federal whistleblower protection

Congress Strengthens Whistleblower Protections for Employees of Government Contractors and Grantees

Congress Strengthens Whistleblower Protections for Employees of Government Contractors and Grantees

  Enhanced Whistleblower Protections for Employees of Federal Contractors and Grantees On December 5, 2016,…

8 years ago

IAF Report Underscores Importance of Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Internal Auditors

Pressure on Auditors to Suppress Audit Findings A report from the Internal Audit Foundation reveals…

8 years ago

SEC Advocates Broad Construction of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Law

SEC Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Retaliation Case The Securities and Exchange Commission…

8 years ago

Pro Se Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Prevails in Jury Trial

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Obtains Substantial Damages An article in Corporate Counsel titled How to Help a…

8 years ago

Washington DC Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at DC Bar Panel About Whistleblower Litigation

Washington DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the DC Bar’s annual CLE Changing…

8 years ago

SEC Orders Company to Pay $500K For Whistleblower Retaliation

  SEC Enforcement Action for Whistleblower Retaliation On September 29, 2016, the SEC ordered International…

8 years ago

ARB Decision Clarifies Favorable Burden-Shifting Framework for Whistleblowers

The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s ruling in Palmer v. Canadian National Railway, ARB…

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 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

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…

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