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

A South Carolina federal court granted summary judgment to Fluor Corporation, Inc., Fluor Enterprises, Inc., and Fluor Intercontinental, Inc. on a former deputy director of its materials management group’s allegations of retaliation in violation of the False Claims Act. The deputy director claimed that he was terminated because he made a complaint to the compliance department regarding the accuracy of inventories on a government contract in Afghanistan, where he was assigned to work. The court found that the director of the materials management group was the “decision maker” regarding which employees to include in a reduction in force, and eliminated ...