By Steve Kardell | Published February 18, 2021 | Posted in Employee Rights, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Tags: employer retaliation, safety violation, workplace safety |
A former worker at a McDonald’s location in San Jose, California recently filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the company, claiming she was fired for leading protests against the restaurant when it failed to provide workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The employee, Maria E. Ruiz Bonilla, Read More
Read MoreTrisa Crutcher, an employee of a Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory, recently filed a whistleblower complaint alleging a variety of violations at the lab that could result in negative impacts on hundreds of criminal cases, including investigations surrounding death penalty cases. Crutcher’s 174-page report details massive lags in testing of child sexual abuse cases, various Read More
Read MoreKatrina Bryant, a former worker at a construction site for a new Amazon warehouse in Boardman, Oregon, alleges she was the victim of wrongful termination after she raised concerns to superiors over safety measures to prevent COVID-19 spread. Allegations in the case Bryant was tasked with safety compliance at the construction site, with duties including Read More
Read MoreA San Diego woman, Drisana Rios, claims she was fired from global insurance firm HUB International due to the difficulties she was having with managing childcare for her two young children while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rios was an account executive for the firm, and claims she was subjected to regular harassment Read More
Read MoreFrancesca Tucker-Schuyler served until recently as the city manager for Montebello, CA. However, she was fired in February 2019 in what she claims to have been a case of wrongful termination and whistleblower retaliation. She has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging retaliation, discrimination based on sex, failure to prevent discrimination and wrongful termination. Read More
Read MoreA pair of surgeons from Omaha filed a lawsuit against the city’s Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, claiming they were wrongfully suspended and then forced to resign certain privileges after bringing forth concerns about patient safety. In the lawsuit, Dr. Mark Puccioni and Dr. Jason Miller claimed the hospital suspended their privileges after they reported Read More
Read MoreA 65-year-old former employee of Home Depot has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming that he was punished for acting as a whistleblower in helping reveal the company’s illegal hazardous waste dumping that resulted in a $27.8 million fine. He also claimed Home Depot continues the practices, even after it was put on a Read More
Read MoreEmployees and managers of publicly traded companies could recover significant amounts of money if they have proof that executives are purposefully withholding negative or damaging information from shareholders to protect stock values. Given the recent market volatility and record drops we’ve seen in the stock market, this could affect many workers and managers across the Read More
Read MoreA hospital employee who filed a lawsuit alleging age and disability discrimination and employer retaliation was awarded $4.45 million. He filed the suit against his former employer, Grinnell Regional Medical Center, and the award included $220,009 in back pay, $2 million in emotional distress damages and $2.28 million for future emotional distress damages. According to Read More
Read MoreA former San Francisco prosecutor will receive a $2 million award after a jury found that her employer retaliated against her for investigating corruption within city government. Jurors agreed with Joanne Hoeper’s claims that the city was in violation of the California Whistleblower Protection Act and False Claims Act when it terminated her employment in Read More
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