The California Family Rights Act already provides most employees in the state with up to 12 workweeks of family care and medical leave in a year. And now the law has been amended, allowing workers to take leave for care of a designated person in … [Read more...]
In podcast, whistleblower in record Sutter Health settlement describes working with Keller Grover’s Kate Scanlan
Keller Grover LLP attorney Kate Scanlan recently appeared on a podcast with her client Kathy Ormsby, the whistleblower behind a lawsuit against Sutter Health that was settled last year for a record $90 million. In the podcast, Ms. Ormsby describes … [Read more...]
California pay transparency will become even clearer in 2023: What workers should know
Do you know if your job is paying you fairly? If you work in California, big changes to the law next year will empower you with more salary data to answer that question. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently signed a bill that requires California … [Read more...]
Time extended to catch PPP loan fraud: Whistleblowers can help return stolen funds
Whistleblowers have played a role in helping uncover billions of dollars in COVID-19 recovery fraud, and it appears the government thinks there's a lot more to claw back. The statute of limitations for civil and criminal fraud enforcement on the … [Read more...]
Wanted: Whistleblowers can help claw back billions in Covid relief fraud
The Covid pandemic brought to light another widespread illness — rising fraud against U.S. taxpayers. To be sure, the figures are staggering. Pandemic fraud alone ate up an estimated $80 billion of intended small business relief, $90 billion of … [Read more...]
Turbulence of pandemic years sparks legislation to protect whistleblowers
Now more than ever, whistleblowers play a vital role in helping society sort out the turbulence of the past few years. They’ve alleged lax security at Twitter. They’re helping the U.S. government ferret out the multibillion-dollar fraud on … [Read more...]
Knowing your rights: When should you be paid for a mandatory drug test?
Most of the time, anything your employer requires you to do also should come with compensation, according to California law. We’re here to help if that doesn’t happen. But there are some nuances when it comes to requirements that are tied to a job … [Read more...]
Recent U.S. government actions signal increasing dependence on whistleblowers as a pillar of enforcement activity — and a desire to reward them for their invaluable help. Increasingly, there’s pressure to extend this to a perhaps unexpected area: wildlife crime.
We’ve written about the government’s growing whistleblower initiatives before; they span many categories, including health care, cybersecurity, money laundering, and vehicle safety. But this latest initiative at the very least underscores the value … [Read more...]
What do companies owe workers who set up home offices? Amazon suit may tell.
A class-action suit against Amazon may show where California courts stand on reimbursement for costs workers shouldered while working from home during the pandemic. Amazon is among several companies facing lawsuits over remote employees’ added … [Read more...]
What to Know Before You Blow the Whistle: Retaliation Protections
It’s not easy being a whistleblower. Reporting wrongdoing in the workplace can result in repercussions for workers. In the workplace whistleblowers can experience occupational blowback, such as being fired, suspended, or demoted. Additionally, … [Read more...]
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