In order to end litigation surrounding a whistleblower-retaliation case brought against the University of California – Los Angeles’ orthopedic surgery department by its former chairman, the UCLA Regents have agreed to a payment of 10 million dollars to compensate the former chairman for his role in exposing industry payments to UCLA doctors that may have […]
When a worker is injured on the job, it is likely that the person will receive some type of compensation in order to heal from his injuries while he is unable to work. Most businesses in Mississippi with more than four employees are required to provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage, with some limited exceptions for […]
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) operates as part of the Department of Transportation to promote safety through establishing standards and acts as an investigatory agency when there reports of defects. Recently, the agency has been in the news regularly based upon the high profile recall cases and the harm that was done when […]
The United States Supreme Court has heard arguments in an interesting case that involves First Amendment protections for free speech and the interplay with whistleblower protections. There are a number of gaps in whistleblower protection laws, particularly when the employee works for the state or federal government. Many of the protections for government employees […]
The fallout from the April 20, 2010 explosion and oil spill at the Macondo Prospect where oil churned out into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days continues to negatively impact the residents, fishermen, and business owners living or working in the Gulf. Recently, BP Oil has made some strides in its efforts to thwart […]
In the case that was heard before the U.S. Supreme Court (Lawson v. FMR, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-3), the arguments made by FMR, LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments (Fidelity), that whistleblower protections should not extend to contractors working for the company, were ultimately rejected. This case affirms the position that under the […]
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