By Steve Kardell | Published May 5, 2016 | Posted in Employee Rights | Tagged Tags: whistleblower retaliation | Comments Off on Whistleblower Alleges Retaliation After Reporting Issues with Flint Water Last Year
Whistleblower Alleges Retaliation After Reporting Issues with Flint Water Last Year
Miguel Del Toral works as a regulations manager for the Environmental Protection Agency and was assigned to investigate the water issues in Flint, Michigan in early 2015. According to Del Toral and various congressional investigators, he ended up being punished by the EPA for blowing the whistle on the water crisis — well before it Read More
Read MoreCommon Steps Whistleblowers Take When Filing Claims Against Employers
When an employee alleges that he or she faced retaliation after attempting to report misconduct within your organization, there are a number of protections afforded to that person. There are also several key steps that individual (along with an attorney) are likely to take as the claim proceeds. These steps include the following: Proving the Read More
Read MoreDistrict Court Decides to Reject SOX Claim on Several Grounds
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a ruling in Hill v. Komatsu America Corp. that involved the dismissal of a Sarbanes-Oxley Act retaliation claim on summary judgment on multiple grounds. The plaintiff in the case raised concerns to the CEO of the Komatsu America Corp. that the company’s repair and Read More
Read MoreWill the Supreme Court Finally Settle Arguments over Whistleblower Protections?
There’s a chance that the scope of the whistleblower protections outlined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 could be analyzed and determined by the U.S. Supreme Court. Recently, a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision created a split in the judges, which means intervention from the Supreme Court could Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Fights for $1.4 Billion FCA Claim Against AT&T to Continue
In the face of a bid for a dismissal, a government contractor for the city of Los Angeles is fighting to have his False Claims Act suit worth $1.4 billion against AT&T proceed. In the case, he alleges the company purposefully denied the various federal government discounts given out to commercial customers. The whistleblower argued Read More
Read MoreWalmart Must Pay $31 Million in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
A New Hampshire federal jury recently hit Walmart with penalties upwards of $31 million for incidents of gender bias and illegal retaliation against a former pharmacist for the company who reported a variety of safety concerns involving her coworkers. According to the lawsuit, Walmart negligently supervised and trained its pharmacy staff at its Seabrook, New Read More
Read MoreOSHA Sides with Truck Driver in Whistleblower Case in New York
A truck driver has received a $45,000 award after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined the company that employed him violated a variety of whistleblower laws. The man began driving for Brindi Trailer Sales and Services of Meridale in 2011. Not long after he started working for the company, Read More
Read MoreCFTC Awards Whistleblower with Record $10 Million
On April 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) awarded a whistleblower with more than $10 million. This is just the third whistleblower award the CFTC has approved since its whistleblower program was enacted in 2011, and it is by far the largest amount awarded to date. Before this, the biggest award that had been Read More
Read MoreOrigin Energy Employees Volunteer as Witnesses in Whistleblower Case
A former employee of Origin Energy has filed a whistleblower claim against the Australian company, alleging it organized a cover-up of some extremely serious compliance failures at many of its gas and oilfields. Now, at least 20 other current and former employees of the energy giant have come forward and offered to become witnesses in Read More
Read MoreCFTC Launches New Website for Whistleblower Program
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently launched a brand-new website for the agency’s whistleblower program at www.whistleblower.gov. The new website offers a better interface for informing the general public on the whistleblower program and gives users the ability to submit leads about possible violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). People may also Read More
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