Media Coverage
Federal Times
Snowden the whistleblower? Not exactly
June 11, 2013
Federal Times quotes R. Scott Oswald, managing principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, on whether NSA leaker Edward Snowden can accurately be called a whistleblower: Snowden the whistleblower? Not exactly
Law360 quotes R. Scott Oswald, managing principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, about the Booz Allen Hamilton employee who leaked National Security Agency secrets: NSA Leaks Put Booz Allen, Employee In DOJ’s Crosshairs (subscription)
June 06, 2013
The Gazette quotes Nicholas Woodfield, principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, on appeals court victory of TELG client Donna Jackson: Appeals court reinstates judgement against Germantown company
Reuters quotes R. Scott Oswald, managing principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, on the status of Internal Revenue Service employees accused of holding up non-profit applications for political reasons: Embattled IRS staff remain in jobs despite U.S. tax review scandal
Washington Examiner cites retaliation case of TELG client Isabel Smeal in discussion of “culture of entitlement” at Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: “Examiner Local Editorial: Corrupt MWAA hasn’t changed a bit”
CFA Institute Magazine quotes TELG attorney R. Scott Oswald on considerations for employees thinking about blowing the whistle on company practices: “Walk, Don’t Run: Experts Advise Prudence and Caution for Potential Whistleblowers”
March 08, 2013
Law360 quotes TELG attorney David Scher in article on naming of Sen. Claire McCaskill as chair of Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight: “New Post Empowers Contract Fraud’s Biggest Senate Foe”
CNN Security Clearance
Justices block lawsuit over foreign intelligence surveillance
February 26, 2013
February 05, 2013
MomsRising.org publishes article by a TELG client describing her FMLA lawsuit filed after she was denied medical leave for cancer treatment: “A Battle for My Rights and My Life: Learning About the Family Medical Leave Act and How to Survive.”
January 14, 2013
Law360 interviews TELG attorney David Scher on employment implications of new tax incentives by the California Department of Housing and Community Development: “Calif.’s New Employment Credit Rules Could Curb Tax Abuses.”
November 21, 2012
Law360 covers TELG’s filing of an amended complaint in a False Claims Act suit against defense contractor Jorge Scientific Corp.: “FCA Suit Over Defense Contractor’s Afghan Work Grows.”
October 19, 2012
Lalate News quotes TELG principal David Scher on whistleblower lawsuit against Jorge Scientific: “Drunk Contractors Video from Jorge Scientific Dominates Lawsuit.”
The Scientist features story on $819,000 whistleblower retaliation verdict in favor of TELG client Dr. Weihua Huang: “Court Awards Whistleblower $820,000: A jury finds that UVA wrongfully fired a researcher for reporting that his supervisor altered an NIH grant budget.”
Stars and Stripes
Video shows contractors drunk, high in Afghanistan
October 19, 2012
The Fix: Addiction and Recovery, Straight Up
Video: Wasted Security Men Jeopardize US-Afghan Relations
October 19, 2012
Scher
CBS News
Attorney: Military Contractor Whistleblowers Videotaped ‘Animal House On Steroids’ In Afghanistan
October 18, 2012
CBS New York interviews TELG attorney David Scher on whistleblower lawsuit against Jorge Scientific: “Attorney: Military Contractor Whistleblowers Videotaped ‘Animal House On Steroids’ In Afghanistan.”
October 18, 2012
CNN’s Brian Todd reports on a video that allegedly shows U.S. security contractors drinking, doing drugs in Afghanistan. U.S. contractors allegedly drunk in video
