Whistleblower Rewards and Protections Blog

SEC Whistleblower Cases Resulting in Successful Award Claims

SEC Whistleblower Cases Resulting in SEC Whistleblower Awards Since 2012, SEC whistleblower cases have resulted in more than $1.7 billion in awards to whistleblowers, which includes … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Chairing Course on Handling Whistleblower Claims 2018

Washington DC whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will chair a DC Bar CLE titled Handling Whistleblower Claims 2018, Rights of Private Sector Employees on June 18, … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at PLI Seminar About Corporate Whistleblowing

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Practicing Law Institute seminar about corporate whistleblowing on June 26, 2018. To register for this seminar, click … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Rules to Maximize an Award

SEC Whistleblower Rules to Maximize an Award The SEC Whistleblower Program has awarded more than $1.3 billion to whistleblowers since 2012. Our experience successfully navigating … Continued

Supreme Court Narrows Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection at a Time of Increased Retaliation

Click here to learn more about anti-retaliation protections for SEC whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Act and Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If you have suffered retaliation for whistleblowing, call our Dodd-Frank … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Act Lawyer Interviewed About EPA Whistleblower Retaliation

Law360 interviewed whistleblower protection lawyer Eric Bachman for an article titled Personnel Moves May Expose Pruitt To Whistleblower Claims. The article discusses potential Whistleblower Protection … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Claim Does Not Preempt Massachusetts Wrongful Discharge Claim

Although federal whistleblower protection laws can provide robust protection against retaliation, most of them do not authorize punitive damages. Accordingly, some whistleblowers supplement statutory claims … Continued

Constructive Discharge Actionable Under False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection Law

False Claims Act Prohibited Retaliation When Congress included an anti-retaliation provision in the False Claims Act, it sought to “halt companies and individuals from using … Continued

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms $1.6M Award of Non-economic Damages in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a unanimous opinion in Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed an award of $1.6 million in non-economic damages in a … Continued

Lessons Whistleblowers Can Glean from March 19 SEC Order Awarding $83M to Whistleblowers

SEC Awards $88M to 3 Whistleblowers On March 19, 2018, the SEC issued an order authorizing $83M in whistleblower awards to three claimants and denying … Continued

Ethics Survey Reveals Increase in Perceived Whistleblower Retaliation and Increased Pressure to Compromise Ethical Standards

Ethics Survey Underscores Challenges that Corporate Whistleblowers Face The Ethics & Compliance Initiative has released a Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) that includes several significant findings that … Continued

False Claims Act Whistleblower Attorney Defeats SLAPP Suit

Laws Barring SLAPP Suits Are an Important Tool for Qui Tam Whistleblowers To dissuade qui tam whistleblowers from providing information to the government, some companies … Continued