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Ex-Raymond James Exec Sues for Sex Bias, Claims Promotion Denied for Being "Too Aggressive”

A former executive at Raymond James and Associates has filed a sex bias lawsuit against the financial services company in Florida federal court. Joena Bartolini Mitchell alleges that she was terminated Read More

U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Whistleblower Retaliation Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC. This case revolves around whether a whistleblower bears the burden of proving an employer's retaliatory intent, or Read More

Revealing Statistics from the Ethics & Compliance Initiative

Whistleblowers are key in uncovering fraud, waste and abuse at companies and organizations. Recently, the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) conducted its annual global survey. The results offer an overview Read More

Former Aerospace Supplier Executive Claims She Was Fired for Reporting Fraud

A former vice president of finance at Transdigm, a Washington aerospace supplier, has accused the company of retaliatory termination after she reported financial fraud. The discrimination suit alleged that Transdigm Read More

Former Director Sues Elite NY Country Club After Reporting Sexual Harassment

Natalia Grainger, former squash director of the Westchester County Club, filed a lawsuit against the country club recently. Her complaint alleges that she was fired after she noticed and reported Read More

Harrah’s Dealer Accuses Casino of Retaliatory Firing

A table games dealer has sued Harrah’s Casino and parent company Caesar’s Entertainment for retaliating against him for reporting an incident to human resources and requesting FMLA leave. William Peterson Read More

Nurses and Whistleblower Protections

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

Lawsuit Claims New Jersey Rent Assistance Program Fired Whistleblower

New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs has been accused of firing their chief financial officer, after he informed the agency’s leaders about waste and conflicts of interest in the state’s Read More

Surgeon Claims Retaliation After Blowing the Whistle on Colleague

A Cincinnati surgeon has filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, claiming he was retaliated against when he raised concerns about a colleague’s fitness. Dr. Charles Mehlman Read More

AstraZeneca Whistleblower Sues for Age Discrimination and Retaliation

A former AstraZeneca sales manager—and current whistleblower—is suing the company for age discrimination and retaliation. Suzanne Ivie claims that AstraZeneca fired her after she refused to participate in an off-label Read More

Law Firm’s Products Liability Chair Sued for Sexual Harassment of Subordinate

The products liability chair at Buchalter APC, a law firm in Los Angeles, California, has been sued for sexually harassing and verbally abusing a subordinate. Karen Hurdle, a legal analyst Read More

Firefighter Succeeds in Whistleblower Retaliation Claim Against U.S. Forest Service

A judge awarded a former U.S. Forest Service firefighter $115,000 in back pay, siding with the firefighter in his whistleblower retaliation claim against the Forest Service. The firefighter, Pedro Rios, claimed Read More

Former Sacramento Fire Chief Sues CIty for Wrongful Termination

The former chief of the Sacramento Fire Department, Gary Loesch, recently filed a $10 million wrongful termination suit against the city, claiming he was deliberately exposed to COVID-19 as a Read More

San Jose State University Agrees to Settle Sex Abuse Coverup Lawsuit

San Jose State University (SJSU) recently agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging a coverup of sexual abuse allegations. The claimant was a whistleblower who targeted the suit against the university Read More

Former Utah Professor Suits for Whistleblower Retaliation, Wins $760K

Judith Zimmerman, a former professor at the University of Utah, won $760,000 in damages in a jury trial after she sued the university claiming whistleblower retaliation. The case was another example Read More

Whistleblower Claims Wrongful Termination After Complaining About COVID Protocols at Workplace

A whistleblower claims he was wrongfully terminated from his position after repeatedly raising his concerns about COVID-19 protocols at Trojan Battery Co. in Santa Fe Springs. The company was the subject Read More

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