• posted: Feb. 10, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• $1 million in lost wages and punitive damages,  $500000 punitive damage

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently awarded a pair of employees just over $1 million in lost wages and punitive damages. The Read More

• posted: Jan. 20, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Workplace Investigations

The #MeToo movement shined a much-needed light on issues involving sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. In this time of greater sensitivity to these issues, it is important that Read More

• posted: Dec. 26, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• bullied,  emotional distress,  intimidated and defamed by administrators,  negligent leadership,  stalked

Melanie Lemon, a former teacher for Williamson County Schools in Tennessee, was granted a partial appeal by the state’s Court of Appeals regarding a lawsuit that had been previously dismissed Read More

• posted: Oct. 03, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• $35 million settlement,  claim they were not being paid overtime,  FLSA violations often go unreported

A potential $35 million settlement between Wells Fargo & Co. and a number of current and former employees received preliminary approval by a federal judge. The settlement stems from a case Read More

• posted: Sep. 12, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• FMLA rights must be protected,  given a difficult time by an employer,  the Family and Medical Leave Act

A federal judge ruled a Burger King franchisee in Alabama illegally prevented a former employee from taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The employee in question, LaShondra Read More

• posted: May 27, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• firing was a result of her complaints,  form of retaliation,  retaliation for alerting higher-ups,  skilled whistleblower lawyer

Bridget Bryden, a former dispatcher for the Santa Barbara Police Department, recently filed a lawsuit against the department, claiming she was fired in 2016 as retaliation for alerting higher-ups in Read More

• posted: Apr. 25, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• employees use their fingerprints,  storing employee fingerprints

The Hooters chain of restaurants recently was in court recently to respond to a lawsuit alleging it violated an Illinois privacy law when it reportedly began collecting and storing employee Read More

• posted: Mar. 07, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• skilled whistleblower attorney,  wrongfully suspended

A pair of surgeons from Omaha filed a lawsuit against the city’s Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, claiming they were wrongfully suspended and then forced to resign certain privileges after Read More

• posted: Feb. 18, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• market volatility,  reward program

Employees and managers of publicly traded companies could recover significant amounts of money if they have proof that executives are purposefully withholding negative or damaging information from shareholders to protect Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• strengthened federal protections

A federal jury recently awarded a Montana man more than $2.1 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit against BNSF Railway Co. The employee and plaintiff was Zachary Wooten of Columbia Falls, Read More

• posted: Feb. 04, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  labor and employment,  Fair Labor Standards Act,  Dallas attorney,  discrimination in the workplace

The U.S. Department of Justice told the Supreme Court in October 2018 that businesses are allowed to discriminate against workers based on gender identity without violating federal law. In an appearance Read More

• posted: Oct. 15, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• $1.1 Million Maritime Whistleblower Award

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) decided to uphold a $1.1 million whistleblower award issued to a ship captain who lost his job after reporting safety violations Read More

• posted: Oct. 11, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employer violation

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that Harley-Davidson Motor Co. should have allowed the International Association of Machinists (IAM) to engage in bargaining negotiations before the company offered Read More

• posted: Oct. 08, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  Dallas attorney,  workplace harassment

The age of #MeToo has shed light on just how important it is for businesses and organizations to plan out robust harassment reporting and investigation policies and to be proactive Read More

• posted: Sep. 27, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• $54.5 Million Settlement

Bloomberg LP and a settlement class of help desk representatives reached a $54.5 million settlement in a federal court in New York earlier this summer. The representatives alleged the company Read More

• posted: Sep. 17, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  hostile work environment,  Dallas attorney

Ice Cube’s BIG3 three-on-three basketball league has provided a fun environment on the court for players to showcase their skills. However, the league has also had its fair share of Read More