• posted: Nov. 30, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee mistreatment,  quitting your job

The number of people throughout the United States quitting their jobs has reached record highs as Americans see significant opportunities in the job market and opportunities to earn more money Read More

• posted: Nov. 25, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• SEC,  compliance officer,  SEC whistleblower awards

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded three compliance professionals a joint award of $1 million for their role in helping the agency uncover and prosecute misconduct at their Read More

• posted: Nov. 22, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• bribes,  Medicare Fraud,  kickback scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced charges from a grand jury in New Jersey issued against the owner of multiple telemedicine companies. The defendant is based in Florida and runs Read More

• posted: Nov. 18, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• price manipulation,  racketeering

A federal judge in Chicago ruled that four ex-employees for JPMorgan Chase & Co. must face racketeering charges upon accusations of price manipulation of metals futures. The judge’s decision resulted in Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Covid-19
• Americans with Disabilities Act,  disability discrimination,  covid-19

The Biden administration recently issued guidance that workers with long-term, lingering symptoms of COVID-19 may be protected under federal disability laws. This guidance brings forth a new area of concern for Read More

• posted: Nov. 11, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A group of current and former employees of the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training filed a lawsuit in which they claimed systemic retaliation against whistleblowers by the agency’s leadership Read More

• posted: Nov. 08, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced whistleblower awards of more than $4 million spread among four individuals who provided information critical to a securities fraud investigation. Here’s a Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

One of the final acts of the presidency of Donald Trump was to sign into law a Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act. The law prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June in the case of Buren v. United States. The 6-3 decision added some limitations to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. Now, Read More