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What Happens After My Case is Filed?

After your case is filed, the federal government will investigate your allegations through the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Your case will remain under seal, meaning that it will be kept secret from your employer, until the government has finished its investigation. Once the investigation is completed, the government will either intervene (or join) in the case as a party, or it will decline to intervene.

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