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National Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Fired Protesting Employee

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday alleged Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired an employee this year who was raising alarm about workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon associate Gerald Bryson was helping lead a protest outside a company …

Fired Employees Accuse Google of Labor Violations Over Handling of Protests

The National Labor Relations Board will file a complaint accusing Alphabet Inc.’s Google of unlawfully monitoring and questioning workers, who were fired for protesting against company policies and trying to organize a union, the former employees said in a statement …

Kentucky College, Former President Settle Claim Over Firing

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by a former community college president against the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Under terms of the settlement, former Owensboro Community & Technical College President Paula Gastenveld will get $250,000, …

Fired Worker Wins Bias Suit Against Mississippi Casino

A former Tunica, Mississippi, casino employee said he was fired from his supervisory job because he is Jewish. A federal jury agreed with him. In U.S. District Court in Greenville, a jury awarded Marc Silverberg $578,000 last week in his …

Judge Rejects JPMorgan’s Bid to Dismiss Whistleblower’s Retaliation Claim

A Manhattan federal judge rejected JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s bid to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit by a former private banker who said she was fired in retaliation for warning about a suspicious Israeli client. Jennifer Sharkey said the August 2009 …