BREAKING: KBK and @wbaidlaw.bsky.social represent Jeremiah Schofield, a former Social Security Executive who blew the whistle on a Trump administration attempt to falsely declare 2.7 million people as dead in Social Security records, in order to upend their lives and force them out of the country.
#BREAKING KBK and @legalaidnyc.bsky.social filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of CDPAP home health care workers for Public Partnerships, LLC. Tens of thousands of these workers have not been paid accurately, on time, or at all since April 1st. Read more: katzbanks.com/news/ny-home...
Katz Banks Kumin LLP is proud to join an amicus brief opposing recent actions by the Trump Administration that target law firms which represent clients and causes which are disfavored by the President.
#BREAKING Katz Banks Kumin led a public comment joined by more than 150 law firms, bar associations, and organizations opposing proposed changes to the American Arbitration Association’s Employment Arbitration Rules. #EmploymentLaw #WorkersRights #EndForcedArbitration
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz are representing Charlotte A. Burrows, former Chair and Commissioner of the EEOC. She was fired on Monday by President Trump. Statements from Ms. Burrows and Ms. Banks here: katzbanks.com/news/burrows/
We’re thrilled to announce that we have opened an office in New York! This new office will significantly expand our national presence and our capacity to handle wage and hour and whistleblower matters in New York state. Learn more: katzbanks.com/news/katz-ba...
Sex discrimination against women working in male-dominated workplaces, like the military, thrives without detection and accountability—and undercuts women's safety and ability to succeed.
Lawsuit alleges racial and gender discrimination led to an Air Force contractor's death
The family of a Air Force contractor who was killed when she walked into a rotating drone propeller has filed a lawsuit against her company, Sumaria Systems LLC, claiming her trainer subjected her to ...
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KBK announced that Debra Katz, Rebecca Peterson-Fisher, Marilyn Robb, and Bonnie Henry are joining Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in representing the Estate of Stephanie Cosme in a lawsuit against Ms. Cosme’s former employer, Sumaria Systems LLC and her supervisor, Derek Kirkendall.
The U.S. DOL ordered Asia Pacific Airlines to pay over $2 million in damages to KBK client Brant Swigart following an investigation that found that the airline retaliated against Swigart for raising safety concerns to his supervisors and federal regulators. More here: katzbanks.com/news/asia-pa...
Debra Katz and Charlotte Bennett issued statements on news that Bennett voluntarily dismissed her lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the SDNY against Andrew Cuomo, who sexually harassed her. The case in state court against the State of NY, her employer, will proceed.
Boeing whistleblower and KBK client Sam Salehpour joined @60minutes.bsky.social with other brave whistleblowers last night to discuss safety concerns that he has raised regarding the assembly of Boeing’s 777 airplanes. Watch the full segment now: www.cbsnews.com/video/boeing...
Boeing whistleblowers reveal years of concerns over airplane parts | 60 Minutes
A whistleblower says he was not surprised when a panel on a Boeing airplane blew off in the Oregon sky.
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Today, Debra Katz, counsel for Charlotte Bennett, released the following statement in response to a trial court’s denial of summary judgment in her client’s lawsuit filed against the State of New York.
Last week, a Maryland judge ruled that the state law removing the statute of limitations for civil claims filed by survivors of child sexual abuse is constitutional. Read KBK's blog on this ruling here: katzbanks.com/whistleblowe...
New: a report about racial bias in housing appraisals and lending, featuring the story of client Terry Horton, who filed a discrimination complaint with HUD. We’re proud to represent Mr. Horton and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition in this matter. www.investigatetv.com/2024/02/19/u...
New from KBK: Partner Debra Katz calls for whistleblowers in aviation to come forward following news of a panel blowing off a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft during a recent Alaska Airlines flight. Read more here 👇 www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/comm...
Katz Banks Kumin is delighted to announce that Jessica Westerman has joined the firm as a partner. Read more here: katzbanks.com/news/jessica...
In a new piece for Stars and Stripes, Lisa Banks discusses the U.S. Coast Guard’s failure to address decades of sexual assault allegations at its service academy. She called for USCG to commit to transparency and hold perpetrators accountable. Read the piece ⬇ www.stripes.com/opinion/2023...
Today, three clients represented by Lisa Banks testified to the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations about their experiences as survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment while at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. See a statement from Lisa Banks ⬇ katzbanks.com/news/coast-g...
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