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Who Got The Work: A Contentious Property Sale, Claims of Illegal Lobbying and Yet Another Cyber Hack

After residents of Orange County, California protested the $13,000 sale of public park land, the buyer's attorney, Rutan & Tucker partner A. Patrick Muñoz, threatened to pursue litigation over his client's canceled purchase, according to Muñoz's July 8 cease-and-desist letter to the county board of supervisors. In a July 14 mailed response, county officials indicated they "will not be taking any action related to the subject property."
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New York Law Journal

Best Practices for Dealing With Whistleblowers

As many companies return to an in-person workforce following the COVID-19 pandemic, now is an excellent time to assess the company's whistleblower polices and internal reporting mechanisms.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Government Lawyer's Whistleblower Claim Sheds Light on Employment Actions: 'Plenty of Traps and Challenges'

"These types of claims can be precarious," said Poole Huffman attorney Luke Andrews.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Railroad Workers Blow Whistle on NJ Transit for FRSA Violations

On April 30, 2015, plaintiffs Jerome Johnson and Jermaine Jenkins, both railroad conductors, were charged with insubordination by their employer, NJ Transit Rail Operations Inc., in Morrisville. Johnson and Jenkins claimed that the charge was out of retaliation for their complaints about work site conditions.
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Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Leverage Your Strengths, Lead With Your Actions, Follow Through and Deliver,' Says Ella Zheng of Sanford Heisler Sharp

"One initiative I found to be particularly helpful in building my practice and brand is that I always put myself into the clients' shoes to understand how my legal skills could be most helpful."
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Law.com

Developments in Federal Whistleblowing Programs: What Compliance Officers Need to Know

This article examines recent developments and trends concerning federal whistleblower programs that compliance officers need to know and provides best practices recommendations for ensuring that your company maintains a robust whistleblower and anti-retaliation program in light of increased whistleblower activity.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Policeman Claimed He Was Punished for Uncovering Bad Expenditure

In June 2018, plaintiff Souroth Chatterji, 36, resigned from his job as a police officer for the city of Pittsburgh, having worked six years with the city's bureau of police. He claimed that, following the resignation of the former chief of police in late 2015, he was subjected to harassment, racial discrimination and retaliation.
3 minute read

Law.com

Law.com L&E Briefing: To Mask or Unmask in Offices? | In Dustup Over Default, Pandemic Is Blamed | Who Got the Work | L&E Headlines, and More

Welcome to Law.com's L&E briefing Labor of Law, our dispatch spotlighting big cases, key issues and developing trends.
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Daily Report Online

Showing Teeth of Whistleblower Act, Georgia Jury Awards $350K Verdict to Firefighter

"I think we advanced the law and some of the thinking on how to try a whistleblower case," said Luke Andrews, a partner at Watson Spence in Atlanta. "The parties developed their own jury instructions particular to this whistleblower law and that was interesting."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Split Decision Favors Whistleblower in Case Over County's Outside Counsel Work

The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a split decision on Wednesday as to whether Cape May County retaliated against its former purchasing agent after she became embroiled in the bidding process for the county's outside counsel business involving two law firms. In "Allen v. Cape May County," the 5-2 majority ruled that plaintiff Allen is covered under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act in her involvement with the request for proposal bid involving Capehart & Scatchard, though not with a similar engagement involving Ballard Spahr.
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