ALG Client Prevails in Whistleblower Retaliation Appeal Against the Department of the Interior
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ALG Welcomes Associate Attorney Abigail Young
Abigail Young joins ALG following her work with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a Trial Attorney and Legal Honors Attorney. In law school, Abigail interned for the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Voting Rights Project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil … Read more
ALG Welcomes New Partner Lisa Sandoval
Atkinson Law Group is thrilled to welcome Lisa Sandoval. As a former senior trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Lisa worked tirelessly to vindicate the rights of workers who experienced discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. In addition to securing numerous settlements that brought substantial relief to workers and required … Read more
Warner Music Thanked Her for Exposing Sexual Harassment Allegations — And Silenced Her (Rolling Stone)
Five years ago, Samantha Maloney accused CEO Stephen Cooper of harassment and flagged misconduct allegations against other employees. She’s still not allowed to talk about it.
U.S. workers without protective gear assisted coronavirus evacuees, HHS whistleblower says (The Washington Post)
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, without proper training for infection control or appropriate protective gear, according to a whistleblower complaint.
Experts Weigh in on Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Trial, (Variety)
Harvey Weinstein once waltzed into every room in Hollywood as the king of the movie business. Now, he’s shuffling into New York City criminal court with a walker, facing life in prison for five sex crimes charges, including rape.
Trump Official Punished Public Servant Over Her Iranian Heritage (NPR)
President Trump often says members of the “deep state” are bent on sabotaging his agenda. And some of the career civil servants the president is referring to have said they have been retaliated against following reports in conservative media questioning their loyalty to Trump.
Comment from Sahar Nowrouzzadeh in Response to State Department Inspector General’s Report on Retaliation Against Civil Servants
Washington, D.C. – Today, November 14, 2019, Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, a State Department employee and her attorney, Katherine Atkinson, released the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Inspector General’s report on improper personnel practices by State Department officials. In 2017, Ms. Nowrouzzadeh was a career State Department employee on … Read more
Matt Lauer’s Accuser Reportedly Told NBC Brass She Told the Anchor ‘No’ Multiple Times (VICE News)
The woman accusing Matt Lauer of rape told NBC officials in November 2017 that she did not consent the first time they had sex, according to a copy of Ronan Farrow’s forthcoming book, “Catch and Kill,” obtained by VICE News.