Whistleblower Lawyer

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Recovers Nearly $5 Million

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Wins at Trial A New York federal jury awarded $1.6M in compensatory damages to a whistleblower in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. With … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Zuckerman Will Speak at Corporate Whistleblowing Forum

Whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak on a panel at the Thomson Reuters 4th Annual Corporate Whistleblowing Forum on September 9, 2015 in New York. Faculty for … Continued

DC Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Quoted About Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection

A Law360 article titled Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Debate May Be High Court Bound quotes DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about interpretive guidance that the SEC issued … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Dallas Hammer Quoted About Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Reward and Anti-Retaliation Provisions

An article titled “Whistleblowers cash-in on Feds corruption campaign” quotes whistleblower lawyer Dallas Hammer about the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower provisions. The article quotes … Continued

SEC Guidance on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection is a Win for Whistlebowers

UPDATE: In Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, the Supreme Court clarified the scope of the whistleblower protection provision of the Dodd-Frank Act. Click here to … Continued

Taking Stock of the Success of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Provisions

Today is the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, which has transformed the legal landscape for whistleblowers. The law owes its impact … Continued

SEC Pays $3M Award to Whistleblower

Whistleblower Disclosed Complex Fraud Scheme The SEC announced a Dodd-Frank whistleblower award of more than $3 million to a whistleblower who disclosed a complex fraudulent … Continued

ACI Whistleblower Litigation Summit Features Directors of CFTC and SEC Whistleblower Programs

Leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will join distinguished faculty, including Sean McKessy, Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower and Christopher Ehrman, Director of the CFTC Whistleblower … Continued

NDAA/Federal Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law Provides Robust Whistleblower Protection

NDAA Protected Whistleblowing The scope of protected whistleblowing under the NDAA whistleblower protection provisions includes the disclosure of information that the employee reasonably believes … Continued

Jury Awards $1.25M to Railroad Whistleblower

Railroad Worker Prevails in FRSA Whistleblower Retaliation Case A jury has awarded $1.25 million to a whistleblower who suffered retaliation for disclosing safety violations … Continued

OSHA Orders Railroad to Pay $536k in Whistleblower Case

Whistleblower Disciplined for Reporting an Injury OSHA ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to pay $536K in damages for violating the whistleblower retaliation provision of the … Continued

SEC Issues Landmark Order Barring Gag Clauses

SEC Targeting Agreements that Silence Whistleblowers In public remarks, Sean McKessy, Chief of the SEC’s Whistleblower Office, has warned that the SEC is identifying … Continued

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