• posted: Jan. 07, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• anti-retaliation provisions,  Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act,  MHRA

Not all reports of internal wrongdoing are technically considered whistleblower actions. In 2013, the First Circuit Court established an important “job duties” exception related to the Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act. Read More

• posted: Jan. 05, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  labor and employment,  whistleblowers

In what is being considered a record, landmark case, a former bank executive at Countrywide Financial (now owned by Bank of America Corporation) was awarded $57 million for exposing the Read More

• posted: Jan. 01, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

A federal jury determined that Trinity Industries, a Texas-based guardrail manufacturer, must pay $175 million in penalties after a whistleblower alerted authorities to False Claims Act violations by the company.  Trinity Read More

• posted: Dec. 29, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

Javier Soto was at one point a Ratings Benefits Services Representative for the St. Petersburg region office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. However, after he released a report that Read More

• posted: Dec. 25, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

A recently published study indicates that companies face much larger monetary penalties whenever a whistleblower is involved in enforcement actions against the company. In an average case, those companies paid Read More

• posted: Dec. 22, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla) recently presented a new piece of legislation that will protect the rights of whistleblowers within the auto industry, and offer them Read More

• posted: Dec. 18, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

Four years ago, Francis X. Dougherty was fired after revealing the existence of a $7.5 million no-bid security camera contract within the Philadelphia School District. Now, he has won a Read More

• posted: Dec. 17, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• employee rights

In a landmark ruling, the National Labor Relations Board determined that workers have the right to use their company email for non-business purposes. These purposes could include communicating about union Read More

• posted: Dec. 15, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its annual report on its new whistleblower program, and according to that report, whistleblower tips and awards through the agency are Read More

• posted: Dec. 11, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

According to a memo recently sent out to all UPS employees, as of January 1, 2015 the company will offer its temporary light duty positions to pregnant workers as well Read More

• posted: Dec. 08, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

According to the ruling of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a former health care executive that exposed a kickback and illegal referral scheme by his employer will be Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• labor and employment

Dignity Health recently agreed to pay approximately $37 million to the United States in a Fair Claims Act violation settlement. According to the allegations against Dignity Health, a hospital system Read More

• posted: Dec. 02, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  labor and employment

Four whistleblowers will be awarded a sum of $3.9 million after reporting intentional overcharges made to the United States Air Force by airplane manufacturer Boeing. Boeing paid $23 million total Read More

• posted: Nov. 27, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  labor and employment

The SEC’s whistleblower office has been in place since 2011, and in that time has handed out nine monetary awards to whistleblowers. It is about to hand out its largest Read More

• posted: Nov. 25, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• employee rights

Kenneth Delano, an Army civilian police officer, recently became aware of a situation in which he claims that other officers on the force were receiving more pay than they had Read More

• posted: Nov. 21, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  labor & employment law

Omaha Area Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced a brand-new local emphasis program that will introduce regular health inspections at funeral homes, product and chemical Read More