We represent victims of reverse discrimination and anti-DEI whistleblowers

• posted: Oct. 07, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• consumer protection,  Secret Siri Recordings,  wake word

Owners of iPhones are suddenly reconsidering the way they use the Siri feature thanks to a recent whistleblower report published in the Guardian. According to the report, contractors who were 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. 30, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• evidence of wrongdoing

A former Chief Compliance Officer for National Holdings Corp. claims she was fired after 16 years of working for the brokerage firm after she began investigating allegations of insider trading Read More

• posted: Sep. 26, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• CFTC whistleblower claim,  claims

The whistleblower program of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently handed out several awards, continuing a recent trend of awards coming from the commission at a fast pace. The Read More

• posted: Sep. 23, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• filed a whistleblower lawsuit,  homophobic harassment,  LGBT

A former executive for Goldman Sachs alleges he was subjected to homophobic harassment and that anti-gay views from his superiors were the primary reason for his termination. The claimant is William Read More

• posted: Sep. 19, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee who reported fraud,  Whistleblower retaliation is illegal

Maxim Healthcare Service, a federal contractor for healthcare services, is the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it retaliated against an employee who reported fraud at an immigrant detention facility. According Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• award of $3 million,  whistleblowers submitted the tip jointly

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced an award of $3 million to be split between a pair of whistleblowers who provided the federal agency with information that 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: Sep. 09, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• awarded a whistleblower more than $4.5 million,  reviewing allegations,  sanctions are greater than $1 million

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded a whistleblower more than $4.5 million after a tip the individual provided resulted in an employer reviewing allegations in an internal Read More

• posted: Sep. 05, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $21.57 million settlement

Informatica, a provider of cloud and data services, recently agreed to pay a $21.57 million settlement in a case that alleged the company overcharged the government by providing false or Read More

• posted: Sep. 02, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Civil Rights Act of 1964

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit against O’Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. (DBA O’Reilly Auto Parts), alleging the company routinely subjected female employees at a store Read More

• posted: Aug. 29, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $1 billion for prescription drugs,  embroiled in a legal battle,  federal judge

A federal judge has denied a request by Aetna to drop a whistleblower lawsuit against CVS Caremark that alleges the company overbilled Medicare to the tune of more than $1 Read More

• posted: Aug. 26, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a brand-new whistleblower award worth approximately $1.5 million would be paid out to a whistleblower who filed a claim through the agency’s whistleblower Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• efficient and fair,  the most common problems or issues

The timeliness and efficiency of internal investigations performed by human resources professionals are crucial to help companies act appropriately when they face allegations of wrongdoing. In addition, establishing an efficient Read More

• posted: Aug. 15, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Idaho Department of Labor,  misconduct on the part of your employer,  whistleblower lawsuit to the tune of $500000

The state of Idaho recently settled a whistleblower lawsuit to the tune of $500,000, stopping the case before it reached federal court. The suit was filed by James Cryer, a former Read More

• posted: Aug. 12, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Michigan’s Whistleblower Protection Act. In 2016,  Wrongful termination a serious issue

The water crisis in Flint has been national news for the last several years, and one legal battle surrounding the crisis recently came to a head with a jury siding Read More