• posted: Apr. 30, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Covid-19
• Employment Law

A Six-Month Recap of Current and Prospective Covid-19 Litigation Employment law may be the practice area most affected by COVID-19. In this fourth part of a multi-part series, Corporate Counsel is Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded a whistleblower more than $277,000 for their assistance in providing the agency with significant information that alerted it to an ongoing Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,  Graft and Corruption,  Uncategorized,  Whistleblower Litigation,  New Legislation,  Fraud,  Employee Retirement Income Security Act,  Wrongful Termination
• corona virus,  covid,  fired during covid

In her article published April 23, 2020, on nbcdfw.com, Diana Zoga discusses a lawsuit filed in Dallas County in mid-April. The suit was filed by Amy Reggio, a woman who says Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

Samuel Mark Isley serves as the human resources director for Limestone County Schools in Alabama, but was recently played on administrative leave with pay. Isley has now filed a lawsuit Read More

• posted: Apr. 23, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation

Jackson National Life Insurance Company recently reached a $20.5 million settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after claims the company harassed, discriminated against and retaliated against female and Read More

• posted: Apr. 20, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A recent report published by the National Guardian’s Office in England indicates a signficiant increase in whistleblower reports filed by nurses. According to the report, in 2018-2019, nurses submitted 3,728 complaints Read More

• posted: Apr. 13, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The United States Department of Justice recovered more than $3 billion in judgments and settlements from cases involving fraud, including false claims against the government. Of that $3 billion, $2.6 billion Read More

• posted: Apr. 09, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

Whistleblowers have played a big role in national news over the last couple years. With whistleblowers making up more headlines than ever before, from the #MeToo movement to the Ukraine Read More

• posted: Apr. 06, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

In 2019, congress passed a new law offering greater protections to tax and accounting whistleblowers. These whistleblower provisions were a part of the Taxpayer First Act (TFA). The TFA covers a Read More

• posted: Apr. 02, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review contained an overview of research that found that more whistleblowers means more value to whistleblower programs, even when those whistleblowers are reporting Read More