Whistleblower Protection Archives

False Claims Act Decision Recognizes Public Policy Exception to Confidentiality Agreements

In a False Claims Act case in which the relators allege that Mount Sinai Hospital and affiliated entities committed improper billing and wrongful payment … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Zuckerman Law Recognized as Tier 1 Firm in Washington DC in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Washington D.C. whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law has received a First Tier ranking in Washington D.C. in Litigation – Labor & Employment in the 2016 … 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

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

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Recovers Nearly $5 Million

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Wins at Trial A New York federal jury awarded $1.6M in compensatory damages to a whistleblower in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. With … 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

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

SEC Issues Landmark Order Barring Gag Clauses

SEC Targeting Agreements that Silence Whistleblowers In public remarks, Sean McKessy, Chief of the SEC’s Whistleblower Office, has warned that the SEC is identifying … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Files Amici Curiae Brief in DC Whistleblower Protection Act Case

Zuckerman Law, a Washington DC firm representing whistleblowers nationwide, filed an amici curiae brief in Tucker v. DC on behalf of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers … Continued

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at Advanced Summit on Whistleblower Litigation

DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at ACI’s Advanced Forum on Whistleblower Litigation in Washington DC on July 28, 2015. This program offers practical … Continued

Whistleblower Obtains $80,000 in Punitive Damages

A jury awarded a hair stylist $80,000 in punitive damages in Peasley v. Regis Corporation, a whistleblower case brought under the Maine Whistleblower Protection Act. … Continued

OSHA Secures Robust Injunctive Relief for Whistleblower

Preliminary Injunction Barring Whistleblower Protection On May 7, 2015, OSHA obtained a preliminary injunction in a Section 11(c) whistleblower case barring Lear Corporation from further … Continued

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