SEC Whistleblower Archives

SOX and Dodd-Frank Do Not Preempt a Wrongful Discharge Claim in WA

The Washington Supreme Court held in Becker v. Community Health Systems that the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act do not … Continued

SOX Protection for Contractors Limited to Disclosures About Wrongdoing at Publicly-Traded Companies

The whistleblower protection provision of SOX prohibits an “officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agency” of a publicly-traded company from retaliating against “an employee” for disclosing … Continued

DC Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak on Webinar About Recent Developments In Whistleblower Law

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a NELA webinar on September 30, 2015 about Recent Developments In Whistleblower Law. Recently there have been … 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

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

Sixth Circuit Hands A Landmark Victory to SOX Whistleblowers

SOX Corporate Whistleblower Prevails at Trial and on Appeal The Sixth Circuit’s decision in Rhinehimer v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. on May 28 broadly construing protected … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Interviewed About SEC Whistleblower Award to Compliance Professional

Leading SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted About Award to Compliance Professionals An article in Law 360 titled Big Awards Pushing Compliance Pros To Be Whistleblowers discusses the impact … Continued

SEC Awards More Than One Million Dollars to Compliance Officer

Compliance Officer Receives Whistleblower Bounty for Courageous Whistleblowing to the SEC Today the SEC announced a whistleblower award of more than one million dollars to a … Continued

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