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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Collins has voted for 52 of 55 of President Trump's second-term judges, including nominees who oppose marriage equality and reproductive rights. "Collins may claim to be a moderate, but she does not vote like one." #MESen #ReproRights www.pressherald.com/2026/10/07/s...

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Susan Collins says she supports women. We saw otherwise. | Opinion

While representing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during the confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, we watched Sen. Collins put politics before principle.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Sen. Collins called Christine Blasey Ford's testimony "painful and compelling." She then cast the deciding vote for Kavanaugh. @debrakatz.bsky.social and @lisajbanks.bsky.social, Ford's attorneys, wrote for the Portland Press Herald on Collins' record. www.pressherald.com/2026/10/07/s...

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Susan Collins says she supports women. We saw otherwise. | Opinion

While representing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during the confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, we watched Sen. Collins put politics before principle.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

#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...

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The brief asserts that recent executive orders that deprive law firms of security clearances and access to federal buildings, including courthouses, and which threaten the firms' clients with loss of government contracts, are unconstitutional and an attack on the rule of law.

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KBK Joins Brief Opposing Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms - Katz Banks Kumin LLP

Katz Banks Kumin LLP announced that the firm has joined a brief opposing the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional attack on the law firms.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

If adopted, these rules will further the unfairness of forced arbitration, placing multiple new, unfair burdens on employees forced to arbitrate employment disputes at the AAA. The AAA is the arbitration provider in half of all employment forced arbitration provisions.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

KBK calls on the AAA to restart their rule-making process and include a wide range of stakeholders, including employee-side attorneys, in their deliberations.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

#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

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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/

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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...

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

This illegal discrimination and harassment came to a head when Kirkendall directed her to perform a task in violation of military safety guidance, intentionally placing her in a dangerous situation that resulted in her death.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The lawsuit alleges that while Ms. Cosme was a test engineer for Sumaria in 2023, Kirkendall regularly discriminated against and harassed her on account of her race and sex, because she was a Latina breaking into a male-dominated field.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

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.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

KBK partner Colleen Coveney, who represented Mr. Swigart, said, “like many whistleblowers, Mr. Swigart’s choice to do the right thing put his career and reputation at risk--- and OSHA’s merit finding is an important step in securing justice for him.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

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...

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

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.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Mr. Salehpour first came forward in April to raise concerns regarding safety issues in Boeing’s 787 and 777 assembly process. He later testified to Congress about these allegations and the subsequent retaliation he faced after coming forward. The FAA investigation into his reports is ongoing.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

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...

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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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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

If summary judgment had been granted, it would have brought a speedy end to the proceedings. Learn more about KBK's work supporting those who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace: katzbanks.com/practice-are...

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Sexual Harassment Lawyers | Katz Banks Kumin

KBK sexual harassment lawyers are nationally recognized with a significant record of settlements & jury verdicts for clients whose rights have been violated.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This suit was filed in the wake of findings resulting from the N.Y. AG’s investigation, which concluded that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected female staff, including Bennett, to a sexually hostile work environment, tolerated and failed to correct that environment, and retaliated against employees.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

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.

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

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...

Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Maryland Can Bring Their Claims at Any Time, Judge Rules

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

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...

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

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...

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

Katz Banks Kumin is delighted to announce that Jessica Westerman has joined the firm as a partner. Read more here: katzbanks.com/news/jessica...

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

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...

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

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...

Statement from Lisa Banks on Senate Hearing into decades of sexual assault at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Katz Banks Kumin @katzbankskumin.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

"Hi Bluesky👋 -- we're Katz Banks Kumin LLP, a law firm and leader in whistleblower law, employment law, sexual harassment law, civil rights, and wage and hour matters. We work to make sure nobody is above the law. katzbanks.com

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