaders runs counter to our mission of serving veterans, and VA will not tolerate it," said Secretary Bob McDonald in a statement.



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SEC Releases 2014 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program

By all accounts, 2014 was a year of tremendous success for the SEC's Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. According to its 2014 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program , the SEC paid nine whistleblower awards, including a record $30 million award to a single whistleblower.



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Blog: DOJ's Record Year for FCA Recoveries Includes $2.3 Billion for Health Care Fraud

The Department of Justice announced this week that it recovered a record $5.69 billion in civil False Claims Act settlements during fiscal year 2014. This recovery included $2.3 billion for FCA cases involving federal health care programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.



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"Weakest link" is no way to run your workplace

If news reports are true , then the ex-General Manager of NBC's Today show provides a good example of how not to treat employees. Jamie Horowitz was hired away from ESPN to save the Today show, which has fallen behind its rival Good Morning America in the ratings.



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Five hour driving course offered in Massena Dec. 2

Those with a learner's permit looking to get their full license can take advantage of a state-mandated five-hour driving course. It is set for Dec. 2 and 4 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. each day at the Department of Labor on Glenn Street.



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Senate Reports Finds EEOC Lost Millions In Litigation Mistakes

The report from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions stated that the EEOC, "is pursuing many questionable cases through sometimes overly aggressive means - and, as a result, has suffered significant court losses that are embarrassing to the agency and costly to taxpayers." "Courts have found EEOC's litigation tactics to be so egregious they have ordered EEOC to pay defendants' attorney's fees in ten cases since 2011," the report continued.



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