• posted: Jun. 22, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  New Legislation
• evidence of wrongdoing,  money laundering,  whistleblower risks

A new law regarding whistleblowers could mean new risks for employers. The Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act was passed last year as part of Congress’s omnibus spending bill. The Act Read More

• posted: Jun. 20, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• sexual harassment,  racial harassment,  harassment claim

A former Ford employee has filed suit against the auto manufacturer, claiming that a coworker harassed her based on her race, among other allegations. Initially, the district court ruled in Read More

• posted: Jun. 15, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• hostile work environment,  age bias,  retaliatory demotion

Boeing’s motion to dismiss an age bias and retaliation suit has failed in Washing federal court. U.S. District judge Tana Lin denied the corporation’s argument that the lawsuit was filed Read More

• posted: Jun. 13, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• Retaliation Suit,  Workplace Discrimination,  Severance Agreement

A federal jury in Texas awarded a Black former city manager $12.5 million in damages after finding for him in his discrimination and retaliation suit. Odis Jones sued the city Read More

• posted: Jun. 08, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• co-creation sessions,  NLRB,  notice of workers' rights

The National Labor Relations Board has accused Starbucks of violating federal labor law during “co-creation sessions,” which solicited employee grievances and promised improved benefits to workers. These sessions sometimes included Read More

• posted: Jun. 06, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Title VII,  Racial Harassment,  Civil Rights Act

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued ExxonMobil in Louisiana federal court. The EEOC alleged that the company failed to take action after five nooses were found on an Read More

• posted: Jun. 01, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• age discrimination,  American Airlines,  COVID-19

American Airlines is being sued for age discrimination based on its COVID-19 layoffs. Jennifer Pomis, a 58-year-old former employee who spent 35 years at the airline, claims the airline discriminated Read More

• posted: May 25, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• financial fraud,  employer retaliation,  employment discrimination

A former vice president of finance at Transdigm, a Washington aerospace supplier, has accused the company of retaliatory termination after she reported financial fraud. The discrimination suit alleged that Transdigm Read More

• posted: May 23, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Age Discrimination,  eeoc,  Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly has been sued in federal court for age discrimination. A 53-year-old sales employee filed a collective action against the pharmaceutical manufacturer, claiming they violated federal and state anti-discrimination Read More

• posted: May 22, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination,  Sexual Harassment
• employer retaliation,  sexual harassment,  discrimination claim

Natalia Grainger, former squash director of the Westchester County Club, filed a lawsuit against the country club recently. Her complaint alleges that she was fired after she noticed and reported Read More

• posted: May 18, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• employer retaliation,  FMLA,  retaliation claim

A table games dealer has sued Harrah’s Casino and parent company Caesar’s Entertainment for retaliating against him for reporting an incident to human resources and requesting FMLA leave. William Peterson Read More

• posted: May 16, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation
• hostile environment,  New Jersey Concientious Employee Protection Act

A former New Jersey executive assistant prosecutor has settled a wrongful termination claim after he exposed illegal behavior by an addiction recovery expert the counter prosecutor worked with. Michel A. Read More

• posted: May 11, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• federal employment law,  settlement agreement

The fitness company Equinox has settled an age bias claim with a former employee in late October 2022. The plaintiff, a 51-year-old former front desk employee, accused Equinox of firing Read More

• posted: May 09, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• Americans with Disabilities Act,  ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request,  eeoc

A McDonald’s franchisee, who fired an autistic employee of 37 years, recently settled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit for $100,000. The franchisee, who owns and operates “numerous” McDonald’s restaurants Read More

• posted: May 04, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Black History Month,  whistleblower history,  Women's History Month

February was Black History Month, and March is Women’s History Month: it’s the perfect opportunity to look back at two famous Black women whistleblowers and their pursuit of justice. In Read More

• posted: May 03, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• age bias,  age bias claim,  age discrimination

The fitness company Equinox has settled an age bias claim with a former employee in late October 2022. The plaintiff, a 51-year-old former front desk employee, accused Equinox of firing Read More