Potts v. Ctr. for Excellence in Higher Educ., Inc.

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

*612 The False Claims Act imposes liability on any person who knowingly defrauds the federal government. See 31 U.S.C. § 3729 (a). The Act includes a provision protecting whistleblower employees from specified retaliatory acts by their employer. 31 U.S.C. § 3730 (h)(1)-(2). We now consider whether this anti-retaliation statute applies when no retaliatory discrimination occurs until after employment ends. We conclude that it does not. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , we affirm the district court's dismissal of Debbi Potts's retaliation claim.

BACKGROUND

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