• posted: May 25, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• financial fraud,  employer retaliation,  employment discrimination

A former vice president of finance at Transdigm, a Washington aerospace supplier, has accused the company of retaliatory termination after she reported financial fraud. The discrimination suit alleged that Transdigm Read More

• posted: May 23, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Age Discrimination,  eeoc,  Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly has been sued in federal court for age discrimination. A 53-year-old sales employee filed a collective action against the pharmaceutical manufacturer, claiming they violated federal and state anti-discrimination Read More

• posted: May 22, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination,  Sexual Harassment
• employer retaliation,  sexual harassment,  discrimination claim

Natalia Grainger, former squash director of the Westchester County Club, filed a lawsuit against the country club recently. Her complaint alleges that she was fired after she noticed and reported Read More

• posted: May 18, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• employer retaliation,  FMLA,  retaliation claim

A table games dealer has sued Harrah’s Casino and parent company Caesar’s Entertainment for retaliating against him for reporting an incident to human resources and requesting FMLA leave. William Peterson Read More

• posted: May 11, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• federal employment law,  settlement agreement

The fitness company Equinox has settled an age bias claim with a former employee in late October 2022. The plaintiff, a 51-year-old former front desk employee, accused Equinox of firing Read More

• posted: May 09, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• Americans with Disabilities Act,  ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request,  eeoc

A McDonald’s franchisee, who fired an autistic employee of 37 years, recently settled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit for $100,000. The franchisee, who owns and operates “numerous” McDonald’s restaurants Read More

• posted: May 03, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• age bias,  age bias claim,  age discrimination

The fitness company Equinox has settled an age bias claim with a former employee in late October 2022. The plaintiff, a 51-year-old former front desk employee, accused Equinox of firing Read More

• posted: May 03, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights

A McDonald’s franchisee, who fired an autistic employee of 37 years, recently settled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit for $100,000. The franchisee, who owns and operates “numerous” McDonald’s restaurants Read More

• posted: May 02, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  New Legislation,  Sexual Harassment
• Speak Out Act

President Joe Biden signed the Speak Out Act into law in December 2022. This law renders unenforceable nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses in employment contracts and severance agreements, regarding allegations of Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• bait-and-switch payment scheme,  temporary staffing

Three nurses have accused two Colorado travel nurse staffing companies of implementing a bait-and-switch payment scheme. They have accused the firms of making false pay offers, then cut the promised Read More

• posted: Apr. 20, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch will settle a worker’s retaliation lawsuit in which an employee alleged she was removed from her union steward duties after she filed for workers’ compensation and complained about discrimination. Read More

• posted: Apr. 13, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Goldman Sachs

A sex discrimination case against Goldman Sachs, which is now 13 years old, is finally scheduled to go before a jury in June 2023. The class action represents more than Read More

• posted: Apr. 11, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• discrimination,  Title VII,  Discrimination Claim

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has heard oral arguments in Hamilton v. Dallas County, which has challenged a decades-old court rule that makes it more difficult for workers and Read More

• posted: Apr. 06, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• LGTB

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether a website designer can legally refuse services for same-sex weddings. If the Court rules in the website designer’s favor, it could Read More

• posted: Apr. 04, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• affirmative action,  diversity initiatives

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two high-profile affirmative action cases in higher education. Experts suggest that this could affect how employers handle their diversity initiatives. Cases before the Read More

• posted: Mar. 14, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• reinstatement

Last November, the Sixth Circuit revived a former Fiat Chrysler employee’s suit. The employee claimed that he was fired for taking off time from work, in order to manage his Read More