A defense contractor accused of using restrictive severance agreements that would “chill” whistleblowers has agreed to settle the accusations and pay $265,000 in penalties, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced. The announcement marks the latest victory in the federal government’s ongoing campaign to encourage and reward whistleblowers, including employees who uncover fraud, waste and abuse in their workplaces. It’s also a sign that federal regulators’ crackdown on companies that use … [Read more...]
California Gym Member Who Never Saw Contract Until After E-Signing Didn’t Agree to Arbitration Clause, Court Finds
A former L.A. Fitness member who accused the gym of tricking him into buying an annual membership he didn’t want cannot be held to an arbitration agreement he wasn’t shown until after he electronically signed it, a federal district court held. When Beau Briones walked into the L.A. Fitness in Long Beach, California, he just wanted to cancel his cancel his personal training membership. But Briones said a salesperson pressured him into agreeing to one more month and then had him put his John … [Read more...]
Ninth Circuit: Company That Lost Key Legal Argument Can’t Use Arbitration Agreement to Get a Do-Over
Broad arbitration agreements unfairly rob employees and consumers of their day in court against corporations that have wronged them. By invoking an arbitration agreement early in litigation—often before a plaintiff can obtain critical incriminating evidence through the discovery process—a company can rip a case from the judge and instead compel the plaintiff to bring it before a corporation-friendly arbitrator. But sometimes defendants try to “have their cake and eat it, too,” choosing to … [Read more...]
National Whistleblower Protection Day Marks 238 Years of Supporting Those Who Expose Government Misconduct
July 30 was “Whistleblower Appreciation Day” in the United States Senate. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Senate has passed a resolution recognizing the date and expressing support for whistleblowers—courageous government and private-sector workers and contractors who risk their livelihoods and reputations to expose corruption, graft and misconduct within their organizations. This date is no accident. The American tradition of supporting whistleblowers dates back 238 years to July … [Read more...]
Will you be entitled to Overtime?
If you’re a salaried store manager, administrative assistant, or other “white collar” employee, chances are your employer doesn’t pay you overtime—no matter how many hours you work in a given week. But new federal rules that take effect this December will force employers to start paying overtime to millions more salaried white collar workers. Will you be one of them? Federal law requires that most employees get paid at time-and-a-half if they work more than 40 hours in a given week. And … [Read more...]
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