Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., 12 Cal. 5th 703 (2022) Summary: Labor Code section 1102.6, not McDonnell Douglas, provides the standard for evaluating whistleblower retaliation claims...

The California Supreme Court has clarified that state whistleblower retaliation claims should not be evaluated under the McDonnell Douglas test, but rather under the test adopted by the Californi...

Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort has reached a settlement with a former general counsel and senior vice president who claimed she was illegally fired for whistleblowing. Loretta Pickus sued th...

California Relaxes Standard For Proving Whistleblower Claims - Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., 12 Cal. 5th 703 (2022) - Plaintiff Wallen Lawson, who was discharged by his employer PPG...

Massachusetts is known globally for its outstanding health care. The health care industry is one of the largest sectors of the State’s economy. In recent years, health care workers have made up a...

The passage of a comprehensive ban on mandatory arbitration pacts in the U.S. House and a new federal law banning involuntary arbitration of sexual harassment or assault claims sparks questions ab...

SEC Issues Three Whistleblower Awards Totaling $3 MillionWhistleblowers Protection Blog SEC Awards $1.5 Million to Whistleblower for Independent AnalysisThe National Law Review SEC Issues Aw...

There's a lot of ways to lose your job. One Tesla employee lost his for making YouTube videos about the cars he's helping to make. John Bernal (no, not the guy that plays the Punisher) lost his j...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Construction workers on many city-funded projects will make at least $22 per hour starting this year, Mayor Brandon Scott said. The Board of Estimates earlier this week approved...

It’s been two weeks since prosecutors indicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and a little over one week since he and alleged co-conspirator Michael McClain each entered not guilty...