By Admin | Published August 10, 2015 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: formal complaint, improper benefits, unethical behaviors, violating the rules, whistleblower lawsuit | Leave a comment
Whistleblower Football Coach Files Suit Against High School
High school football coach Matt Strout has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against his former employer, Broward County Public Schools in south Florida. Strout alleges that following a complaint he issued against Miramar High School, he was fired from his position as a substitute teacher and football coach. Strout’s formal complaint detailed violations of the high Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Alleges Discrimination, Claims Morbid Obesity is Legal Disability
The Eighth Circuit may reopen the 2013 case of a Kansas man who alleges the BNSF Railway Co. revoked his job offer because he was obese. The man, Melvin A. Morriss III, asserts that per the Americans with Disabilities Act, morbid obesity is a disability and that BNSF’s action was discrimination. Morriss claims his obesity Read More
Read MoreDepartment of Justice Intervenes in False Claims Act Case Separation
The U.S. Department of Justice has entered an Alabama False Claims Act trial in an effort to advise against a hospice chain’s request to divide its upcoming trial into two separate phases. The chain, AseraCare Inc., was granted a division of its trial by a district judge, but the DOJ officials believe the separation of Read More
Read MoreIRS, Former Employees Oppose Liberty Medical Bankruptcy Plan
On June 10, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleged that the proposed Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Liberty Medical Supply Inc. restricts the federal agency’s rights to recover funds it is owed. Former employees of Liberty Medical, a provider of supplies for diabetics, have also criticized the plan, which they claim would allow the company Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Retaliation Protections Upheld in Sixth Circuit
The Sixth Circuit of Appeals confirmed financial planner Michael Rhinehimer’s $250,000 award in his lawsuit against his former employer, U.S. Bancorp, for retaliation against a complaint. Through affirming Rhinehimer’s case, the Sixth Circuit has upheld Section 1514A of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which allows a whistleblower to act and be protected if the individual has reasonable Read More
Read MoreHodgson Russ to Continue Involvement in Sexual Harassment Suit
A U.S. Magistrate, Judge Leslie G. Foschio, decided on June 10 that Hodgson Russ LLP would continue to be allowed to defend New York charter bus company, Carrier Coach Inc., and the company’s owner against accusations of sexual harassment. A Carrier Coach Inc. employee, Jessica Grundstrom, had protested the firm’s involvement in the lawsuit, alleging Read More
Read MoreRecent Tax Court Decision Considered a Win for Whistleblowers
A tax court recently ruled that giving information to federal agencies and a division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) before filing an Application for Award for Original Information (also known as Form 211) does not make a whistleblower ineligible to receive an award. There is a whistleblower program in place that provides compensation to Read More
Read MorePolice Officer Awarded $145,000 in Whistleblower Lawsuit
A police officer from Millburn, New Jersey was recently awarded $145,000 in a whistleblower lawsuit against the city. Sergeant Robert Ronceray initially filed the complaint in June 2013 against the Millburn Township and the Millburn Police Department under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act. According to documents from the suit, Ronceray claimed another officer ordered him Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Reinstatement Highlights Need for Companies to Keep Detailed Files on Personnel
In 2012, a jury ruled that Bayer Corporation had unlawfully terminated one of its sales representatives, Mike Townsend, because he alerted the Arkansas Attorney General to incidents of physicians overbilling Medicaid for the company’s drugs. Just before the company fired Townsend, it had suspended his corporate credit card for six months after his wife accidentally Read More
Read MoreOSHA Clarifies Standards for Whistleblower Investigations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new memo to clarify the investigative standards it has in place for its whistleblower investigations. There are more than 20 whistleblower protection laws subject to OSHA enforcement. The agency investigates whistleblower retaliation complaints that come through and puts forth merit findings whenever there is any Read More
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