Most of the whistleblower retaliation statutes adjudicated at the DOL, including SOX, authorize compensatory damages. Until recently, awards of compensatory damages by the DOL were fairly nominal absent expert witness testimony concerning the whistleblower’s emotional distress damages or diminished career prospects. However, two recent decisions, one from the Eighth Circuit and the other from the ARB, indicate that a whistleblower can obtain substantial compensatory damages based solely on his or her testimony.