By Steve Kardell | Published August 30, 2022 | Posted in Employee Rights | Tagged Tags: Age Discrimination, disparate treatment, employer retaliation |
Tip Williams, a 57-year old Bob Evans general manager with 30 years of service, has filed an age discrimination suit against the company. Williams alleges that Bob Evans Restaurants LLC engaged in age discrimination, wrongful termination and retaliation. Case background Williams complained to the company that workers in their 50s and 60s were shunted aside Read More
Read MoreThree former members of the Tennessee Valley Authority were removed from their positions after they alerted federal officials about safety concerns and violations. Now, they are suing the utility company in a federal court. The former nuclear oversight managers who blew the whistle on nuclear safety issues were Melody Babb, Deanna Fultz and Mark Richerson. Read More
Read MoreHensel Phelps, a general contractor and construction company, recently settled allegations of subcontracting fraud for $2.8 million The misconduct was revealed by Fox Unlimited Enterprises, which acted as a whistleblower in the case. The whistleblower will receive nearly $631,000 for their role in prompting the investigation that led to the settlement. Case background According to Read More
Read MoreThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed some changes to its whistleblower program that could potentially affect compensation received by whistleblowers through the program. Under the current rules, whistleblowers can perceive anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of penalties the SEC collects when the penalties in the case exceed $1 million. However, the Read More
Read MoreThe former administrator of Boston Public Schools who was in charge of English learning claims she was pushed to resign from her position because she was threatened by the district to be fired. She claims these threats came in response to her repeatedly voiced concerns over the district not putting English learners in classes specifically Read More
Read MoreA 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 the agency “blackballed” him for publicly speaking out against the agency’s loose COVID-19 safety protocols during the height of the pandemic.The decision from the Read More
Read MoreThe 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 form of retaliation. Case background A former employee had filed a complaint against Loesch, which included several claims of harassment and discrimination based on age, Read More
Read MoreSg. David “Kawika” Hallums of the Honolulu Police Department said he was removed almost immediately after being sworn in as the vice president of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) because he was a whistleblower. Hallums allegedly received a resignation letter upon being sworn in, and was pressured by other board members Read More
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Justice recently announced two settlements of qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act, which allows private individuals to file lawsuits on behalf of the government when they become aware of fraud committed by companies or individuals. Here’s a brief overview of these settlements. Healthkeeperz, Inc. Healthkeeperz, Inc., a behavioral healthcare Read More
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