Whistleblower Protection

Whistleblower Recovers $250,000 in Punitive Damages

Whistleblower Recovers $250,000 in Punitive Damages

  In Raye v. Pan Am Rys., Inc., ARB Case No. 14-074, slip op. (U.S.…

8 years ago

Retaliatory Lawsuit Against Whistleblower Dismissed on Summary Judgment

On September 7, 2016, a Texas appellate court in MJS and Associates, LLC v. Master…

8 years ago

SOX Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Will Speak at Employment Law Conference About SOX Whistleblower Protections

SOX whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the Florida Bar’s Hot Topics in Employment…

8 years ago

OSHA Issues New Guidance Barring Restrictions on Whistleblowing

OSHA’s Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs has issued policy guidelines on provisions in settlement agreements…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

DOL ARB Considering Whether Affirmative Defense Evidence is Relevant to a Whistleblower’s Burden of Proving Causation

  At oral argument on August 24, 2016, whistleblower attorney Dallas Hammer urged the Department of…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

OSHA Fines Employer $105,000 for Retaliating Against an Employee Who Complained About Mold Exposure

Disclosing Toxic Mold Exposure is Protected Whistleblowing Under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health…

8 years ago