whistleblower protection laws Archives

DC Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak on Webinar About Recent Developments In Whistleblower Law

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a NELA webinar on September 30, 2015 about Recent Developments In Whistleblower Law. Recently there have been … Continued

NDAA/Federal Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law Provides Robust Whistleblower Protection

NDAA Protected Whistleblowing The scope of protected whistleblowing under the NDAA whistleblower protection provisions includes the disclosure of information that the employee reasonably believes … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Files Amici Curiae Brief in DC Whistleblower Protection Act Case

Zuckerman Law, a Washington DC firm representing whistleblowers nationwide, filed an amici curiae brief in Tucker v. DC on behalf of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers … Continued

Sixth Circuit Hands A Landmark Victory to SOX Whistleblowers

SOX Corporate Whistleblower Prevails at Trial and on Appeal The Sixth Circuit’s decision in Rhinehimer v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. on May 28 broadly construing protected … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Decision Underscores Broad Scope of Protected Conduct

False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection Today the Fourth Circuit issued a decision in a False Claims Act retaliation case underscoring the broad scope of FCA … Continued

DOL OALJ Revamps Procedural Rules

Procedural Rules Governing Whistleblower Retaliation Claims Adjudicated at DOL OALJ The Department of Labor has issued its final rule revising the Rules of Practice and … Continued

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 Obtains $80,000 in Punitive Damages

A jury awarded a hair stylist $80,000 in punitive damages in Peasley v. Regis Corporation, a whistleblower case brought under the Maine Whistleblower Protection Act. … Continued

OSHA Secures Robust Injunctive Relief for Whistleblower

Preliminary Injunction Barring Whistleblower Protection On May 7, 2015, OSHA obtained a preliminary injunction in a Section 11(c) whistleblower case barring Lear Corporation from further … 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

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

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