Lawsuit Claims New Jersey Rent Assistance Program Fired Whistleblower
- posted: Dec. 15, 2022
- Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs has been accused of firing their chief financial officer, after he informed the agency’s leaders about waste and conflicts of interest in the state’s Read More
Construction Employees Accuse Contractor of Racial Bias in Firings
- posted: Dec. 06, 2022
- Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
Three Black former employees at a bridge construction company have appealed the verdict in their discrimination suit to the Eleventh Circuit, claiming their employer paid them less that white coworkers, Read More
Former Utah Professor Suits for Whistleblower Retaliation, Wins $760K
- posted: Jan. 13, 2022
- Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
Judith Zimmerman, a former professor at the University of Utah, won $760,000 in damages in a jury trial after she sued the university claiming whistleblower retaliation. The case was another example Read More
Whistleblower Claims Wrongful Termination After Complaining About COVID Protocols at Workplace
- posted: Apr. 26, 2021
- Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
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
Former Employee of Ad Agency Sues Company Alleging Wrongful Termination over COVID Issues in Project
- posted: Sep. 21, 2020
- Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
Tiffani Harcrow, a former employee of Omelet LLC ad agency in Culver City, recently filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against her former employer. She alleges the company wrongfully fired her Read More
Fired Detroit Nurse Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Hospital Alleging Poor Working Conditions, Wrongful Termination
- posted: Aug. 17, 2020
- Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
A Detroit nurse was fired after posting a video on Facebook discussing the working conditions at her place of employment, Sinai Grace hospital. Now she has sued the hospital seeking Read More
Grand Prairie ISD Whistleblower Files Lawsuit After Wrongful Termination
- posted: Dec. 30, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
According to a recent lawsuit filed by an ex-employee of the Grand Prairie ISD, former superintendent Susan Simpson Hull fired that employee after they told an investigator about financial wrongdoing Read More
Ex-Albuquerque Animal Welfare Worker Sues City for Wrongful Termination After Blowing the Whistle
- posted: Dec. 31, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
Victoria Murphy, a former employee of Albuquerque Animal Welfare, filed a lawsuit against the city after she was fired for what she says was blowing the whistle to protect public Read More
Officer in New Jersey Claims to Have Been Punished for Blowing the Whistle on Wrongdoing
- posted: Dec. 13, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
A police officer from Clementon, New Jersey, recently filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and top law enforcement officials. The plaintiff claims the police chief, Charles Grover, retaliated against Read More
Federal Judge Denies Dismissal of Whistleblower Complaint Involving Lab Technician
- posted: Dec. 06, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
A federal judge recently denied a request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower who claims an employee of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was fired because she refused to Read More
Whistleblower’s Retaliation Claim in Minnesota Reinstated by Federal Appeals Court
- posted: Oct. 05, 2017
- Whistleblower Litigation
The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled a whistleblower retaliation claim filed by a lab quality technician at a Springfield, Minnesota, facility run by MAT Holdings, Inc. would Read More
ACA Whistleblower Claim Revived by Justice Department Review Board
- posted: Aug. 31, 2017
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board recently revived a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) claim made by a whistleblower who was a former nurse at the Read More
Cardiovascular Systems to Pay $25 Million in Jury Verdict
- posted: Aug. 03, 2017
- Whistleblower Litigation
A jury in California has awarded $25.1 million in damages to a former employee of Cardiovascular Systems Inc. after determining the company wrongfully fired him. The employee, who was at one Read More
Infosys GC Receives $1 Million Severance Upon Departure from Company
- posted: Apr. 06, 2017
- Employee Rights
Infosys Ltd., the second-largest provider of software services in India, announced its general counsel and chief compliance officer, David Kennedy, was leaving the company effective December 31. The announcement was Read More
Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Against Volkswagen over Wrongful Termination
- posted: Jun. 02, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
A whistleblower has filed a lawsuit against auto manufacturer Volkswagen, claiming he was terminated by the company after attempting to stop it from deleting evidence related to investigations into excess Read More
SEC Backs Protections in Place for Internal Whistleblowers
- posted: Nov. 12, 2015
- Whistleblower Litigation
Some new guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this summer gave some additional reinforcement to the agency’s stance that whistleblowers who report misconduct through their company’s internal Read More