A trio of New Jersey hospital workers urged reinstatement of their whistleblower cases Wednesday before a state court panel of judges skeptical that claims over “abusive” bosses should protect employees from termination.
The Inspira Health Network workers were all accused of helping each other add extra compensation to their time cards. But they claim they were told they could do this, and were instead fired for reporting their boss for “aggressive and abusive behavior.”
The key plaintiff’s “complaint here was really that the supervisor was acting inappropriately—isn’t it really more an employment complaint than a violation of law?” asked Judge ...
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A $14.6 billion web of deceit that stretched across the country has prompted a massive federal crackdown in the U.S. health care system. More than 300 people are facing charges nationwide in what ...