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Wells Fargo, Ending Its Appeal, Settles Whistleblower's $577K Retaliation Case

Wells Fargo & Co. has reached a settlement with a former branch manager who claimed she was fired for blowing the whistle on employees who had been opening accounts without permission, the sales-pressure conduct at issue in a scandal that erupted in 2016.

4 minute read March 01, 2018 at 12:03 AM
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C. Ryan Barber
Wells Fargo, Ending Its Appeal, Settles Whistleblower's $577K Retaliation Case

Wells Fargo & Co. has reached a settlement with a former branch manager who claimed she was fired for blowing the whistle on employees who had been opening accounts without permission, the sales-pressure conduct at issue in a scandal that erupted in 2016.

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