Press Releases
TELG Attorneys Honored in Best Lawyers in America
August 21, 2025
Based on high praise from their peers, every principal attorney at The Employment Law Group has been honored in the latest editions of The Best Lawyers in America and its Ones to Watch list. The 2026 edition marks the second year in which all seven TELG principals have been recognized and the 14th year of R. Scott Oswald and Nicholas Woodfield being honored for their work in employment law.
All TELG Principal Attorneys on Lawdragon Top 500 List for Third Year in a Row
August 08, 2025
Legal media company Lawdragon has named every principal attorney at The Employment Law Group to one of their top lists: "500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers.” This is the third year in a row that all seven TELG principal attorneys are honored.
TELG Firm & Attorneys Honored by Prestigious Chambers Award for 5 Years
July 10, 2025
For the fifth year in a row, the renowned Chambers & Partners has recognized The Employment Law Group and two of its principal attorneys — R. Scott Oswald and Adam Carter — for their work in labor and employment law.
Defense Contractor Will Pay $1.95 Million to Settle Claims That It Sold Unauthorized Equipment
April 04, 2025
A defense contractor agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle claims that it defrauded the U.S. Air Force. TELG clients Nora Taylor and Marthe Lattinville-Pace will split an award for turning in Intelligent Waves, which had fired them after they raised concerns internally.
Former Kennel Master at U.S. Embassy in Iraq Wins $1.8 Million Verdict in Sexual Harassment Case
February 03, 2025
A jury awarded $1.825 million in damages to TELG client Tracy Sargent, who was subjected to illegal sexual harassment while she protected the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The verdict included $1.6 million in punitive damages against SOC LLC, a State Department contractor.
Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Will Pay $19.9 Million to Settle Claims of Medicare Fraud Resulting from Patient Mistreatment
September 26, 2024
Two hospital executives who alerted prosecutors to alleged abuses at Acadia Healthcare's psychiatric facilities will get a portion of the company's $19.9 million payout to taxpayers. TELG clients Franka Tirado and Brian Snyder filed their lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act.
Hospice Provider Will Pay $19.4 Million to Settle Claims It Charged Government Programs for Ineligible Patients
July 19, 2024
Two Ohio nurses will get a portion of Gentiva's payout to the U.S. government after they blew the whistle on alleged Medicare fraud at the Youngstown hospice where they worked. TELG clients Jason Medved and Anthony Donnadio filed their lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act.
Whistleblower Earns More Than $1.6 Million in Settlement Of PPP Fraud Case Against Auto Dealership Company
October 11, 2023
Healthcare IT Company Will Pay More Than $1.7 Million To Settle Whistleblowers’ Claims of Fraud
October 10, 2023
The amount will settle claims that Capital Technology Information Services misused taxpayer funds from a $15 million federal grant. Whistleblowers Sherette Rhodes and Alisa Mosley will receive a portion of CTIS' payment to the government.
U.S. Government Adds Legal Heft to Whistleblower’s Claims of Fraud at Defense Contractor
October 02, 2023
The government has decided to intervene in a case against Innovative Technologies, Inc. ITI, a Northern Virginia government contractor, and its founders may owe more than $37 million for defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense. Former employee and whistleblower Humberto Irizarry is represented by TELG.
Carter Healthcare and Its Top Officers Pay $7 Million To Settle Whistleblowers’ Claims of Medicare Fraud
October 18, 2022
Florida home-health therapists Sharon Mahaffey and Mark Brimer will share almost $1.3 million as an award for their whistleblowing in the case of Carter Healthcare, an Oklahoma-based provider that settled allegations of overbilling and pushing treatment without regard to medical need.
U.S. Government Rewards Whistleblower For Role in Security Clearance Fraud Case
April 11, 2022
TELG client Julie Reed will receive almost the maximum share allowed in qui tam cases as a reward for her work on behalf of the U.S. government. Ms. Reed alleged her former employer, KeyPoint, was misrepresenting high-level security clearance investigations.
International Technological University Will Pay $1.17 Million To Settle Whistleblower’s Allegations of Visa Fraud
January 29, 2021
TELG client Concepcion Saenz-Cambra received a share of a $1.17 million settlement between the U.S. government and a private university that had, she alleged, falsely claimed that certain students qualified for F-1 visas. Dr. Saenz-Cambra was represented by TELG's Janel Quinn and Scott Oswald.
Avanir Pharmaceuticals Will Pay $103 Million to Taxpayers to Settle Whistleblowers’ Allegations of Healthcare Fraud
September 26, 2019
Anne Arundel Medical Center Will Pay More Than $3 Million to Settle Pharmacist’s Whistleblower Lawsuit
June 27, 2019
An anti-coagulation clinic owned by Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) billed Medicare and other government insurance programs for a large number of medically unnecessary services, according to federal prosecutors, and AAMC will pay $3.154 million to taxpayers to settle a lawsuit filed by the former supervisor who reported the wrongdoing.
