Lawsuit: Former iRobot compliance head alleges firing over flagged dealings
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-03-13T16:00:00
The former director of compliance for iRobot—maker of the robot vacuum cleaner Roomba—claims in a federal lawsuit he was fired for pointing out the company’s violations of state, federal, and international law.
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