The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled on Tuesday that an Allegheny County emergency room doctor’s Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act whistleblower claim against Allegheny Health Network was filed too late, narrowing the scope of how Pennsylvania health care workers can sue if they believe they were retaliated against by their employer.
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Awards have the potential to be significant. Whistleblowers with qualifying information are eligible to receive at least 15%—and up to 30%—of the recovered criminal fine, depending on various factors such as the whistleblower’s role in a successful prosecution, whether the whistleblower’s report allowed the government to conserve resources and the extent of the whistleblower’s cooperation.
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