Case: Individual Employment Rights/False Claims Act (D. Nev.)

Fife Dermatology, PC, is entitled to summary judgment on its former chief operating officer’s retaliation claim under the False Claims Act, a federal district court in Nevada ruled. The COO was terminated after violating a confidentiality clause in his employment agreement, and reporting potential Medicare and Medicaid fraud to the owner of Fife Dermatology. The court found that he merely notified the owner that the practice might be noncompliant with Medicare and Medicaid regulations, which was undisputedly part of his job description, and thus, his employer didn’t have notice that he was engaged in protected activity under the FCA. Further, ...