By Steve Kardell | Published June 9, 2022 | Posted in Employee Rights | Tagged Tags: discrimination, employment discrimination, religious discrimination | Comments Off on Quest Diagnostics to Pay $90,000 in Religious Discrimination Case
Quest Diagnostics to Pay $90,000 in Religious Discrimination Case
Quest Diagnostics agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a Rockwall-based phlebotomist. In addition, the company agreed (per the terms of the settlement) to adopt a religious accommodation policy, create new protocols for employee relations and offer annual training within Read More
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EEOC Releases New Guidance Warning Aginst Caregiving Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released new guidance warning employers against engaging in various forms of caregiving discrimination. The term “caregiving discrimination” refers to any discrimination in a caregiving setting or situation based on protected class, such as sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, genetic information or disability. About the guidance Read More
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Aviation Company Must Pay Whistleblower Nearly $1 Million to Resolve Whistleblower Retaliation Case
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently ordered Pegasus Elite Aviation, a private aviation company, to pay an employee back wages and other costs after determining that employee was the victim of whistleblower retaliation. The total money owed to the whistleblower was $958,000, which included $898,000 in back wages, Read More
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Documents that are Imperative in a Corporate Whistleblower Retaliation Case
Recent years have seen a significant rise in whistleblower reports being made to agencies like the SEC and CFTC. For these cases to be successful (many of which have), it is crucial that the whistleblower come armed with sufficient evidence, and that the agencies launching investigations uncover the complete truth of the allegations. It is Read More
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The Most Common Methods Companies Use to “Cook the Books”
Whistleblowers often are workers at companies who become aware of their company’s inappropriate or fraudulent practices. They might attempt to report their concerns internally only to be rebuffed and be forced to make their reports at a higher level. Here are a few examples of some of the behaviors by companies that are most likely Read More
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One Possible Lasting Effect of #MeToo Movement: A Rise in Whistleblower Reports
Best Lawyers recently had a thoughtful article in its “All Rise” newsletter in which they tied a seeming increase in whistleblower reports (specifically SEC whistleblower reports) to the #MeToo movement that came to the forefront several years ago. Since 2012, when the SEC handed out its first whistleblower award, the agency has handed out more Read More
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SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling $3 Million
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued three separate whistleblower awards totaling approximately $3 million. According to the commission, each of these awards featured whistleblowers who voluntarily provided the agency with information that led to a successful enforcement action. The first case resulted in a $1.5 million award to a whistleblower who provided Read More
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Whistleblower Earns Approximately $10 Million in Award from CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced an award of approximately $10 million to a whistleblower who provided unique information that prompted the opening of a CFTC investigation. The whistleblower provided this information at the earliest possible stages of the investigation, and further assisted the organization in later stages with supplementary information. Representatives from Read More
Read MoreMallinckrodt Must Pay $234 MIllion to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit Brought by Former Employee
The federal government, in conjunction with individual states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, recently settled a False Claims Act lawsuit against Mallinckrodt PLC, a pharmaceuticals company. The lawsuit alleged Mallinckrodt regularly and knowingly underpaid Medicaid rebates for one of its products, Acthar. As a result of the action, the company must pay nearly Read More
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Orthopedic Surgeon Must Pay $343,000 to Settle Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
Dr. Mark Stephen Wilson, an orthopedic surgeon based in Oklahoma, will pay the federal government nearly $343,000 to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations. According to the Department of Justice, Wilson accepted illegal kickback payments from Brookhaven Specialty Pharmacy LLC. Case background DOJ attorneys stated Wilson knowingly accepted payments from Brookhaven Specialty Pharmacy from Read More
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