• posted: Sep. 26, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• sexual harassment,  Title VII,  gender discrimination

In a recent ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit set a significant precedent in workplace sexual harassment cases. The court's decision in Sharp v. S&S Activewear Read More

• posted: Jun. 20, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• sexual harassment,  racial harassment,  harassment claim

A former Ford employee has filed suit against the auto manufacturer, claiming that a coworker harassed her based on her race, among other allegations. Initially, the district court ruled in Read More

• posted: May 22, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination,  Sexual Harassment
• employer retaliation,  sexual harassment,  discrimination claim

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

• posted: Sep. 27, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employer retaliation,  sexual harassment,  sex discrimination

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

• posted: Feb. 24, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• sexual harassment,  termination was retaliation,  racketeering

The attorneys for former associate athletic director Sharon Lewis of Louisiana State University (LSU) claim her firing was a result of retaliation. Lewis had previously filed a $50 million federal racketeering Read More

• posted: Jan. 11, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• sexual harassment,  Civil Rights Act of 1964,  eeoc

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit against the owner of a Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, a hotel near the airport in Kent, Washington. The lawsuit alleges Read More

• posted: Oct. 07, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• hostile work environment,  sexual harassment,  workplace harassment

A former employee of Schlumberger, one of the largest names in oil field services, filed a $100 million lawsuit against the company alleging sexual harassment. According to Sara Saidman, the plaintiff, Read More

• posted: Sep. 28, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• sexual harassment,  paycheck protection program,  ppp

The federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was implemented as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing small businesses with some federal funding to keep workers employed during the tough financial Read More

• posted: Aug. 09, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee rights,  whistleblower,  sexual harassment

The #MeToo movement gained such tremendous momentum in the second half of 2018 that its members were named the TIME People of the Year. Not only has the movement had Read More

• posted: Jul. 26, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee rights,  whistleblower,  sexual harassment

The New York City Council recently passed the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act, a series of bills with the goal of addressing and preventing sexual harassment in work environments. Read More

• posted: Jul. 23, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee rights,  whistleblower,  sexual harassment

One of the most common methods used to undermine victims of sexual harassment or assault is to criticize the amount of time they waited before reporting the incident. The insinuation Read More

• posted: Jul. 23, 2015
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• sexual harassment,  sexual relationship,  unfairly terminated,  witness

A U.S. Magistrate, Judge Leslie G. Foschio, decided on June 10 that Hodgson Russ LLP would continue to be allowed to defend New York charter bus company, Carrier Coach Inc., Read More