Whistleblower - Law Dictionary Search Results
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whistleblower : an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency and who is commonly vested by statute with rights and remedies for retaliation compare qui tam action whis·tle·blow·ing [-i] n ...
qui tam action
qui tam action : an action that is brought by a person on behalf of a government against a party alleged to have violated a statute esp. against defrauding the government through false claims and that provides for part of a penalty to go to the person bringing the action [the whistleblower brought a qui tam action against the contractor for presenting fraudulent claims for payment] ...
special counsel
special counsel : counsel appointed to fill a particular need ;specif cap : a government official charged with protecting employees from illegal practices by employers and esp. from employer reprisal for whistleblowing ...
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