We represent victims of reverse discrimination and anti-DEI whistleblowers

• posted: Apr. 03, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Workplace Discrimination
• Gender discrimination,  UCLA,  Oncology

Certain fields have been marked by discrimination for as long as anyone can remember, but that does not mean that disparate treatment is legal. It can be very intimidating to Read More

• posted: Mar. 30, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Sexual Harassment
• EEOC,  Sexual harassment,  Workplace misconduct

Most employers are aware of their duty to stop sexual harassment in the workplace. Unfortunately, even some businesses that have effective programs to deal with this type of unlawful behavior Read More

• posted: Mar. 27, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• fraud,  Medicare,  DMERx

Billions of dollars are lost every year through both Medicare fraud and online scams. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a scheme that combined both types of illegal behavior Read More

• posted: Mar. 23, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• False Claims,  Qui tam,  Whistleblower

Whistleblower cases filed under the federal False Claims Act have been a powerful tool in the fight against companies that commit fraud against the government. In these claims, individuals known Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• DEI Programs
• DEIA,  Personnel Management,  Federal employee

Over the first couple months of the second Trump administration, the president’s determination to eliminate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) activities has taken many forms. Several executive orders have Read More

• posted: Mar. 16, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• DEI Programs
• False Claims,  DEI,  Diversity

Almost immediately upon taking office, President Donald Trump took a series of actions designed to deter Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, some of which violate civil rights laws, according Read More

• posted: Mar. 13, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Employee Rights,  Improvement Plan,  PIP

No employee is happy when they’re put on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). These plans usually include a series of specific areas where the worker must get better in a Read More

• posted: Mar. 09, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• FCA,  DOJ,  Falsified

Within the scientific field, allegations of research impropriety are taken very seriously. When the leader of a biotechnology company was accused of falsifying parts of her doctoral dissertation, she was Read More

• posted: Mar. 06, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• SEC,  Whistleblowing,  Automobile Defects

Employees are supposed to speak up when they see something wrong in their workplace. This is doubly true when people could be hurt, or even killed, if the problem is Read More

• posted: Mar. 02, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Contractors
• GSA,  FCA,  Overcharged

As part of the government contracting process, vendors must state that they are providing accurate information regarding their commercial sales practices. This is meant to stop companies from charging the Read More

• posted: Feb. 27, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Workplace Discrimination
• workplace discrimination,  White Worker’s,  South Asian

It does not matter what your background might be, you could be the victim of illegal workplace discrimination. While most attention over the years has been devoted to bias against Read More

• posted: Feb. 23, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• whistleblower,  NHTSA,  Auto Safety

Great advances have been made in automobile safety over the past couple of generations, but defects in manufacturing and design still frequently prompt recalls, and sometimes lead to serious accidents. Read More

• posted: Feb. 18, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• DOJ,  Drug manufacturers,  Opioid Sales

Drug manufacturers and large pharmaceutical retailers bear significant responsibility for the opioid crisis in the United States. However, pinpointing specific instances of misconduct usually requires some inside knowledge. Now, a Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• Whistleblower,  FAA,  Complaints

In numerous industries, whistleblowers play a vital role in rooting out problems and encouraging ethical conduct. That’s why numerous laws safeguard whistleblowers against retaliation and sometimes offer incentives for individuals Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• Whistleblowing,  CFO,  incentivizes

High-ranking corporate executives have significant authority, but also a responsibility to do what’s right. It’s been estimated that medical fraud nationwide accounts for $100 billion in losses annually. This type Read More

• posted: Feb. 08, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• whistleblowers,  Medicaid,  TMFPA

When whistleblowers file a qui tam claim after identifying fraud against the government, various federal and statutes entitle them to receive a share of the amount recovered. This type of provision exists Read More