Category Archives: Whistleblower Litigation
Latest SEC Whistleblower Award Goes to 3 People
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to hand out large financial awards to whistleblowers under its program created by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Any whistleblower tips that lead to enforcement action worth more than $1 million in monetary damages make whistleblowers eligible for a 10 to 30 percent cut of the collected […]
JP Morgan Ordered to Reinstate Whistleblower and Pay Awards
Federal labor officials have ordered JPMorgan Chase Bank to reinstate an employee who was the victim of wrongful termination after he raised some concerns about the firm’s repeated failure to properly report its financial transactions to federal regulators. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced the decision Monday, March 14. In addition to giving […]
OSHA Eases Up on Pleading Standards for Whistleblower Claims
Large employers could expect to see an even greater increase in whistleblower complaints after new guidance from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration relaxes some of the standards for investigators who are given the task of determining if violations of whistleblower law exist. The revisions to OSHA’s Whistleblower Investigations Manual went into effect on January […]
District 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 […]
Whistleblower 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 […]
Walmart 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 […]
OSHA 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, […]
CFTC 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 […]
Origin 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 […]
CFTC 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 […]
