Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak on a panel at the March 2014 ABA ERR Midwinter Meeting titled “Handling Whistleblower Claims: New Opportunities Create More Complex and Emerging Issues for Employment Lawyers.” Zuckerman is honored to appear on the panel alongside experienced practitioners Stacey A. Campbell of Littler Mendelson P.C., Lloyd B. Chinn of Proskauer Rose LLP, Philip Hilder of Hilder & Associates, PC, and Gerald Waites of O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue.
The panel will explore in depth the fast-changing legal landscape for whistleblowers while offering practical insight on the latest issues. Topics covered will include: latest developments on forum and claim selection for relaxed burdens of proof; financial incentives and other remedies; managing thorny confidentiality issues; handling highly public whistleblower cases; contingent labor as whistleblowers; mandatory arbitration (or not); and key recent cases defining the scope of protected activities.
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