• posted: Feb. 04, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  labor and employment,  Fair Labor Standards Act,  Dallas attorney,  discrimination in the workplace

The U.S. Department of Justice told the Supreme Court in October 2018 that businesses are allowed to discriminate against workers based on gender identity without violating federal law. In an appearance Read More

• posted: Aug. 20, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  Dallas attorney,  discrimination in the workplace

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a meeting June 12 in Washington, D.C. to get feedback from stakeholders in the trucking and railroad industries about whistleblower laws Read More

• posted: Aug. 13, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• False Claims Act,  whistleblower,  discrimination in the workplace

Mark Johnson, a former HSBC Holdings, PLC trader, recently became the first person to be convicted in an international investigation into currency rigging. In late April, a U.S. District Judge Read More

• posted: Aug. 06, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  unlawful activity,  discrimination in the workplace

A U.S. District Court in Brooklyn awarded $5.1 million to 10 workers who claimed their employer, United Health Programs of American, Inc., forced them to participate in group prayers and Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• labor and employment,  whistleblower,  discrimination in the workplace

In a late February decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a significant decision for employers and employees alike in the case of KHRG Employer, LLC dba Hotel Burnham Read More

• posted: Jul. 19, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  harassment,  discrimination in the workplace

As the combined forces of the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements have continued to gain momentum throughout 2018, more people than ever are having frank conversations about incidents of harassment in Read More

• posted: Jul. 16, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• labor and employment,  whistleblowers,  discrimination in the workplace

In what is believed to be a first-time occurrence under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, a U.S. District Judge tossed out claims against a person accused of stealing trade secrets Read More

• posted: Jul. 09, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee rights,  whistleblower,  discrimination in the workplace

A class action lawsuit filed against Google alleging pay discrimination based on gender will move forward after a ruling by California Superior Court Judge Mary E. Wiss. The original lawsuit was Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• whistleblower lawsuit,  discrimination in the workplace,  Racial discrimination

A former executive at Indian software company Infosys accused the company of racial discrimination in its hiring and promotion practices, saying the company favors Indian employees over people of other Read More

• posted: Jul. 03, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• discrimination in the workplace

A former Wal-Mart worker will receive more than $5.5 million in both punitive and noneconomic damages after a federal jury in Connecticut found that the company retaliated against him for Read More