"Heather McPhee, the NFLPA's associate general counsel since 2009, revealed in a court filing that the union fired her on Dec. 30. The dismissal came less than two weeks after she sued the union, its former executive director, Lloyd Howell Jr., and two current senior executives for allegedly conspiring to keep her from cooperating with a yearlong federal criminal inquiry into union finances."
"Last August, McPhee had been put on paid administrative leave for alleged workplace "misconduct" after she had repeatedly raised legal concerns about union leaders' decisions. She also alleged that executives had tried to keep her from testifying before a federal grand jury now investigating the NFLPA and the Major League Players Association."
"In her federal lawsuit, filed last month, McPhee accused the current and former executives of illegal misconduct, sex discrimination, breach of fiduciary duty and retaliation as she prepared to become the star witness in the yearlong criminal inquiry being conducted by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn."
Heather McPhee served as NFLPA associate general counsel since 2009 and revealed she was fired on Dec. 30 via a court filing. The dismissal followed her lawsuit alleging the union, its former executive director Lloyd Howell Jr., and two senior executives conspired to prevent her cooperation with a yearlong federal criminal inquiry into union finances. McPhee had been placed on paid administrative leave in August for alleged workplace "misconduct" after raising legal concerns about leadership decisions. She alleges executives tried to stop her from testifying before a federal grand jury. Her lawsuit alleges illegal misconduct, sex discrimination, breach of fiduciary duty and retaliation.
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