Introduction: Tough questions facing every american worker, xi -- Rule 1. Understand the maze -- Rule 2. Follow the money -- Rule 3. Yes, you are a "Whistleblower, " -- Rule 4. Find the best federal law -- Rule 5. Don't forget state laws -- Rule 6. Ask the most important question: is the Taxpayer on the hook? -- Rule 7. Check for tax cheats: the IRS Qui Tam -- Rule 8. Know Dodd-Frank: securities and commodities Qui Tam claims -- Rule 9. If workers for the government, use the First Amendment -- Rule 10. Make sure disclosures are protected ; Rule 11. Beware of "hotlines, " -- Rule 12. Cautiously use "self-help" tactics, -- Rule 13. Be prepared for the lid to blow -- Rule 14. Delay is deadly -- Rule 15. Conduct discovery -- Rule 16. Get to the jury -- Rule 17. Win the case: prove motive and pretext -- Rule 18. Get every penny deserved -- Rule 19. Make the boss pay attorney fees -- Rule 20. Don't take hush money -- Rule 21. Never forget: whistleblowing works -- Conclusion: Whistleblowing and the american dream -- Checklist 1. Whistleblower reward law (Qui Tam) -- Checklist 2. Whistleblower protections under Federal Law -- Checklist 3. Whistleblower protection under State Common Law -- Checklist 4. What to look for when blowing the whistle on fraud against the Government -- Checklist 5. Proof of retaliation -- Checklist 6. Discovery in whistleblower cases: obtaining the evidence needed to win a case against an employer.
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