Walmart has been ordered to pay more than $31 million in penalties by a New Hampshire federal jury, for unlawful retaliation and gender bias against a former pharmacist who blew the whistle on safety concerns involving her co-workers. The lawsuit claimed that Walmart “negligently trained and supervised the pharmacy staff” at the plaintiff’s store in […]
Continue reading…CIA, Pentagon ordered to re-investigate whistleblower retaliations
The intelligence community inspector general, a government watchdog has ordered the CIA and the Pentagon to re-investigate retaliation allegations of intelligence employees who accused their agencies of major institutional failings. The is the first public indication that a new appeals system is underway. The panel, set up by the President as an independent forum that […]
Continue reading…Former General Counsel sues Bio-Rad for whistleblower retaliation
Sanford Wadler, former General Counsel and executive Vice President of Bio-Rad Laboratories’ has filed a lawsuit against the firm alleging that he was fired due to his efforts to reveal bribes of officials in China. In his federal lawsuit, Wadler alleges that he uncovered specific evidence of bribery, books-and-records violations, and that language had been […]
Continue reading…Hedge fund pays $2.2 million in first SEC whistleblower retaliation action
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged an Albany based hedge fund advisory firm with engaging in prohibited transactions and then retaliating against the employee who reported the illegal trading activity. The company, Paradigm Capital Management agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle the charges.
Continue reading…Crown Furniture sued by OSHA in safety hazard whistleblower firing
Crown Furniture, of West Springfield, MA, has been sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for allegedly firing a worker who filed a safety complaint with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Donald Pottern Donald Pottern According to the complaint, the former employee contacted OSHA on May 9, 2011, alleging safety and health […]
Continue reading…OSHA orders truck driver whistleblower reinstated back pay, damages and counsel fees
The Occupational Safety Health Administration has ordered a company to reinstate a truck driver and pay him damages after he was fired for raising safety concerns. Absolute Waste Removal was found in violation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act and ordered to back wages of $23,203, plus interest, along with $50,000 in compensatory damages and […]
Continue reading…UCLA pays surgeon $10 million in whistleblower retaliation case
The University of California has agreed to pay $10 million to its former Chairman of Orthopedic surgery Department, who asserted that the renowned medical school let doctors accept industry payments which may have compromised patient care. Robert Pedowitz, 54 a surgeon recruited to UCLA in 2009 testified in a court case that his colleagues had […]
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