Wells Fargo order to re-hire whistleblower

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Source: CNN





by Jackie Wattles @jackiewattles July 21, 2017: 4:03 PM ET


A federal agency has ordered Wells Fargo to give a whistleblower her job back, along with $577,500 in back pay and damages.

The whistleblower was working as a branch manager in Pomona, California, when she was fired for reporting misconduct related to the bank's fake account scandal, according to findings released on Friday by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Wells Fargo "terminated the employee turned whistleblower in September 2011 because of concerns raised that the bank's private bankers were opening customer accounts and enrolling customers in bank products without their knowledge, consent or appropriate disclosures," OSHA said in a press release.

Federal law prohibits banks from retaliating when an employee reports potentially unlawful activity. ........................

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Wells Fargo is appealing. But more good news is that she can get her job back during the appeal (Wonder if I would want to go back??)

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[OnDoutside]

1. Surely they will give her a massive payoff at the end of this ?

[FakeNoose]

7. She gets her back salary of 1/2 million $

Most people can retire on that and not work another day.

However I can't imagine having a day-to-day job at the same company that was so evil. They'll never treat her like a manager again, so she'd be better off going to another company, hopefully in a different industry. You know, just collect the back-pay and quit the job.

Just sayin'

[OnDoutside]

8. I suppose it depends what she in life she is at currently. Still, I'd go back and walk around with

my head held high, because I had done nothing wrong. And if they then want me to go, they can pay extra for the privilege.

[ResistantAmerican17]

2. Now THAT, ladies and gentlemen

Is justice served.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. I'm glad she won

but I don't know why she'd go back to that company

things there will never be the same

you can attach a monetary value to damages, to a lost career, but you
cannot turn back the clock

[dembotoz]

4. think she should forget about future promotions or employee of the month plaque

question is will this black list her.

if you were a bank would you hire her
or if you were in hr would you stick your neck out and hire her

[christx30]

5. I admire her bravery for trying to go back there.

Glad she got the money. But I wouldn't go back to work. $500k is enough of a cushion to go back to school or find a job in another field. WF are such bastards I wouldn't be surprised they try to screw with her.

[tenderfoot]

10. Better yet, who'd want to work for a bank that open fake accounts unbeknownst to their customers?

Who trust someone who would do that to have your back?

[More_Cowbell]

6. If it's the woman I'm thinking of from other stories

She's working for another bank now, after working for Nordstrom for under $10 an hour for almost a year before she got that job. Her job at WF probably paid more than the current bank, since she'd been there 5-6 years. At least she has the choice.

[Sunlei]

9. don't most banks pay a "bonus" for new accounts, loans, check cashing fee collection?

I get calls from my bank all the time, about once a month pushing a loan. 'You're approved we can give you a loan by tomorrow. The woman's very friendly-even remembers couple details as she tries to sell me a loan.