Some work places are just so toxic. When my unit was deployed to Iraq, we inherited work and living space from the unhappiest, most dysfunctional Army unit I have ever come into contact with. The living space was filthy. They never cleaned it up. The members of this unit, some 50 persons, had filed about
Federal Employees Are Protected if They “Blow the Whistle”
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Federal employees enjoy substantial protections other employees do not. One such protection is the whislteblower statute, also known as reporting fraud, waste or abuse. See Workplace Fairness summary. This statute protects a federal employee who reports fraud, waste or abuse or a simple violation of a statute or regulation. There are a number of…
Employer Side Lawyers Can be Abusive But So Can Employee Side Lawyers
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Law school professor, David Yamada, wrote a blog post saying essentially that many employer side lawyers in employment cases are "attack dogs" (my paraphrase) because many employers are "attack dogs" themselves. Such abusive employers tend to seek out abusive lawyers, he writes. See David Yamada’s blog post. Law school profs are in a position…