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March 2020

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Can a Culpable Whistleblower Receive an Award from the SEC?

By Steve Kardell | Published March 30, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation |

There are some circumstances in which culpable whistleblowers can receive SEC whistleblower awards. According to the rules of the SEC Whistleblower Program, culpable whistleblowers increase the agency’s ability to uncover violations of securities laws, increase the efficiency of investigations made by the agency and provide critical evidence the agency might not otherwise uncover.

CFTC Whistleblower Program Hauls In Seven-Figure Award to End 2019

By Steve Kardell | Published March 26, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation |

In December, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a $1 million-plus award to a person who submitted a tip to the agency with unique information that helped expose a securities fraud scheme and led to the CFTC filling charges.

Oracle Accused of Wage Discrimination Against Women, Minorities

By Steve Kardell | Published March 23, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation |

A court filing by the U.S. Department of Labor accuses Oracle, a software company, of systematic discrimination against female and minority employees, resulting in those employees being shortchanged about $400 million or more in wages.

OSHA Expands Whistleblower Liability

By Steve Kardell | Published March 19, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation |

Over the six years from 2012 to 2018, the number of whistleblower complaints that were filed through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration increased by 74 percent. Thanks is thanks in large part due to increasing efforts by the federal government to protect whistleblowers and establish infrastructure for them to submit their reports.

Billionaire Alki David Must Pay $50 Million in Punitive Damages in Sexual Battery Case

By Steve Kardell | Published March 16, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation |

A Los Angeles jury ordered Alki David, a billionaire entrepreneur, to pay $50 million in punitive damages after he was found liable for battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment against one of his former employees. Reports indicate this to be among the highest damage amounts ever for an employment case.

Mark Ruffalo Plays Environmental Whistleblower in New Movie, Dark Waters

By Steve Kardell | Published March 12, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation |

Mark Ruffalo is widely known for playing Bruce Banner and his alter-ego, the Incredible Hulk, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, he’s known almost as much for his activism and his interest in political movie topics, so it comes as no surprise that he would jump at the chance to play a whistleblower. His movie Read More

Whistleblowers Should Be Careful About Taking Documents

By Steve Kardell | Published March 9, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: attorney-client privilege, evidence of wrongdoing, trade secrets law |

People who become aware of wrongdoing within their company and wish to act as whistleblowers will need to provide proof of wrongdoing on the part of their company. This can be easier said than done. You might need to access certain documents or company information to be able to prove your allegations. If you are Read More

Fiscal Year 2019 Saw $40 Million in Employment Discrimination Settlements for OFCCP

By Steve Kardell | Published March 5, 2020 | Posted in Employee Rights, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: employment discrimination, OFCCP, U.S. Department of Labor |

The 2019 fiscal year was a record-setting year for the Office of Federal contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), a division of the Department of Labor. The OFCCP was created to ensure nondiscrimination and equal opportunity employment by contractors and subcontractors working for the federal government. It prohibits these contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, Read More

Television Executive Files Wrongful Termination Claim Against CBS

By Steve Kardell | Published March 2, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Tags: CBS Corp., contact a skilled attorney, sexual harassment, whistleblowers, wrongful termination |

Ghen Maynard, a longtime executive behind shows such as “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race,” recently filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against CBS Corp., his former employer. Maynard alleges he was forced out of his position due to his age and race, and claims the company ran a biased investigation into him to justify letting him Read More

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"Steve Kardell was terrific in representing me in some very adversarial discussions with Citigroup and also later represented me in my testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission." -Richard Bowen, Citigroup Whistleblower
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"Reaching out to Steve Kardell was the best decision I made. His ability to provide immediate insight and direction was very powerful, and a huge relief during a very stressful time period. For anyone struggling with a whistleblower situation, I would highly recommend at least speaking with Steve. After a 10 minute call with him, I had a better understanding of what I was dealing with. Even better, he gave me some immediate hope. In the end Steve did a better job than I thought was possible. Steve was able to get in contact with people in my organization, that I didn’t have access to. Because of his years of experience, he already has contacts in many organizations in Dallas. The entire situation was handled peacefully. I was impressed by his ability to “keep the peace”–rather than creating a battle with the organization. The reason I didn’t reach out to a lawyer initially, was because I thought it would mean an immediate end to any hope of a positive relationship with the company. Steve was able to address my concerns, and in the end I was able to continue to work for them." -KS
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