By Steve Kardell | Published January 24, 2023 | Posted in Employee Rights, Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: employer retaliation, healthcare fraud, workplace safety |
Nurses and Whistleblower Protections
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of nurses and other healthcare professionals in a whole new way. Nurses are on the “front lines” of healthcare, often the first people to notice and report a problem. What happens when you speak up, and your employer retaliates? Fortunately, whistleblower laws exist to protect nurses from retaliation from Read More
Read MoreDoes Your Severance Agreement Include Discriminatory Practices?
If you’re getting ready to reduce your workforce, or have recently been laid off, it’s time to have a lawyer review your severance agreement. Many employers provide severance to laid off employees, often in exchange for agreeing not to bring certain claims against the employer. State laws and severance agreements Depending on the laws in Read More
Read MoreFourth Circuit Reminds Employers that Non-Employees May Cause a Hostile Work Environment
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently reminded employers that non-employees can cause a hostile work environment. Employers are responsible for ensuring that neither employees nor non-employees subject an employee to harassment. Case background In Chapman v. Oakland Living Center, Inc., the plaintiff sued her employer for allowing the employer’s six-year-old grandson Read More
Read MorePharma Giant Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Alleging ‘Unlawful Retaliation’
Three years ago, Amrit Mula was a top human resources officer at Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical giant in New Jersey. Now, she’s filing an unlawful retaliation lawsuit in New Jersey federal court, after the company fired her following an internal report about manufacturing shortcomings. Case background Mula noticed employees failed to comply with FDA-mandated manufacturing Read More
Read MoreEngineer Accuses Former Employer of Factoring Race into COVID Remote Work Policy
A Chinese American engineer, who was fired for refusing to come into the office during the COVID-19 pandemic, has amended his ongoing lawsuit to include claims the former company allowed white employees to work remotely. Case background The plaintiff, a Chinese American engineer working at CGIT Systems Inc. in 2020, accused the company of firing Read More
Read MoreLawsuit Claims New Jersey Rent Assistance Program Fired Whistleblower
New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs has been accused of firing their chief financial officer, after he informed the agency’s leaders about waste and conflicts of interest in the state’s COVID-19 rent assistance program. Case background The plaintiff claimed that he was fired by Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver in April after he asked to work Read More
Read MoreJiffy Lube Reaches Settlement in $2 Million No-Poach Claim
Jiffy Lube has reached a $2 million settlement in a class action lawsuit. The class consists of about 1,250 Philadelphia-area hourly employees, who claimed the company prohibited franchisees from hiring existing employees in its shops. Case background Jiffy Lube asked its franchise owners to agree to a clause in their contracts, preventing them from hiring Read More
Read MoreFormer Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant Accuses Airline of Violating FMLA
A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant has proposed a class action suit against the budget airline. The suit alleges that the airline enforced family and medical leave policies which are inconsistent with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA entitles qualified employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain types of family Read More
Read MoreConstruction Employees Accuse Contractor of Racial Bias in Firings
Three Black former employees at a bridge construction company have appealed the verdict in their discrimination suit to the Eleventh Circuit, claiming their employer paid them less that white coworkers, unfairly held them to higher standards and subsequently fired them. Case background The former employees worked at Morris-Shea Bridge Co., a bridge construction company. They Read More
Read MoreWhite Collar Crime Costs Hundreds of Billions Each Year
White collar crime costs the United States about $300 billion dollars per year—and most Americans don’t even realize it. Because white collar crime is typically nonviolent, it doesn’t get the same kind of attention that others do. Whistleblower suits are often very effective in rooting out this kind of corruption. What is white collar crime? Read More
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