01731111

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/180187.aspx

The purpose of this digest is to provide an in-depth assessment of state and federal statutes and case law relating to false claims in the area of highway and transportation contracting. The comprehensive federal False Claims Act has served to protect federal highway and transportation funds since its inception. For the past decade, the federal False Claims Act has unquestionably applied to fraud involving federal funds granted to state transportation agencies. Furthermore, most U.S. state legislatures have enacted false claims statutory provisions, regularly patterned after the federal False Claims Act, that may also serve to protect transportation funds of states and political subdivisions. With few exceptions, most state false claims procedures, including those that relate to qui tam actions, mirror federal procedure, although there are subtle differences from state to state. State false claims acts are commonly used to combat Medicaid and healthcare fraud, and have not been broadly applied to claims made to state transportation agencies and political subdivisions involving highway and transportation funds. This digest focuses on how state false claims acts could be used to better protect funds of state and local transportation agencies. This digest also addresses legislative developments associated with the rights of “whistleblowers” and legal prohibitions against employer retaliation.

NCHRP Project 20-06, Topic 23-04

English

80p

2019-12

NCHRP Legal Research Digest

9780309480963

Digital/other

Appendices; Figures

Contracting; Financing; Fraud; State departments of transportation; State laws

False Claims Act

Whistleblowers

Administration and Management; Highways; Law

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 19 2020 10:22AM