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FAA and OSHA Enter into Agreement to Strengthen Enforcement of AIR21 Whistleblower Protection Law

FAA and OSHA Enforcement of Aviation Whistleblower Protection Law (AIR21 Whistleblower Law) The FAA and OSHA have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Decision Calls “Duty Speech” Heightened Pleading Standard into Question

Whistleblower Disclosed False Billing A recent decision from the Southern District of New York denying a motion to dismiss a False Claims Act retaliation case … Continued

District Court Rejects Materiality Requirement for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Actions

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Need Not Prove Securities Fraud In Donaldson v. Severn Savings Bank, Judge Bredar held that there is no independent materiality element to establish protected … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at Webinar on Mastering Internal Investigations, Whistleblower, and Securities Law

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will be speaking at a Rossdale webinar titled “Mastering Internal Investigations, Whistleblower, and Securities Law” on Thursday December 3, 2015 from Noon … Continued

False Claims Act Decision Recognizes Public Policy Exception to Confidentiality Agreements

In a False Claims Act case in which the relators allege that Mount Sinai Hospital and affiliated entities committed improper billing and wrongful payment … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Zuckerman Law Recognized as Tier 1 Firm in Washington DC in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Washington D.C. whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law has received a First Tier ranking in Washington D.C. in Litigation – Labor & Employment in the 2016 … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak About Whistleblower Protection Laws at TAF Conference

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman, Principal of whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law, will be speaking about recent developments under whistleblower protection laws at the Taxpayers Against … Continued

OSHA Issues Final Regulations Governing Transportation Safety Whistleblower Claims

OSHA issued final regulations implementing the whistleblower protection provisions of the National Transit Systems Security Act (NTSSA) and the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA). The … Continued

ARB holds that Taping Workplace Conversations Is Protected Whistleblowing

Recording a Conversation Can Be Protected Whistleblowing In a nuclear whistleblower retaliation case, the DOL Administrative Review Board held that recording workplace conversations to gather … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Law Does Not Preempt State Wrongful Discharge Claims

False Claims Act Retaliation Provision is Not an Exclusive Remedy In Salazar v. Monaco Enterprises, Inc., a Washington federal judge held that the whistleblower protection … Continued

OIG Report Recommends Improvements to OSHA Whistleblower Program

The Department of Labor Office of Inspector General has issued a report assessing what improvements have been made to the DOL’s Whistleblower Protection Program since the … Continued

SEC Enforcement Action Portends Rewards for Cybersecurity Whistleblowers

Cybersecurity SEC Enforcement Action The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that it had settled charges that investment adviser R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management … Continued

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