The Propane Gamble No One Asked For TL;DR For years, Inland Fuel stored over 10,000 pounds of propane at its Bridgeport Facility without the federally required safety plan. The company operated without a Risk Management Plan (RMP) from at least…
A Loophole to Steal Your Time: How the U.S. Government Legalized Wage Theft Against Its Own Nurses TL;DR A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the government does not have to pay federal employees for overtime unless that work was…
TL;DR Wisconsin-based FiberPro, Inc. was caught by EPA inspectors violating its Clean Air Act permit on May 16, 2024. The company was illegally releasing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere by leaving waste resin in open buckets and operating…
UnitedHealth’s Missing Contract Scandal The Shell Game: UnitedHealth’s Missing Contract TL;DR The Facts: After a semi-truck collision, Eric Patterson’s insurer, UnitedHealth Group, covered his medical bills and then demanded $25,000 back from his settlement with the other driver. The Misconduct:…
EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. SDWA-08-2024-0022 • 5 min read Your Water Hasn’t Been Tested for Lead in Five Years. They Never Told You. A small water district in Big Horn County, Wyoming served 150 people untreated groundwater while quietly skipping…
Bazooka Farmstar: A $15,000 Fine For A Systemic Breakdown of Hazardous Waste Management TL;DR The Company: Bazooka Farmstar, LLC, an Iowa-based manufacturer, was inspected by the EPA in April 2023. The Misconduct: Investigators found a shocking list of failures in…
TL;DR Healthcare giant Prime Healthcare Management, Inc. attempted to use a forced arbitration ruling to completely shut down a public-interest lawsuit brought on behalf of all its California employees. A former employee, Eleni Gavriiloglou, lost her individual labor claims in…
Walmart’s Wall of Silence: Court Shields Retail Giant After Worker Alleges Daily Mockery and Retaliation TL;DR A Russian national, Elena Mukhina, sued Walmart alleging a hostile work environment. She reported being mocked daily by coworkers and customers for her inability…
Aetna vs. 250,000 Families Court Filing Exposes Alleged “Self-Enrichment” Scheme With Employee Health Funds TL;DR The Facts: Aetna Life Insurance Company, the third-party administrator for Aramark’s employee health plans, is accused in a federal lawsuit of mismanaging over $200 million…
The Architecture of Dismissal TL;DR After 17 years of service and documented success, Melanie Hood-Wilson, a Black woman, was denied a promotion at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCB). The promotion went to a male colleague who the college’s…