Key Takeaways for Employers from Texas’s New Sexual Harassment Laws
- posted: Oct. 28, 2021
- Sexual Harassment
September 1 marked the day on which changes to the Texas Labor Code regarding sexual harassment officially went into effect. The rules affect smaller employers who had been excluded from Read More
What Employers Should Consider in Wake of Recent Supreme Court Decision on LGBTQ Employment Discrimination
- posted: Oct. 25, 2021
- Employee Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity. This Read More
Diabetic Testing Company Must Pay $160 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit
- posted: Oct. 21, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation
Arriva Medical, a company that specialists in mail-order diabetic testing services, recently reached an agreement with prosecutors to pay $160 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. The False Claims Act case Read More
Whistleblower Hotline Tip to Department of Defense Results in $25 Million Settlement
- posted: Oct. 18, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation
The inspector general’s office at the Department of Defense receives thousands of whistleblower hotline tips every year. Many amount to nothing, but every now and then the department strikes gold Read More
Three El Super Grocery Stores Fined for Violating COVID-19 Leave Rules
- posted: Oct. 14, 2021
- Employee Rights
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined three El Super Grocery Stores in the southern part of the state for failure to comply with COVID-19 leave polices. The fines punished the grocery Read More
Prime Healthcare Whistleblower Lawsuit Results in $37.5 Million Settlement
- posted: Oct. 11, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation
Prime Healthcare, its founder Dr. Prem Reddy and a cardiologist based in California settled a whistleblower lawsuit for a total of $37.5 million, which will be paid to the federal Read More
Walmart Must Pay $125 Million to Former Employee after Disability Bias Lawsuit
- posted: Oct. 07, 2021
- 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
Want to Qualify for an SEC Whistleblower Award? Here’s How to Perfect Your Claim
- posted: Oct. 04, 2021
- Whistleblower Litigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently amended the rules of its program, allowing more leeway for submissions from would-be whistleblowers. Under the new rules, whistleblowers who first failed to comply with Read More
