Intro to Whistleblowing: Collecting Evidence in South Carolina You’ve established that your South Carolina employer (or a competitor or a contractor for whom you subcontract) is committing fraud against the government—Medicare or Medicaid billing fraud, military contracting fraud, grant fraud, or some other misconduct. You’ve tried to resolve the issue internally, [...]

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 [...]

South Carolina whistleblowers who report fraud against government programs may be eligible to receive protection and an award under state and federal law.

South Carolina Whistleblower Rights Protection Whistleblowers are entitled to protection for reporting fraud against the government. Miller Law Group has over 50 years of combined experience protecting whistleblower rights. There are many state and federal laws that protect whistleblowers from workplace retaliation. One of the most common is the federal [...]

South Carolina Whistleblower Law Whistleblowers who report fraud against government programs may be entitled to an award and protection under the False Claims Act. The federal False Claims Act was enacted to encourage whistleblowers, called relators under the act, to report fraud against government programs. To encourage whistleblowing, the False [...]