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Ari Wilkenfeld is a founding partner at Wilkenfeld, Herendeen & Atkinson and has been a civil rights and employment attorney for more than 20 years. A little more than two weeks ago, NBC fired Matt Lauer after my client provided a confidential complaint about the former “Today” show host of 20 years. Women have come forward in different ways … Read more
Matt Lauer in New York. Ari Wilkenfeld, a longtime civil rights and employment lawyer in Washington, is representing the woman who brought sexual misconduct claims this week against NBC “Today” show host Matt Lauer, fired just days after the allegations were made.Wilkenfeld confirmed to The National Law Journal on Wednesday that he brought the woman’s claims … Read more
Within hours of firing the show’s co-anchor, the network was said to have received more complaints, including one involving a 2001 encounter in his office.
On behalf of WHA client Joel Clement, Katherine Atkinson filed a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior today due to DOI’s failure to respond to Joel’s requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act. Members of Congress have also requested records related to the mass reassignment of members of the Senior Executive Service … Read more
“As Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke blasted many within his department for being disloyal to the Trump administration’s agenda this week, the agency’s inspector general’s office continued a probe into whether officials acted inappropriately when they abruptly reassigned dozens of senior workers.” Read more.
Department of the Interior Senior Executive Joel Clement filed a whistleblower retaliation complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Read Mr. Clement’s opinion piece in The Washington Post to learn more about it, and download the complaint below. Retaliation Complaint Whistleblower Disclosure
