US orders Wells Fargo to reinstate whistle-blower and pay $577,500 in compensation

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Labor Department has ordered Wells Fargo & Co. to reinstate another former employee who alleged she was fired after reporting part of the widespread fraud that engulfed the bank in a major scandal. The whistle-blower, a former branch manager in Pomona, Calif., will be reinstated and paid $577,500 in back wages,…