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A Candid Discussion on the Effects of COVID-19 on Employment Law

By rclemente | Published October 23, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

In an interview on Law.com, Whistleblower As a result of being on the other side of many disputes with Littler, I was aware of their multi-functional knowledge base, for both client counseling and litigation. Covid-19 has obviously upended all facets of employment law. I sat down with Harry Jones, a Littler partner who is helping Read More

Employers Now Have Expanded Whistleblower Liability Under OSHA Rules

By Steve Kardell | Published July 23, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced some changes to its whistleblower system that will result in employers having greater liability in whistleblower cases. OSHA has had a massive increase in the number of whistleblower complaints filed in recent years, and it is expected this number will only continue to grow. The number Read More

Florida Attorney General Goes After Third-Party Vendors for Gouging Prices on Amazon

By Steve Kardell | Published July 20, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced subpoenas issued to 43 third-party vendors in the state that are alleged to have gouged prices of essential items on Amazon.com to take advantage of greater demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state announced it would coordinate with Amazon itself to ensure proper price enforcement. The vendors were accused Read More

Amazon Worker Fired After Leading Protest Against Poor Working Conditions

By Steve Kardell | Published July 16, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

Chris Smalls, an assistant warehouse manager for Amazon, was recently fired after organizing a walking protest over working conditions at the company’s facility on Staten Island. The incident quickly made national news and has drawn harsh criticism for the massive online retailer, including from Mayor Bill de Blasio, and the New York attorney general. Case Read More

Chicago Nurse Claims She Was Fired for Warning About COVID-19 Mask Inadequacies

By Steve Kardell | Published July 13, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

A nurse in Chicago is claiming wrongful termination after she warned colleagues the masks they were given by Northwestern Memorial Hospital were insufficient protection against the COVID-19 virus. The nurse, Lauri Mazurkiewicz, says she emailed colleagues and supervisors the day before she was terminated, saying N95 face masks are safer than the masks that the Read More

Monetary Rewards Make Good Incentive for Whistleblowers, but Aren’t the Only Reason They Report Wrongdoing

By Steve Kardell | Published July 9, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

Over the last decade, a variety of programs have started up in federal agencies that incentivize whistleblowers to come forward with tips about wrongdoing within their companies or organizations, and potentially share in the money recovered through sanctions. The most well-known of these programs is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) whistleblower program, but several Read More

SEC Issues $1.6 Million Whistleblower Award

By Steve Kardell | Published July 6, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced a $1.6 million award to a whistleblower who provided information that helped form the basis for charges that led to a successful enforcement action. According to the information provided by the SEC, the information submitted by the whistleblower prompted investigators in the Department of Enforcement to look Read More

Whistleblower Receives More than $760,000 in Retaliation Lawsuit

By Steve Kardell | Published July 2, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

Coloplast, a Minneapolis-based medical device provider, agreed to pay more than $760,000 to Amy Lestage, who claimed the company retaliated against her after she blew the whistle on company wrongdoing. Lestage, along with two other former employees of Coloplast, filed a False Claims Act case in December 2011. Defendants included Byram Healthcare and other large Read More

New Whistleblower Laws and Policies In Effect for 2020

By Steve Kardell | Published June 29, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

There has never been a time in American history when whistleblowers have had more protections afforded to them than they do right now. The last 10 years have seen significant increases in the protections and benefits provided to whistleblowers, and 2020 has seen some new rules go into effect that further enhance those protections. In Read More

Assisted Living Companies Settle Disability Bias Suit for $2 Million

By Steve Kardell | Published June 25, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized |

An assisted living company, Prestige Care, Inc., and its subsidiaries recently agreed to settle a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity commission for $2 million. In the suit, the EEOC alleged the company and its subsidiaries violated disability antidiscrimination laws by refusing to allow employees to work unless they were completely healed, and firing Read More

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"Steve Kardell was terrific in representing me in some very adversarial discussions with Citigroup and also later represented me in my testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission." -Richard Bowen, Citigroup Whistleblower
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