By Steve Kardell | Published September 2, 2019 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: Civil Rights Act of 1964, dedicated attorney, sexual harassment, whistleblower claim, whistleblower retaliation |
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit against O’Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. (DBA O’Reilly Auto Parts), alleging the company routinely subjected female employees at a store in Orlando to sexual harassment and that it retaliated against one of the employees who spoke up, forcing her to quit. The lawsuit alleges a Read More
Read MoreA whistleblower recently received $40,000 from a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The award compensated him for lost wages and pain and suffering after his wrongful termination from Fairmount Foundry, Inc. According to the whistleblower, he was illegally fired from the foundry after he reported some health and Read More
Read MoreMallinckrodt, a pharmaceutical company previously known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, has the dubious distinction of prompting one of the largest drug price increases in U.S. history. The company raised the price of H.P. Acthar Gel (used to treat an infant seizure disorder) from $40 in 2000 to nearly $39,000 today — a 97,000 percent increase. Now, Read More
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