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Rule Changes Allow CFTC to File Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
Recently implemented rule changes allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to file whistleblower retaliation claims against employers. These changes, adopted in May, also prevent employers from preemptively forbidding employees from communicating with the CFTC. The new rules, which were adopted unanimously, also establish a new claims review process. This will help establish initial determinations […]
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 […]
MetroHealth Whistleblower Claims to Have Been Victim of Retaliation
The director of an internal audit at MetroHealth in Ohio recently claimed two of the organization’s vice presidents and one employee’s relative had received free Botox injections and various other services from the Pepper Pike Dermatology Clinic. The information was revealed in a lawsuit filed in December in Cuyahoga County. The findings of the report […]
