February 12, 2024
A California magistrate judge on Monday granted a partial win to a former Wells Fargo executive who sued the bank for allegedly firing him because he was a whistleblower, rejecting arguments that the bank is preempted by a provision of the National Banking Act.
November 03, 2023
In the next two weeks, attorneys should keep an eye out for oral arguments before the California Supreme Court in a wage and hour case that could shape the future of the state's Private Attorneys General Act. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
September 06, 2023
A former Wells Fargo executive urged a California federal court Wednesday not to give the bank an early win in his suit alleging he was wrongfully terminated for being a whistleblower, saying the bank's defense under the National Banking Act fails.
February 16, 2022
A former Wells Fargo executive sued the bank in California federal court Wednesday claiming he was wrongfully terminated because of his role as an internal whistleblower on the eve of his testimony to federal regulators investigating the bank's now infamous practice of opening fake accounts on behalf of customers.