The Supreme Court’s recent Murphy Oil decision regarding class action waivers is a disaster for American workers and those that believe in good corporate governance. Last week a closely divided court ruled that companies can force employees to waive their right to sue for employment law violations. Yes, as a condition of an employment your […]
Cryptocurrency by the Numbers
Statistics can be fascinating. Today we are bombarded with almost too much data and information. By using statistics, we can better digest that information and bring order to raw data. Of course, with so much attention focused today on the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency craze, we are interested in finding out more about the folks investing […]
Detroit Metro Bribery Scandal? Again? (Whistleblower Reward Post)
Airport construction contracts can involve billions of dollars. Much of that money comes from taxpayers. As I write this post from LaGuardia Airport, a billboard boldly claims that the new LGA makeover is estimated to cost more than $1,000,000,000.00 – that’s right over $1 billion! We previously successfully prosecuted a corrupt contractor who supplied non-compliant […]
“Rat Poison Squared” Cryptocurrency Fraud Spirals Out of Control
Last week New York City hosted the Consensus 2018 conference. The conference was timed to coincide with Blockchain Week. Despite huge double-digit percentage drops in the value of Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies, the mood at the conference remained upbeat. (According coinmarketcap.com, cryptos lost $45 million in value between May 11th and May 18th.) Even […]
Big Pharma and Filthy Manufacturing Facilities – Baxter Whistleblower Post
Baxter is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. With 67 manufacturing plants and 48,000 employees, Baxter is one of the biggest manufacturers of sterile IV solutions. Last year the company was ordered to pay $18 million after a whistleblower stepped forward and said the company’s Marion, North Carolina “clean room” was anything […]
The Street
How to Protect Yourself and Your Family From Long-Term Care Insurance Scams When shopping for long-term care insurance, be on the lookout for these bank account-draining scams. by Brian O’Connell | Link to original source (83K) Long-term care insurance consumers — usually upper-middle age and older Americans — face enough hurdles in finding the best […]
The Wall Street Journal
Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Are Growing Corporate Challenge by Henry Cutter | Link to original source (80K) Signals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over how seriously it takes cybersecurity, combined with a Supreme Court ruling on whistleblower protections, are putting pressure on companies to be more careful about how they deal with potential tipsters, lawyers […]
Two More Killed in Autonomous Car Crash, and Tesla’s Unstoppable Fires
The traditional automakers we have often reported on are not the only ones involved in scandals and multi-million dollar lawsuits. Even Tesla, a company whose reputation is built around the concept of safe and environmentally-friendly transportation, is now receiving unwanted media attention. The event that just put the company in the spotlight was the crash […]
My Employer Stole My 401(k), Now What? ERISA Fraud Lawyer
ERISA – short for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 – is a powerful federal law that protects workers who participate in employee pension plans, retirement plans, 401(k)’s and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). Other benefit plans including disability insurance and health insurance may also be covered if offered through the employer. ERISA […]
WANTED: Pharmaceutical and FDA Whistleblowers
Not too many years ago, most pharmaceuticals were manufactured in the United States. That is no longer true. Today 85% of the drugs in our medicine cabinet are made outside the United States. Often in countries with little oversight. One survey suggested 25% to 40% of drugs made in India are “sub-standard.” Even the few […]