Whistleblower claims for both public and private sector employees discussed in Employee Rights Reporter, a blog by the labor and employment attorneys at Sass Law Firm.
You did the right thing. You saw something wrong at work, you reported it, and your employer punished you for it. You fought back, hired a lawyer, sat through a trial, and a jury believed you. They awarded you damages not just for the wages you lost, but for the very real emotional toll that […]
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Employees who blow the whistle are protected from retaliation, such as discharge, discipline, and other adverse employment actions, under federal and/or state law. Are you the victim of retaliation as a whistleblower? Here are 10 common whistleblower claims that may protect you. Florida Private Whistleblower Act: The FWA prevents employers of 10 employees or more
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In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which created whistleblower protection for employees who exposed corporate violations of securities law. While it seemed like a win for employees, several courts interpreted the law to mean that employees were only protected as whistleblowers if they disclosed the violations to the
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On July 24, 2019, in the case of Iglesias v. City of Hialeah, the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida changed the landscape for recoverable damages in retaliation claims by public whistleblowers—state, county and/or local government employees who expose and object to illegal practices and gross mismanagement. In its text, the Florida Whistle-blower Act
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