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Proskauer - California Employment Law

Unsuccessful Whistleblower Was Not Entitled To Recover Attorney’s Fees

Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles, 2025 WL 1874669 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025) - D’Andre Lampkin, a deputy in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, investigated a man whom he believed was soliciting a prostitute. (In...more

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Courts Clarify California Whistleblower Law

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Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court provided helpful guidance on whistleblower retaliation cases. The Court of Appeal addressed who is a prevailing party entitled to fee and cost recovery...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York Note: Ex-NYPD Sues City, City Legislation, State Overtime Costs, International Affairs Commissioner

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Ex-NYPD Official Sues Mayor - Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Tom Donlon has filed a federal lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams, senior NYPD leaders, and City Hall. Donlon briefly served as Interim NYPD Commissioner for two...more

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Can an Employee Claim Retaliation for Whistleblowing When They Were Simply Doing Their Job?

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Assume the following, you ask your company’s in-house counsel to handle a highly sensitive matter involving bribery of foreign officials. The employee is given access to confidential attorney-client privileged information...more

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NLRA Preempts New Jersey Whistleblower and Antidiscrimination Law Claims, Federal Court Rules

In Davis v. Benihana, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed the plaintiff-employee’s claims for retaliation under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) and New Jersey Law...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

DC District Court Dismisses SOX Whistleblower Retaliation Claim Where Plaintiff Was Employed Abroad And His Employment Contract...

In Jefferson v. Science Apps. Int’l Corp., et al.,[1] the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the plaintiff’s whistleblower retaliation claim brought under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”...more

Clark Hill PLC

10 Compelling Reasons for Employment Arbitration: Tackling Litigation Imbalance

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This third installment of the 10 Compelling Reasons for Employment Arbitration explores the impact of an arbitration agreement on a plaintiff’s litigation strategy. As discussed herein, arbitration programs can tamp down a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – May 2025

In this month’s highlights, our team summarises the latest developments in UK employment law and their implications for employers. In ABC v Huntercombe (No 12) Ltd and others, the High Court held that when a business is...more

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Colorado Court of Appeals rules that claims under the Health Care Worker Protection Act are subject to the Colorado Governmental...

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On May 8, the Colorado Court of Appeals concluded that any claim that might be asserted under the Health Care Worker Protection Act (“HCWPA”), C.R.S § 8-2-123, is subject to the notice requirement in the Colorado Governmental...more

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A Retaliation Refresher: What's the Tea in L&E?

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In this episode of What’s the Tea in L&E, Labor & Employment attorney Mike Gardner joins host Leah Stiegler to unpack the topic of workplace retaliation. Retaliation occurs when an employee faces negative consequences because...more

Rumberger | Kirk

A Blow to Whistleblowers: No More Pain and Suffering Damages

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On February 26, 2025, in the lawsuit Agency for Persons with Disabilities v. Toal, the First District Court of Appeal held that noneconomic damages are not a form of relief that can be recovered under Florida’s Public-sector...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

FMLA brain teaser!

Try wrapping your head around this one. All of you experts on the Family and Medical Leave Act, gather 'round! The following is from a real lawsuit that was filed Wednesday in federal court in Indianapolis. The plaintiff...more

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Conducting Crisis-led Investigations for Workplace Matters

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An anonymous whistle-blower reports sexual misconduct by the CEO and threatens to go to the media… In the post-MeToo era, organisations face significant challenges when sensitive workplace allegations and details of the...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

January 2025 California Employment Law Notes

We invite you to review our newly-posted January 2025 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law....more

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Woody Allen’s Former Private Chef’s USERRA Lawsuit* (*but were afraid to ask)

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In December 2024, a U.S. Army Reservist and professional chef filed a lawsuit against filmmaker Woody Allen, his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, and their house manager, alleging that he was fired due to his complaints of improper...more

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New Rules Highlight the Need to Review Employee Forms and Policies

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For many companies, the use of “form” employee documents is an efficient practice that ensures consistent treatment. That said, reliance on forms can often breed complacency. In this new year, companies should consider a...more

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Employment News: whistleblowing; unions; holidays

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It's not what you know – dismissal for whistleblowing despite dismissing manager's belief - In Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti the Supreme Court has reinstated a decision that an employee was dismissed because she had blown...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - November 2019

Court Upholds Whistleblower Verdicts In Favor Of Fired Parking Ticket Hearing Examiners - Hawkins v. City of Los Angeles, 40 Cal. App. 5th 384 (2019) - Todd Hawkins and Hyung Kim were terminated from their jobs as...more

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