Grand Prairie ISD Whistleblower Files Lawsuit After Wrongful Termination
- posted: Dec. 30, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Termination
According to a recent lawsuit filed by an ex-employee of the Grand Prairie ISD, former superintendent Susan Simpson Hull fired that employee after they told an investigator about financial wrongdoing Read More
Former Teacher Partially Granted Appeal in Lawsuit Against Williamson County School District
- posted: Dec. 26, 2019
- Employee Rights, Wrongful Termination
Melanie Lemon, a former teacher for Williamson County Schools in Tennessee, was granted a partial appeal by the state’s Court of Appeals regarding a lawsuit that had been previously dismissed Read More
Steps to Take if You Become a Victim of Wrongful Termination
- posted: Dec. 23, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Termination
Being the victim of a wrongful termination can make you understandably, angry, sad, frustrated or any combination thereof. When you are dealing with a wrongful termination situation, here are some Read More
House Passes PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act
- posted: Dec. 19, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
On September 24, the House of Representatives passed the PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019. If the Act were to go into law, it would establish a new whistleblower reward Read More
Department of Education Accused of Whistleblower Retaliation After Threatening to Suspend Employee who Reported Budget Data
- posted: Dec. 16, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
The United States Education Department proposed this September to suspend a budget analyst for five days after she provided information to The Washington Post about the Trump administration’s 2017 budget Read More
Zion District 6 Employees File Lawsuit Claiming Retaliation After Blowing Whistle on Food Theft
- posted: Dec. 12, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
A pair of former food service employees for Zion District 6 in Chicago have filed a lawsuit against the school district after claiming they were fired and retaliated against in Read More
Congress Seeks to Protect Whistleblower Who Alerted Government of President Trump’s Ukraine Phone Call
- posted: Dec. 09, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
While the House of Representatives gears up for impeachment inquiries of President Donald Trump, congress’s intelligence committees are also preparing for hearings with the whistleblower who provided the information about Read More
Concerns Still Exist About Whistleblower Protections at the VA
- posted: Dec. 05, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
Just months after multiple whistleblowers testified to say they still face harassment and retaliation in their work at the VA, some leaders in congress say not enough has changed with Read More
OSHA to Begin Handling TFA Whistleblower Complaints
- posted: Dec. 02, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
On September 11, the United States Department of Labor announced any whistleblower complaints submitted under the Taxpayer First Act (TFA) would now be handled by the Occupational Safety and Health Read More
OSHA Provides Five-Point Guidelines to Prevent Whistleblower Retaliation
- posted: Nov. 28, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently released a set of recommendations to help companies prevent whistleblower retaliation from occurring in their workplaces. The agency suggests training all employees about Read More
Whistleblower Claims Disney Has Been Significantly Inflating its Revenue
- posted: Nov. 25, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud
According to a report from MarketWatch, a Walt Disney Company accountant has claimed the company overstated its revenue for years. That accountant ultimately filed a whistleblower report with the Securities Read More
Former Spectrum Sales Executive Claims to Have Been Fired After Reporting Fraud
- posted: Nov. 21, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Termination
A former sales executive for Spectrum in San Antonio claims she was fired from the company in retaliation for reporting allegations of securities frauds to her bosses. She has since Read More
What Have Been the Largest SEC Whistleblower Awards?
- posted: Nov. 18, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
The SEC’s whistleblower award program has come a long way since it was first implemented in 2011. The pace at which awards have been given has increased quite a bit Read More
SEC Awards Whistleblower $1.8 Million for Role in Exposing Misconduct
- posted: Nov. 14, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued yet another whistleblower award in late August, granting more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower who it said provided crucial and actionable information Read More
SEC Issues Charges to Several Defendants for Unregistered Securities Sales
- posted: Nov. 11, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Crystal World Holdings, Inc., The New Sports Economy Institute and Christopher Paul Rabalais for misleading its investors in an unregistered offer and Read More
Texas Medicare Fraud Scheme Results in $339 Million Judgment
- posted: Nov. 07, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently entered a judgment in a Medicare fraud case against four defendants valued at a total Read More
