• posted: Jun. 07, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Uncategorized

Tenet Healthcare Corp. and one of the California hospitals under its umbrella agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit. The suit alleged the company implanted pacemakers Read More

• posted: Jun. 03, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Uncategorized

The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) authority in Tampa recently terminated its Chief Executive Officer Ben Limmer after a whistleblower complaint and investigation into his improper conduct. The transit authority board Read More

• posted: May 28, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• secondhand whistleblower reports,  whistleblower reports

There is a tendency in organizations to dismiss secondhand whistleblower reports as little more than hearsay. However, experts say secondary whistleblower reports can actually be extremely valuable for uncovering information Read More

• posted: May 25, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• FLSA,  Unpaid Wages,  Wage and Hour Lawsuit

Advantage RN, LLC, a nurse staffing firm, agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle a class action wage and hour lawsuit. Nurses working with the company alleged the firm routinely failed Read More

• posted: May 21, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• ADEA,  Older Workers Benefits Protection Act

A class action lawsuit filed in January alleges layoffs at AT&T in 2019 were designed to get rid of older employees, and that the company attempted to get those employees Read More

• posted: May 19, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

Dearborn Heights School District No. 7 (D7) was ordered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to pay more than $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower Read More

• posted: May 07, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

An engineer who works for the City of San Diego recently claimed in a letter to the San Diego City Attorney’s Office that supervisors ignored his numerous warnings about fire Read More

• posted: May 04, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

In mid-January, Jay Gould was fired from his position as CEO of Interface Inc., a global manufacturer of flooring materials. Now he has filed a lawsuit against the company for Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Covid-19
• Employment Law

A Six-Month Recap of Current and Prospective Covid-19 Litigation Employment law may be the practice area most affected by COVID-19. In this fourth part of a multi-part series, Corporate Counsel is Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded a whistleblower more than $277,000 for their assistance in providing the agency with significant information that alerted it to an ongoing Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,  Graft and Corruption,  Uncategorized,  Whistleblower Litigation,  New Legislation,  Fraud,  Employee Retirement Income Security Act,  Wrongful Termination
• corona virus,  covid,  fired during covid

In her article published April 23, 2020, on nbcdfw.com, Diana Zoga discusses a lawsuit filed in Dallas County in mid-April. The suit was filed by Amy Reggio, a woman who says Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

Samuel Mark Isley serves as the human resources director for Limestone County Schools in Alabama, but was recently played on administrative leave with pay. Isley has now filed a lawsuit Read More

• posted: Apr. 23, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation

Jackson National Life Insurance Company recently reached a $20.5 million settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after claims the company harassed, discriminated against and retaliated against female and Read More

• posted: Apr. 20, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A recent report published by the National Guardian’s Office in England indicates a signficiant increase in whistleblower reports filed by nurses. According to the report, in 2018-2019, nurses submitted 3,728 complaints Read More

• posted: Apr. 16, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Wrongful Termination

Four former employees of Life Spine, Inc., a company that provides various solutions addressing spinal pathology and surgical issues, recently filed a federal lawsuit against the company with allegations they Read More

• posted: Apr. 13, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The United States Department of Justice recovered more than $3 billion in judgments and settlements from cases involving fraud, including false claims against the government. Of that $3 billion, $2.6 billion Read More