• posted: Mar. 09, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Covid-19
• settlement,  covid-19,  layoffs

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a lot of layoffs, including those at Scribe Opco Inc., also known as the Koozie Group. 212 employees from the Florida and Minnesota plants were Read More

• posted: Mar. 07, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation

A former Chicken of the Sea employee has filed a complaint in Georgia federal court, alleging that she was fired from her HR position when she questioned misappropriation of ERISA-governed Read More

• posted: Mar. 02, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• healthcare fraud,  kickback scheme,  Anti-Kickback Statute

A doctor and a healthcare facility have agreed to pay more than $2.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations. They were accused of improperly billing both state and federal Read More

• posted: Feb. 28, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• CTFC,  recordkeeping failures

Late last year, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached a $710 million settlement with 11 major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Citibank and Bank Read More

• posted: Feb. 23, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Covid-19
• coronavirus-related misconduct

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a lot of change—and ample opportunities for fraud and misconduct. If you know of coronavirus-related misconduct, consider alerting the government. Not only are there protections Read More

• posted: Feb. 21, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Graft and Corruption
• reporting fraud

Every year, the federal U.S. government spends hundreds of billions of dollars on various goods and services, such as military spending, education, disaster relief, transportation, environmental protection and more. Much Read More

• posted: Feb. 16, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• False Claims Act,  IRS whistleblower program,  SEC whistleblower

Whistleblowers are one of the most effective tools against corporate or government fraud and misconduct. There are many programs available, which not only provide protection against retaliation, but may also Read More

• posted: Feb. 14, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee protections

Bartow County, Georgia is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) after its HR department failed to stop “abhorrent” misconduct, and racially harassed the employee who reported Read More

• posted: Feb. 09, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• employer wrongdoing

The city of Shreveport, Louisiana is facing a whistleblower lawsuit. Former City of Shreveport Controller Ben Hebert filed an action against the city for wrongful termination, claiming it happened because Read More

• posted: Feb. 07, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower awards,  SEC,  denied claim

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a Whistleblower Program, which encourages insiders to provide tips regarding wrongdoing. Qualified whistleblowers may receive anywhere from ten to 30 percent of the Read More

• posted: Feb. 02, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Anti-Kickback Statute

The former Vice President of Product Management at Modernizing Medicine, Inc., has led to a $45 million settlement for a healthcare kickback scheme. Amanda Long filed a whistleblower action in Read More

• posted: Jan. 31, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• ADA,  anxiety disorder

Recently, a Nashville healthcare and rehabilitation facility was found to have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), after firing her for her anxiety disorder. A jury awarded the worker Read More

• posted: Jan. 26, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• SEC,  SEC whistleblower awards,  cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just released their Whistleblower Program report for the 2022 fiscal year. The Whistleblower Program incentivizes whistleblowers to report wrongdoing. The findings reveal that the Read More

• posted: Jan. 24, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• employer retaliation,  healthcare fraud,  workplace safety

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of nurses and other healthcare professionals in a whole new way. Nurses are on the “front lines” of healthcare, often the first people to Read More

• posted: Jan. 19, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• securities regulations,  self-reporting

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) runs a whistleblower rewards program, which has encouraged over 50,000 tips in the last decade. This has resulted in collecting nearly $5 billion in Read More

• posted: Jan. 17, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• severance agreements

If you’re getting ready to reduce your workforce, or have recently been laid off, it’s time to have a lawyer review your severance agreement. Many employers provide severance to laid Read More