Whistleblower Protection Law Archives

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 lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Join Distinguished Faculty to Speak About Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will join a distinguished faculty of judges and leading practitioners to speak about whistleblower protections at the American Law Institute’s annual … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Zuckerman Will Speak on Panel About Representing Whistleblowers

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the annual conference of the National Employment Lawyers Association on a panel addressing “Strategies for Representing Whistleblowers in … Continued

OSHA Clarifies Investigative Standard for OSHA Whistleblower Investigations

OSHA has issued a memo clarifying the investigative standard for OSHA whistleblower investigations. Under the more than twenty whistleblower protection laws that OSHA enforces, … Continued

Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Flawed Defense Strategy in SOX Whistleblower Case

Playboy has sued Sheppard Mullin for malpractice and is seeking $7.6M in damages for losing a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case at trial “in spectacular fashion.” The … Continued

Article Reports on Petition to Strengthen Whistleblower Rights

A Reuters article titled “Labor Department asked to ban gag clauses for whistleblowers” reports on a rulemaking petition filed by whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law and the … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Zuckerman Quoted in Washington Post About SEC Order

SEC Combats Confidentiality Agreements Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was quoted in an article in The Washington Post titled SEC says confidentiality agreements may have ‘muzzled’ whistleblowers … Continued

Whistleblower Advocates Petition DOL to Combat Corporate Muzzling of Whistleblowers

Update: In response to a petition for rulemaking filed by the Government Accountability Project and Zuckerman Law, OSHA’s Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs has issued policy … Continued

ARB Decision Clarifies Favorable Causation Standard for Whistleblowers

The Administrative Review Board’s decision in Powers v. Union Pacific Railroad is a significant victory for whistleblowers in that it establishes a favorable burden of proof for … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Decision Underscores Broad Scope of FCA Whistleblower Protection

False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation A recent decision in Mikhaeil v. Walgreens Inc., a False Claims Act retaliation case, establishes helpful precedent on the broad … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Case Clarifies the Burden for Pleading Knowledge of Protected Whistleblowing

Westawski SOX Whistleblower Case A recent Pennsylvania district court decision, Westawski v. Merck & Co., Inc clarifies that “when a plaintiff files a complaint alleging a SOX violation … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Co-Authors Article About De Facto Gag Clauses

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman co-authored an article with Professor Richard Moberly and Jordan Thomas titled “De Facto Gag Clauses: The Legality of Employment Agreements That … Continued

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