• posted: Jan. 26, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• New Legislation
• anti-retaliation regulations

On November 28, a federal judge in Texas ruled against an injunction that would have prevented a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) anti-retaliation regulation from going into effect. This Read More

• posted: Jan. 23, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower award

On Monday, December 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided a whistleblower with an award worth approximately $3.5 million for providing unique, specific information that led to a Read More

• posted: Jan. 19, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• New Legislation
• whistleblower protection bill

Back in June 2016, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would provide greater protections to whistleblowers across the country. The bill is now on its way to desk of Read More

• posted: Jan. 16, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower program

For the past five years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has run a program that offers monetary awards to any individuals who can provide useful information regarding a Read More

• posted: Jan. 12, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $1.9M award,  Community Health Systems

A former executive at a Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS)-owned multispecialty clinic based in Washington state recently won a $1.9 million award after filing a whistleblower lawsuit against CHS and Read More

• posted: Jan. 09, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• denied claim,  missed deadline in whistleblower case

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued an award resolving the claims of a pair of whistleblowers based on the same action filed against the same entities. However, Read More

• posted: Jan. 05, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• expedited case processing

The Western Region of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched its Expedited Case Processing Pilot, which allows whistleblowers to request OSHA to expedite its findings during an Read More

• posted: Jan. 02, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• ethics violations

A hospital executive in charge of a large redevelopment project in Ontario, Canada, is accused of several ethics violations, according to a report in The Globe and Mail. Suman Bahl, a Read More

• posted: Dec. 29, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC sanctions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has levied a $265,000 sanction against the Atlanta-based BlueLinx Holdings. According to reports, the company settled with the SEC for the amount in Read More

• posted: Dec. 26, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• fraud,  SEC award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided an award of $4 million to a whistleblower who provided the federal agency with information related to a major instance of Read More

• posted: Dec. 22, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• FRSA

A Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) whistleblower has received $1.6 million in a jury verdict after he was fired by BNSF for performing a safety check on an air brake Read More

• posted: Dec. 19, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• cybersecurity

The Wall Street Journal reports that eight of the country’s largest banks are joining forces to combat the ever-present threat of cyber crime — and whistleblowers are playing important roles Read More

• posted: Dec. 15, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• National Whistleblower Appreciation Day

Four U.S. federal agencies recently celebrated National Whistleblower Day, marking the first time that any had officially recognized the event — even though Congress has passed resolutions proclaiming it in Read More

• posted: Dec. 12, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• tax evasion

A judge on the country’s highest tax court has ruled that whistleblowers who expose tax cheats to the U.S. government are entitled to receive more of the money recovered in Read More

• posted: Dec. 08, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower retaliation

In eastern Washington state, crews have been working on one of the most intensive and costly environmental cleanups in the U.S. history, addressing the site of a former nuclear production Read More

• posted: Dec. 05, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• favorable actions,  OSC

A report from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) indicates that 2015 was a record year in terms of favorable actions for whistleblowers, including corrective actions, stays, disciplinary procedures Read More