South Carolina Whistleblowers: State and Federal Claims If you are considering reporting fraud, it matters whether the program involved is funded by the federal government, the state, or both. South Carolina does not have a state False Claims Act, which limits how fraud involving state-only funds is addressed. However, the federal [...]

South Carolina Whistleblowers and Retaliation Reporting fraudulent or illegal conduct takes courage, and many whistleblowers retaliation for speaking out. That retaliation can take the form of dismissal, suspension, demotion, or a decrease in salary. It may also look like harassment, isolation, or simply making it impossible for you to do [...]

South Carolina Whistleblower Receives $1.36 Million for Reporting False Claims at a Clinical Laboratory From August 2018 to November 2021, South Carolina company Clinical Laboratory LTD Holding LLC, formerly known as Labtech Diagnostics LLC (Labtech), and its founder and CEO Joseph Labash, allegedly paid doctors kickbacks in return for referrals, in [...]

South Carolina: Whistleblower Laws You Should Know When someone lies to the government for money, taxpayer dollars are at stake. A patchwork of state and federal laws offers both protections and, in some cases, rewards for South Carolina whistleblowers who speak up about fraud, waste, or abuse of government funds. The [...]

South Carolina Whistleblowers and False Claims When a company or individual files a false claim, they are stealing from the government and taxpayers. So, what is a false claim? A false claim is a dollar tied to a lie—which is fraud. But fraud is not always easy to spot if you [...]