The moment she noticed something wrong was the moment her time started running out
A doctor's whistleblower case over COVID relief funds was ruled time-barred by Virginia's Supreme Court, which determined the limitations clock started earlier than lower courts believed.
HR professionals managing terminations just got a critical reminder about timing. In a decision handed down December 18, 2025, the Virginia Supreme Court drew a hard line on when whistleblower claims actually expire, and the answer might surprise you.
Dr. Michele Hollis thought she had filed her lawsuit on time. She was wrong.
Hollis had worked as an emergency medicine physician for medical staffing companies that placed her at HCA Healthcare facilities. In late 2020, she started making waves. She told management she refused to upcharge her services, calling the practice fraudulent. She also complained that the companies were mishandling federal COVID-19 relief funds by keeping money that should have gone to physicians.
The pushback came in January 2021. Her employers said they would not renew her contracts unless she accepted a major pay cut. Hollis pushed back harder, saying it looked terrible to withhold relief funds from doctors while slashing their pay.
On March 2, 2021, Hollis noticed something odd: she was not on the April schedule. She called Jason Clark, an HCA vice president, asking what was going on. He told her vaguely that "there is a case pending review" and directed her to another doctor who...
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