Whistleblower Rewards and Protections Blog

SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Webinar About Whistleblower Investigations

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman, Principal of Washington, DC firm whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, will speak at a Rossdale webinar on October 26th about whistleblower investigations. … Continued

Washington DC Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at DC Bar Panel About Whistleblower Litigation

Washington DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the DC Bar’s annual CLE Changing Currents in Employment Law 2016: Recent Trends and Developments on … Continued

SEC Enforcement Action for Whistleblower Retaliation

SEC Orders Company to Pay $500K For Whistleblower Retaliation On September 29, 2016, the SEC ordered International Game Technology (IGT) to pay a $500,000 … Continued

ARB Decision Clarifies Favorable Burden-Shifting Framework for Whistleblowers

The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s ruling in Palmer v. Canadian National Railway, ARB No. 16-035, ALJ No. 2014-FRS-154 (ARB Sept. 30, 2016) (en … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Law Protects Efforts to Stop an FCA Violation

False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractor Employees A decision in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) whistleblower retaliation case clarifies the broad scope of … Continued

Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Decision Clarifies Broad Scope of Protected Whistleblowing

A recent decision in Kuhns v. Ledger, No. 15-civ-3246-NRB, 2016 WL 4705160 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2016), underscores the broad scope of protected conduct under … Continued

EB-5 Investment Fraud SEC Whistleblower Lawyers

Fraudsters Use EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program To Scam Investors The EB-5 program, administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), provides a path to … Continued

Whistleblower Recovers $250,000 in Punitive Damages

In Raye v. Pan Am Rys., Inc., ARB Case No. 14-074, slip op. (U.S. Dep’t of Labor Sept. 8, 2016), the U.S. Department of … Continued

IRS Whistleblower Office Issues New Guidance on IRS Whistleblower Reward Process

The IRS Whistleblower Office has recently released Publication 5251 – The Whistleblower Claim Process. The new publication provides general guidance on the tax whistleblower … Continued

Retaliatory Lawsuit Against Whistleblower Dismissed on Summary Judgment

On September 7, 2016, a Texas appellate court in MJS and Associates, LLC v. Master et al., No. 12-15-00219-CV (Tex. Ct. App. 2016) affirmed a … Continued

SEC Enforcement Director Touts Success of SEC Whistleblower Program

In a speech to whistleblower lawyers about the SEC’s Whistleblower Program, SEC Enforcement Director Andrew Ceresney praised the early success of the Whistleblower Program. He … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Will Speak at ABA Panel About Recent Developments in Whistleblower Protection Law

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman, Principal of Washington, DC firm whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, will speak at the November 2016 ABA Annual Labor and Employment Law … Continued