Four Seasons florist sues employer for discrimination and wrongful termination
Some employers believe they can get away with certain unfair, or even illegal, behavior when employees are unaware of their rights. Employees may also fear losing their jobs or other negative consequences...
San Francisco attorney wins $2 million in whistleblower lawsuit against city
A former deputy city attorney won a wrongful termination and whistleblower lawsuit against the city of San Francisco. The San Francisco Superior Court jury awarded Joanna Hoeper over $2 million for lost...
Whistleblower wins $25 million after suing his employer
Blowing the whistle on an employer’s illegal actions often carries with it a number of potential risks such as retaliation and legal consequences. For one employer, however, retaliation against a whistleblower led...
California State University employee files discrimination lawsuit
A former administrative support assistant at California State University (CSU), Sacramento, said she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for complaining about racial discrimination and her employer’s failure to pay overtime. Lucelina Arias-Melendez filed...
Ex-bank manager sues Wells Fargo for whistleblower retaliation
A former branch manager at Wells Fargo filed a wrongful termination and whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the troubled bank. Diana Duenas-Brown alleged she was fired in retaliation for reporting the bank’s wrongdoing....
FedEx managers file sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit
Two managers working at FedEx Ground’s terminal in Watsonville, California, have sued the company alleging harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation. The lawsuit was transferred to Santa Cruz Superior Court in July 2015...
Ex-finance manager sues Oracle for retaliation over accounting complaint
A former senior finance manager at Oracle alleged that she was fired for refusing to inflate the software maker’s cloud business revenues in an intentional and illegal attempt to raise the company’s stock price....
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