Whistleblower|False Claims Act|Qui Tam

Minnesota Lawyer Protecting Whistleblowers

The law office of John A. Klassen, PA, in Minneapolis, has been a determined advocate for Minnesota employees for more than a decade. John Klassen founded our firm in 1996 to focus on protecting employees' rights, especially if they suffered whistleblower retaliation after opposing or reporting their employer's illegal actions.

The purpose of my law firm is to advocate on behalf of and protect employees who have been victimized by their employers.

Attorney John Klassen

In many cases, whistleblower employees have heroically opposed or reported their employer's violation of federal or state law or regulation, and were unjustly punished for it. If you blew the whistle and suffered retaliation as a result, we may be able to help you get compensation for lost wages, emotional distress, or punitive damages.

Protecting the Rights of Whistleblower Employees

If you observed or believed in good faith that your employer was breaking the law and you opposed or reported it, and if you suffered retaliation for your whistleblowing, your rights may have been violated. State and federal law provides protection for whistleblowers from retaliatory consequences such as termination, demotion, papering of the file, or harassment by supervisors or coworkers.

Our firm has handled many cases involving whistleblower retaliation for reporting several types of illegal activity by an employer, such as:

• Failure to pay overtime
• Deliberate misclassification of federal contractors
• Orders to falsify loan or banking documents
• Orders to cover up undocumented workers
• Medicare/Medicaid billing fraud

If your employer committed fraud against the federal government, as in the case of Medicare billing fraud, we can help you pursue a qui tam claim under the False Claims Act.

What Is a Qui Tam Claim?

Qui tam is a type of action on behalf of the U.S. government. Our clients in qui tam cases are an "original source" of information that their company has submitted false claims for payment by the federal government, such as fraudulent Medicare or Medicaid claims. We can help you file suit on behalf of the U.S. government, and you may be entitled to a percentage of the compensation collected.

Contact Our Whistleblower Law Attorney, John A. Klassen

For more information about the protections offered to whistleblowers, for help in seeking compensation for whistleblower retaliation, or to become a whistleblower in a Qui Tam/False Claims Act case, contact John A. Klassen, PA, in Minneapolis. We can be contacted by phone at (612) 204-4533 or through the intake form on our Contact Us page.