• 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. 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. 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. 12, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  whistleblower,  cybersecurity

On April 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with the Altaba, Inc., formerly known as Yahoo! Inc., worth $35 million. The figure settled charges that the 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: Aug. 24, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  whistleblower,  SEC whistleblower award

In May, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a whistleblower more than $500,000. The company insider had provided valuable information to the agency that “prompted an SEC investigation Read More

• posted: Aug. 03, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee rights,  whistleblower,  wrongful termination

A jury in California has awarded $25.1 million in damages to a former employee of Cardiovascular Systems Inc. after determining the company wrongfully fired him. The employee, who was at one Read More

• posted: Jun. 01, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  Infosys

A letter from an apparent whistleblower with Infosys, one of India’s leading technology companies, alleges that some members of the company’s management team benefited illegally from a recent acquisition. According to Read More

• posted: Sep. 18, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• SEC,  whistleblower

A couple of recent whistleblower cases that have received national attention show the large divide that still exists in the way that these cases can progress. The first case saw Read More

• posted: Sep. 04, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Employee Rights
• retaliation,  whistleblower

In 2010, Paula Pedene helped reveal a scandal in the Phoenix Veterans Affair Hospital revolving around mismanagement that ultimately led to the hospital being $11.4 million short in its budget. Read More