Corporate Whistleblower Archives

Sarbanes-Oxley Authorizes Damages for Reputational Harm

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Damages and Remedies In a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation lawsuit brought against a bank, Judge Sweet held that the great weight of authority permits SOX … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Prevails on Appeal

In an unpublished decision in Yang v. Navigators Grp., Inc., the Second Circuit recently clarified a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower’s burden at the summary-judgment stage. Takeaways for … Continued

Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Win Shows Strong Need For Whistleblower Protections

Becker’s Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claim The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded $1.9 million in damages to a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower in a decision that … Continued

IAF Report Underscores Importance of Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Internal Auditors

Pressure on Auditors to Suppress Audit Findings A report from the Internal Audit Foundation reveals that 23% of internal auditors still experience pressure to suppress … Continued

CFTC Proposed Regulations Will Protect Whistleblowers and Prohibit Gag Clauses

In a marked shift from its 2011 rulemaking implementing the whistleblower reward provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has … Continued

SOX Whistleblower Decision Clarifies Broad Scope of SOX Protected Conduct

A win by a Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) whistleblower in Burns v Medtronic, No. 8:15-cv-2330-T17-TBM, 2016 WL 3769369 (M.D. Fla. July 12, 2016), highlights the broad … Continued

PwC Settlement in $5.5 Billion Bankruptcy Case of Former Client Underscores the Critical Gatekeeper Role of Auditors

In the largest accounting negligence case to go to trial, PricewaterhouseCooopers (PwC) was accused of enabling a $5.5 billion fraud at the bankrupt mortgage lender … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at BNA Bloomberg Webinar on New Developments in Whistleblower Law

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a BNA Bloomberg on New Developments in Whistleblower Law on September 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM ET. Zuckerman is privileged … Continued

What is Contributing Factor Causation in a SOX Whistleblower Case?

Most of the corporate whistleblower protection laws enforced by OSHA, including the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection law, require the whistleblower to prove that the protected … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Prevails in ARB Appeal

The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s decision in Dietz v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. establishes important precedent on the broad scope of protected whistleblowing under … Continued

NHTSA Issues Regulation Barring Gag Provisions in Settlement Agreements

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued an Enforcement Guidance Bulletin barring gag provisions in protective orders and settlement agreements that would prohibit … Continued

Decision Denying Motion for Summary Judgment Broadly Construes Sarbanes-Oxley Protected Whistleblowing

Bank Whistleblower Defeats Motion for Summary Judgment Richard Trusz, the former head of valuation at a subsidiary of UBS, has defeated a motion for summary … Continued

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