Sarbanes Oxley Act whistleblower Archives

Whistleblower Attorney Will Address BNA Bloomberg Webinar About Trying Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Retaliation Cases

Whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak at a BNA Bloomberg webinar titled “Trying Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Retaliation Cases” on Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 12:00 PM to … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Prevails on Appeal

In an unpublished decision in Yang v. Navigators Grp., Inc., the Second Circuit recently clarified a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower’s burden at the summary-judgment stage. Takeaways for … Continued

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 that 23% of internal auditors still experience pressure to suppress … Continued

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 Whistleblower tells the story of Dr. Perez, a Sarbanes Oxley … Continued

SEC Orders Company to Pay $500K For Whistleblower Retaliation

SEC Enforcement Action for Whistleblower Retaliation On September 29, 2016, the SEC ordered International Game Technology (IGT) to pay a $500,000 penalty for terminating … Continued

SOX Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Will Speak at Employment Law Conference About SOX Whistleblower Protections

SOX whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the Florida Bar’s Hot Topics in Employment Law conference about recent developments in SOX. Zuckerman will address … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Prevails in ARB Appeal

The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s decision in Dietz v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. establishes important precedent on the broad scope of protected whistleblowing under … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Quoted About OSHA Whistleblower Investigations

A Bloomberg-BNA article entitled New Whistle-Blower Investigation Guidance From OSHA quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about OSHA’s revised standard governing investigations of the whistleblower protection laws … Continued

SOX Whistleblower Lawyer Co-Authors ABA Paper About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Lawyer SOX whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman co-authored the 2016 Annual Update on the Whistleblower Provisions of SOX for the Midwinter Meeting of … Continued

District Court Rejects Materiality Requirement for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Actions

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Need Not Prove Securities Fraud In Donaldson v. Severn Savings Bank, Judge Bredar held that there is no independent materiality element to establish protected … 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

Whistleblower Lawyer Interviewed About SEC Whistleblower Award to Compliance Professional

Leading SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted About Award to Compliance Professionals An article in Law 360 titled Big Awards Pushing Compliance Pros To Be Whistleblowers discusses the impact … Continued

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