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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

Equifax Breach a Reminder That Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Have Protections

Equifax announced that it had suffered a breach of data belonging to as many as 143 million Americans. That’s about half the country. Worse, the breached … Continued

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Whistleblower Firm Publishes Practice Note About Federal Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law

NDAA Whistleblower Protection Law Washington D.C. whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, published a Practice Note in Practical Law, a Thomson Reuters publication, titled Whistleblower Protections Under the … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Decision Clarifies Broad Scope of Protected Whistleblowing

A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York clarifies the broad scope of protected whistleblowing under the Sarbanes-Oxley … Continued

OSHA Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $5.4M to Whistleblower

Wells Fargo Whistleblower Prevails at OSHA In what appears to be the largest DOL damages award in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation case, OSHA issued an … Continued

Whistleblower’s Win Strengthens Whistleblower Protection for Federal Employees

Case Clarifies Whistleblower Protection Act Burden of Proof The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Miller v. Dep’t of … Continued

Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Win Shows Strong Need For Whistleblower Protections

Becker’s Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claim The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded $1.9 million in damages to a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower in a decision that … Continued

Pilot Prevails in AIR21 Whistleblower Retaliation Claim

Airline Pilot Whistleblower Wins Appeal In an unpublished decision, the Fifth Circuit affirmed pilot Roger Luder’s win in his AIR21 whistleblower retaliation claim against Continental … Continued

OSHA Orders Railroad to Pay $536k in Whistleblower Case

Whistleblower Disciplined for Reporting an Injury OSHA ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to pay $536K in damages for violating the whistleblower retaliation provision of the … 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

OSHA Orders Pilot Reinstated in Airline Whistleblower Case

OSHA Orders Pilot Reinstated Today OSHA ordered Air Methods Corp., the largest U.S. provider of air medical transportation services, to reinstate a pilot that Air … Continued

SEC Amicus Brief Argues that Dodd-Frank Protects Internal Whistleblowing

On December 11, 2014, the SEC filed an amicus brief in Mikael Safarian v. American DG Energy Inc asserting that Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Act … Continued

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