• posted: Jul. 25, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employer retaliation

A former sergeant at the Southern Regional Jail near Charleston, West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against the state’s Regional Jail Authority, alleging employer retaliation. The man, Jason Hefner, says he Read More

• posted: May 05, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• whistleblower retaliation

Miguel Del Toral works as a regulations manager for the Environmental Protection Agency and was assigned to investigate the water issues in Flint, Michigan in early 2015. According to Del Read More

• posted: May 02, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• filing claims

When an employee alleges that he or she faced retaliation after attempting to report misconduct within your organization, there are a number of protections afforded to that person. There are Read More

• posted: Mar. 21, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• overtime pay

Lansafe Appraisal Services Inc., an appraisal subsidiary of Bank of America, recently agreed to pay a $36 million settlement in a class action lawsuit in which the company was accused Read More

• posted: Feb. 25, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• FCA litigation

There has been a growing amount of litigation under the False Claims Act in recent years, with many more cases being brought by current or former employees against their companies. Read More

• posted: Feb. 18, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• attorney-client privilege

The protections available in terms of attorney-client privilege often depend on the type of content found in the communications. Because of this fact, privilege logs almost never play a dispositive Read More

• posted: Jan. 25, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• David Douglas School District

A recent whistleblower lawsuit against the David Douglas School District near Portland, Oregon alleges that its high school was not engaging in proper food safety practices. The suit was filed Read More

• posted: Jan. 11, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Inc.,  KBR,  SEC Rule 21F-17

In April, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated the very first enforcement action regarding employee confidentiality agreements against KBR, Inc., a technology and engineering company based in Houston, Texas. Read More

• posted: Jan. 07, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• anti-retaliation provisions of the MHRA

Not all reports of internal wrongdoing are technically considered whistleblower actions. In 2013, the First Circuit Court established an important “job duties” exception related to the Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act. Read More

• posted: Jan. 04, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act,  Dodd-Frank Act,  Dallas attorney,  Securities and Exchange Commission

In early August, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued some clarification on rules regarding internal whistleblower reporting. According to the agency, whistleblowers are to be protected under the Dodd-Frank Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 2015
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• pay ratio

On August 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially approved what has been called the “CEO pay ratio disclosure rule” under the Dodd-Frank Act. This new rule will require Read More

• posted: Dec. 28, 2015
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution,  dallas att

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a number of new procedures and policies August 19, outlining how a new process will be established to resolve whistleblower disputes more Read More

• posted: Sep. 24, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• liability for incidents,  minimum salary,  salaried-exempt positions,  white collar workers

A recent proposal from the U.S. Department of Labor would double the minimum salary for the overtime exemption for white collar workers, but would still keep the same complicated duties Read More

• posted: Aug. 06, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Americans with Disabilities Act,  obesity,  revoked job offer

The Eighth Circuit may reopen the 2013 case of a Kansas man who alleges the BNSF Railway Co. revoked his job offer because he was obese. The man, Melvin A. Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Chapter 11 liquidation plan,  liquidating trust,  unlawful activity

On June 10, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleged that the proposed Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Liberty Medical Supply Inc. restricts the federal agency’s rights to recover funds it Read More

• posted: Jul. 27, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• disability leave

The Sixth Circuit of Appeals confirmed financial planner Michael Rhinehimer’s $250,000 award in his lawsuit against his former employer, U.S. Bancorp, for retaliation against a complaint. Through affirming Rhinehimer’s case, the Read More