Department of Justice Claims Businesses May Discriminate Against Transgender Workers
- posted: Feb. 04, 2019
- Employee Rights
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
Wells Fargo Forced to Pay $9.5 Million Settlement
- posted: Aug. 02, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
Wells Fargo has gone through no shortage of scandals in recent years, and now it has more bad news. In late April, Wells Fargo agreed to shell out $9.5 million Read More
NLRB Rules Employer Did Not Break Law by Terminating Employee Who Violated Security Protocols
- posted: Jul. 30, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
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
Judge Throws Out Trade Secret Theft Claims Based on Whistleblower Immunity
- posted: Jul. 16, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation
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
Texas Oil Regulator Files Wrongful Termination Claim After Exposing Safety Issues
- posted: Feb. 02, 2015
- Employee Rights
An oil inspector in Texas claims to have been wrongfully fired for reporting safety violations within his company and being subject to unfair retaliation in the time leading up to Read More
Two Men Receive $7.6 Million in Goldman Sachs Wrongful Firing Suit
- posted: Jan. 29, 2015
- Employee Rights
A pair of former brokers for Goldman Sachs & Company’s Los Angeles offices earned $7.6 million in monetary awards after filing a wrongful termination and discrimination suit against the company. Read More
A Look Back at SEC Whistleblowers in 2014
- posted: Jan. 26, 2015
- Employee Rights
In retrospect, 2014 has to be considered a success for the whistleblower program run by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This year, whistleblowers who earned awards through Read More
OSHA Hands Down Record Award Under Federal Railroad Safety Act
- posted: Jan. 19, 2015
- Employee Rights
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) gave a MTA Metro-North railroad employee a record award under the Federal Railroad Safety Act after they suffered an injury in 2011. The Read More
Minnesota Overturns Precedent By Extending Whistleblower Statute of Limitations
- posted: Jan. 15, 2015
- Employee Rights
On December 15, the Court of Appeals for the state of Minnesota made a decision that reversed 20 years of precedent by extending the Minnesota Whistleblower Act’s statute of limitations Read More
Whistleblowers on Wall Street Could Earn Share of $425 Million Pot
- posted: Jan. 12, 2015
- Employee Rights
Since the establishment of the SEC Whistleblower Program, there have been a lot more highly publicized cases of whistleblowers coming forward and revealing wrongdoing within their organizations, specifically in regard Read More
Judge Will Allow Dow Whistleblower to File Wrongful Termination Suit
- posted: Jan. 08, 2015
- Employee Rights
A federal judge is allowing an ex-fraud investigator for Dow Chemical Co. to pursue a wrongful termination claim. Kimberly Wood, who had worked for 25 years at Dow before the Read More
Bank of America Whistleblower Wins $57 Million Decision
- posted: Jan. 05, 2015
- Employee Rights
In what is being considered a record, landmark case, a former bank executive at Countrywide Financial (now owned by Bank of America Corporation) was awarded $57 million for exposing the Read More
Whistleblower Awarded $175 Million in Trinity Industries Lawsuit
- posted: Jan. 01, 2015
- Employee Rights
A federal jury determined that Trinity Industries, a Texas-based guardrail manufacturer, must pay $175 million in penalties after a whistleblower alerted authorities to False Claims Act violations by the company. Trinity Read More
Former St. Petersburg VA Attorney Files Whistleblower Suit
- posted: Dec. 29, 2014
- Employee Rights
Javier Soto was at one point a Ratings Benefits Services Representative for the St. Petersburg region office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. However, after he released a report that Read More
Study Shows Companies Face Larger Penalties When Whistleblowers Involved
- posted: Dec. 25, 2014
- Employee Rights
A recently published study indicates that companies face much larger monetary penalties whenever a whistleblower is involved in enforcement actions against the company. In an average case, those companies paid Read More
Senators Present New Whistleblower Law for Auto Industry
- posted: Dec. 22, 2014
- Employee Rights
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla) recently presented a new piece of legislation that will protect the rights of whistleblowers within the auto industry, and offer them Read More