• posted: Oct. 07, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights

A jury awarded a former Walmart employee with Down syndrome more than $125 million in a disability discrimination lawsuit. The compensatory and punitive damages in the case will be reduced Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued an auto dealership in Dallas (AOD Ventures Inc., dob Autos of Dallas) for race and gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights

A federal court approved a $34 million settlement between Edward Jones & Co. and black financial advisors at the company, ending years of litigation. In addition to the financial settlement, Read More

• posted: Sep. 13, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights

A federal judge ruled a lawsuit regarding “Black Lives Matter” masks worn by Whole Foods workers will be allowed to proceed, overruling the initial dismissal in the district court. According to Read More

• posted: Jul. 19, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• Employee Harassment,  knowledgeable whistleblower lawyer

In a recent lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claimed Peachstate Health Management LLC (dba AEON Global Health) violated federal laws by subjecting a black female client services Read More

• posted: Jul. 12, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• $11 Million Award

A federal jury in Washington state recently awarded $11 million to an IBM manager who was fired after complaining about racial discrimination. Scott Kingston, the manager in question, was retaliated against Read More

• posted: Jul. 01, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• zoltek

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently filed a lawsuit against Zoltek Corp., alleging the company acted in defiance of whistleblower statutes by wrongfully terminating an employee who spoke Read More

• posted: May 27, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Covid-19

Amazon recently announced a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a former employee who claimed wrongful termination related to his reporting improper COVID-19 safety protocols. Settlement details, including the amount of Read More

• posted: May 20, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights

Employees have the right to request reasonable accommodations in the workplace for particular conditions they have. Employers, then, must take those requests seriously if they are to avoid legal issues. An Read More

• posted: May 10, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• employment lawsuits

It was a predictable result of the COVID-19 pandemic—by May 2020, new employment lawsuits in federal courts started to majorly fall off. However, by the end of the year and Read More

• posted: May 06, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• personal protective equipment

Some of the largest unions in the state of Texas recently renewed a push to get lawmakers to overhaul the employment insurance system in the state and to ensure workers’ Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  New Legislation
• family leave,  medical leave

One of the very first steps President Joe Biden took upon assuming the presidency was to attack the COVID-19 pandemic and lay out plans for relief for Americans who have Read More

• posted: Apr. 26, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• employer retaliation,  wrongful termination,  covid,  covid-19

A whistleblower claims he was wrongfully terminated from his position after repeatedly raising his concerns about COVID-19 protocols at Trojan Battery Co. in Santa Fe Springs. The company was the subject Read More

• posted: Apr. 22, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination

A music professor at the University of North Texas, Timothy Jackson, filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming his constitutional rights were violated by the university. UNT said it would remove Read More

• posted: Apr. 19, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination

On January 15, Timothy Hearl officially became the first actor to sue an entertainment employer over working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Netflix is one of the of the defendants Read More

• posted: Apr. 16, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination

A former server at an Olive Garden restaurant in Glendale, California filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain, claiming he was forced to resign as retaliation for complaining about being Read More