The Institutes, Kevelighan Fire Back at Retaliation Claims by Former Triple-I Employee January 6, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The Institutes and Sean Kevelighan, chief executive of the Insurance Information Institute, deny the allegations of discrimination and retaliation from...
US Alleges Contractor Denied Workers Wages, Tried to Deport Any Who Complained November 15, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief...
Former Triple-I Exec Says He Was Fired After Testifying in Bullying Case Against CEO October 16, 2024 A former employee of the Insurance Information Institute is suing his former boss and the organization’s owners on allegations of...
Maryland Hospitality Firm Settles Employee Pregnancy Discrimination, Firing Suit May 6, 2024 Savage River Lodge and Little Crossings will pay $150,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle federal charges that they discriminated...
Court Orders Sports Bar, Owner to Pay $359K for Retaliating Against Employees February 9, 2024 A federal court has ordered a Milford, Connecticut, sports bar and its owner to pay employees a total of $359,485...
Supreme Court in UBS Case Makes it Easier for Whistleblowers to Win Suits February 8, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for financial sector whistleblowers to win lawsuits accusing companies of unlawfully...
Fishing Community Mayor, Top Officials Off the Hook in Retaliation Claims December 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The mayor and other city officials in the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts are protected under qualified immunity against claims...
Alabama Firms Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims November 21, 2023 Mueller Co., a nationwide manufacturer and seller of gas and water distribution products, and IH Services, Inc., which provides cleaning...
Subway Restaurant Franchise in Manhattan Pays for Wage Violations, Retaliatory Firing September 29, 2023 The operator of a Subway restaurant franchise in Manhattan’s Lower East Side who the Department of Labor said fired an...
New York Ups Workers’ Compensation Benefits; Targets Wage Theft, ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings September 11, 2023 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed three bills into law that affect workers, including one raising the minimum disability...