corporate whistleblower rights Archives

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at PLI Seminar About Corporate Whistleblowing

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Practicing Law Institute seminar about corporate whistleblowing on June 26, 2018. To register for this seminar, click … Continued

Supreme Court Narrows Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection at a Time of Increased Retaliation

Click here to learn more about anti-retaliation protections for SEC whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Act and Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If you have suffered retaliation for whistleblowing, call our Dodd-Frank … Continued

Constructive Discharge Actionable Under False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection Law

False Claims Act Prohibited Retaliation When Congress included an anti-retaliation provision in the False Claims Act, it sought to “halt companies and individuals from using … Continued

Ethics Survey Reveals Increase in Perceived Whistleblower Retaliation and Increased Pressure to Compromise Ethical Standards

Ethics Survey Underscores Challenges that Corporate Whistleblowers Face The Ethics & Compliance Initiative has released a Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) that includes several significant findings that … Continued

Third Circuit False Claims Act Retaliation Decision May Spur an Increase in NDAA Retaliation Claims

In a recent decision, Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation claim, holding that FCA retaliation claims require a … Continued

SOX Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Case

SOX whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman is quoted in American Banker and Financial Planning in article entitled Wells Fargo ends fight with a whistleblower in fake-accounts … Continued

Whistleblower Firm Publishes Guide to Cybersecurity Whistleblowing

Guide for Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Whistleblower lawyer Dallas Hammer has published a Practitioner’s Guide to Cybersecurity Whistleblowing. The guide can be downloaded here. The guide summarizes rewards and … Continued

UBS Whistleblower Prevails at Trial in SOX Whistleblower Case

More than five years after filing a SOX whistleblower retaliation case, UBS whistleblower Trevor Murray prevailed at trial. The jury awarded Murray $653,000 in back … Continued

Whistleblowers Supercharge Anti-Fraud Enforcement in 2017

In 2017, whistleblower reward laws continued to supercharge anti-fraud enforcement and protect taxpayers and investors. Whistleblower False Claims Act Lawsuits Yield $3.4 Billion in … Continued

Whistleblower Fired for Disclosing Improper Asbestos Removal Wins at Trial

A jury awarded approximately $174,00 to a whistleblower who was fired for reporting improper asbestos removal practices at asbestos abatement and demolition company Champagne Demolition, … Continued

Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman Listed as Top Whistleblower Lawyers in Washingtonian magazine

Top Whistleblower Lawyers Washingtonian magazine named Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman among the top whistleblower lawyers in its top lawyers’ edition. Washingtonian compiles its list … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted About SEC Whistleblower Program Annual Report

A Law360 article titled “SEC Whistleblower Program Ain’t Broke — So Don’t ‘Fix’ It” quotes SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the success of the SEC … Continued

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