Federal Whistleblower Protection Law Archives

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Obtains $2.7M in Front Pay

SOX Whistleblower Wins at Trial A federal jury awarded $1.6 million in compensatory damages to Julio Perez in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Following extensive … 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

US Steel Rescinding Immediate Injury Reporting Policy in Settlement of Two Whistleblower Retaliation Cases

Settlement of Whistleblower Retaliation Case Includes Rescission of Immediate Reporting Policy In a settlement of two Section 11(c) whistleblower retaliation cases, US Steel agreed to rescind … Continued

Whistleblower Disclosures to Federal Agencies Are Protected Under the Work Product Doctrine

Magistrate Judge Nita Stormes’ ruling in BofI Federal Bank v. Erhart suggests that the attorney work product doctrine can protect whistleblowers’ confidential disclosures to government … 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

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Teaches DC Bar Course About Handling Whistleblower Cases

Whistleblower protection lawyer Jason Zuckerman lectured at a DC Bar course titled “Handling Whistleblower Cases: More Than the Basics.” The course addressed the following … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Law Firm Files Amici Curiae Brief Urging the ARB Not to Weaken Whistleblower Protection Laws

Jason Zuckerman and Dallas Hammer Zuckerman Law, a Washington DC law firm representing whistleblowers nationwide, filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of the National … 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

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Quoted in National Law Journal

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was quoted in an article in the National Law Journal titled “Law and Order Face Court Test in Whistleblower’s Case.” The … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at NELA Conference About Representing Corporate Whistleblowers

Jason Zuckerman, Principal of whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law, will speak on a panel about representing corporate whistleblowers at a NELA conference titled Reining In … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Dallas Hammer Quoted About Cybersecurity Whistleblowing

Whislteblower lawyer Dallas Hammer, Chair of Zuckerman Law’s Whistleblower Rewards Practice, was quoted in an article in CSO titled “Cybersecurity whistleblowers: Get ready for more.” … Continued

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