To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held, in connection with an interlocutory appeal, that the False Claims Act (FCA) anti-retaliation provisions protect relators from post-employment retaliatory conduct. In United States ex rel. Felten v. William Beaumont Hosp., 993 F.3d 428 (6th Cir. 2021), the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of relator, David Felten’s complaint involving allegations that he was “blacklisted” by Beaumont Hospital post-employment when seeking other employment, reasoning that the FCA’s anti-retaliation provisions cover actions taken after the course of employment concludes. The opinion diverges from both a 2018 Tenth Circuit opinion and a strong dissent from Judge Griffin.