• 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

• posted: Apr. 09, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

Whistleblowers have played a big role in national news over the last couple years. With whistleblowers making up more headlines than ever before, from the #MeToo movement to the Ukraine Read More

• posted: Apr. 06, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

In 2019, congress passed a new law offering greater protections to tax and accounting whistleblowers. These whistleblower provisions were a part of the Taxpayer First Act (TFA). The TFA covers a Read More

• posted: Apr. 02, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review contained an overview of research that found that more whistleblowers means more value to whistleblower programs, even when those whistleblowers are reporting Read More

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

There are some circumstances in which culpable whistleblowers can receive SEC whistleblower awards. According to the rules of the SEC Whistleblower Program, culpable whistleblowers increase the agency’s ability to uncover Read More

• posted: Mar. 26, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

In December, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a $1 million-plus award to a person who submitted a tip to the agency with unique information that helped expose Read More

• posted: Mar. 23, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A court filing by the U.S. Department of Labor accuses Oracle, a software company, of systematic discrimination against female and minority employees, resulting in those employees being shortchanged about $400 Read More

• posted: Mar. 19, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

Over the six years from 2012 to 2018, the number of whistleblower complaints that were filed through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration increased by 74 percent. This is thanks Read More

• posted: Mar. 16, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

A Los Angeles jury ordered Alki David, a billionaire entrepreneur, to pay $50 million in punitive damages after he was found liable for battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment against Read More

• posted: Mar. 12, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

Mark Ruffalo is widely known for playing Bruce Banner and his alter-ego, the Incredible Hulk, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, he’s known almost as much for his activism and Read More

• posted: Mar. 09, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• attorney-client privilege,  trade secrets law,  evidence of wrongdoing

People who become aware of wrongdoing within their company and wish to act as whistleblowers will need to provide proof of wrongdoing on the part of their company. This can Read More