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Is Glass Ceiling Discrimination Preventing You From Advancing to an Executive Position/Moving into the C-Suite?

Glass Ceiling Discrimination A recent Wall Street Journal article reports that women run just 27 of the S&P 500 companies—or 5.4% of the total. The article … Continued

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms $1.6M Award of Non-economic Damages in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a unanimous opinion in Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed an award of $1.6 million in non-economic damages in a … Continued

What laws prohibit defense contractors from retaliating against whistleblowers?

Collapse False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection for Defense Contractor Whistleblowers The anti-retaliation provision of the False Claims Act provides robust protection to any employee, contractor, … Continued

Lessons Whistleblowers Can Glean from March 19 SEC Order Awarding $83M to Whistleblowers

SEC Awards $88M to 3 Whistleblowers On March 19, 2018, the SEC issued an order authorizing $83M in whistleblower awards to three claimants and denying … Continued

Ethics Survey Reveals Increase in Perceived Whistleblower Retaliation and Increased Pressure to Compromise Ethical Standards

Ethics Survey Underscores Challenges that Corporate Whistleblowers Face The Ethics & Compliance Initiative has released a Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) that includes several significant findings that … Continued

False Claims Act Whistleblower Attorney Defeats SLAPP Suit

Laws Barring SLAPP Suits Are an Important Tool for Qui Tam Whistleblowers To dissuade qui tam whistleblowers from providing information to the government, some companies … Continued

Is an employer’s knowledge of protected whistleblowing a separate element of a whistleblower retaliation case?

The Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board has held that knowledge of protected whistleblowing is not a distinct element and instead is part of the … Continued

To engage in protected conduct, must a whistleblower cite a specific violation of law or regulation?

Scope of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection The Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board and several federal courts have soundly rejected a “magic words” defense, an argument … Continued

What “related actions” qualify for an SEC whistleblower award?

Awards for “Related Actions” under the SEC Whistleblower Program Under the SEC Whistleblower Program, the SEC is authorized to pay monetary awards in certain successful “related … Continued

Supreme Court Whistleblower Decision Not a Game Changer: SOX Remains a Potent Remedy for Whistleblowers

The Supreme Court’s Somers decision limiting the scope of whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is a loss … Continued

Are attorney fees paid from an SEC or CFTC whistleblower award taxable?

Under 26 U.S. Code § 62(a)(21), as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, an SEC or CFTC whistleblower receiving an award from … Continued

What is the original source exception to the public disclosure bar?

Collapse Original Source Exception to Public Disclosure Bar The public disclosure bar prohibits a relator from bringing a False Claims Act lawsuit based on a … Continued

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