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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

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

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

MSPB Clarifies Burden-Shifting Framework for Discrimination Appeals

Proving an Affirmative Defense of Discrimination in an MSPB Appeal The Board’s September 3, 2015 decision in Savage v. Department of the Army clarifies the … 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

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

SOX Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Co-Authors Updated ABA Paper About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman co-authored the 2015 Annual Update on the Whistleblower Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which is published by the American … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Receives Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Rating

Following extensive and confidential peer review by members of the Bar and Judiciary, whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman received a Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Rating … Continued

ARB Affirms $100,000 Compensatory Damages Award in STAA Whistleblower Retaliation Case

Truck Driver Terminated for Refusing to Drive in Unsafe Conditions In Fink v. R&L Transfer, Inc., the ARB affirmed an award of compensatory damages … Continued

Jury Awards Six Million Dollars to Whistleblower in Sarbanes-Oxley Case

A jury awarded six million dollars to Catherine Zulfer, a former accounting executive who alleged that her employment was terminated in retaliation for disclosing … Continued

DC Circuit Decision Highlights Procedural Complexity of Federal Employee Whistleblower Retaliation and Discrimination Claims

The DC Circuit’s recent decision in Schlottman v. Perez underscores the procedural complexity of federal sector employment litigation and the importance of meeting the short … Continued

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