A class-wide settlement was reached in the DoDEA Class Action. DoDEA has agreed to pay more than $7.7 Million to settle the case. Class Counsel will hold Information Sessions for Class Members about the case and the settlement on April 9-11, 2024.
For more information, please click here to go to the DoDEA Class Action page.
A settlement has been reached in the 2003-2023 SSA Class Action. The Class includes African American Male employees at SSA Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, and relates to monetary employee awards. The settlement provides $22.7 million to resolve all Class Member monetary claims, plus an agreed system for programmatic monitoring and corrective action. For more information about the settlement, please visit SSAHQclassaction.com.
The Washington Post reported on the experience of two clients of Kator, Parks, Weiser & Wright. Joscelyn Funnié and Deborah Shaw filed claims of whistleblower retaliation against the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office. As the Post reports, Ms. Shaw won a finding that she was subjected to illegal whistleblower retaliation, and Ms. Funnié settled her case with the agency. The Post’s reporting highlights the problems the can be faced by federal employees who report wrongdoing by managers at federal agencies.
You can read the Washington Post’s article by clicking here.
If you have questions about reporting violations in your workplace, or if you believe that you are being retaliated against for protected whistleblowing activity, you may contact KPWW for a free consultation.
