Amazon is facing a whistleblower lawsuit after employee David J. Bailey reported a manager for wilfully ignoring COVID-19 safety protocols and was fired shortly thereafter.
Employer retaliation is not uncommon in whistleblower cases.
Whistleblowing is the term used to describe when an employee reports or openly complains about illegal conduct at work, usually committed by superiors—as is the case in Bailey’s lawsuit. Employer retaliation...
In 2012, a whistleblower reported Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility for failing to uphold their contractual agreements with California government entities regarding optimizing rates. As a result, approximately 300 government entities including cities, schools, and other California agencies will receive portions of the settlement to compensate the damages caused by these wireless carrier giants.
Verizon and AT&T continue to deny any...
For those in the dark on whistleblower cases and lawsuits, here is a quick summary: all of these legal situations involve an employee essentially “blowing the whistle” on a company committing misconduct. Some major examples include Jeffrey Wigand exposing Phillip Morris for knowingly selling addictive products, or Frank Serpico bringing to light corrupt practices in the New York police force. In a recent whistleblower case involving...