Author: Mike Papantonio

There’s no question that whistleblowers like Edward Snowden have helped to educate the public, but there are other types of whistleblowers who deserve our gratitude – and those are the people that are blowing the whistle on corporate fraud against the government. Each year, the Department of Justice recovers billions of dollars from corporations that have committed fraud against the government. America’s Lawyer Mike Papantonio talks about the people who have helped to expose the corruption of our own government. Transcript of the above video: Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Daniel Ellsberg – those are the names that most people...

Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio highlights class-action settlement victories by delivery drivers against FedEx for garnished wages and misclassification of their employment status. Transcript of the above video: Finally, tonight, good news for America’s delivery drivers. Earlier this month, a federal judge approved a $227 million payout for FedEx drivers in 19 states for the deceptive practice of classifying its drivers as independent contractors rather than full-time employees. The class action settlement covered 19 states across the U.S., and involves 12,000 drivers who had their wages unfairly garnished. Until 2011, FedEx treated their drivers as independent contractors, despite the...