Whistleblower Rewards and Protections Blog

Whistleblower Protections and Incentives for Auditors and Accountants

What Whistleblower Protection Laws Protect or Reward Accountants and Auditors? In Lawson v. FMR, the Supreme Court recognized the critical roles that auditors and accountants play … Continued

ARB Decision Underscores the Broad Scope of Whistleblower Protection for Airline Employees

The Department of Labor Administrative Board’s decision in Bondurant v. Southwest Airlines underscores the broad scope of whistleblower protection for airline employees under the AIR21 whistleblower … Continued

OSHA Orders Bank to Reinstate Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower

JP Morgan Chase Whistleblower Prevails in CFPA Retaliation Claim at OSHA OSHA has ordered JP Morgan Chase to reinstate a former operations manager whose employment … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Quoted in National Law Journal

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was quoted in an article in the National Law Journal titled “Law and Order Face Court Test in Whistleblower’s Case.” The … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at NELA Conference About Representing Corporate Whistleblowers

Jason Zuckerman, Principal of whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law, will speak on a panel about representing corporate whistleblowers at a NELA conference titled Reining In … Continued

IRS Whistleblower Office Calls on Congress to Protect Whistleblowers

The IRS Whistleblower Program’s annual report for FY 2015 calls on Congress to provide legal protections to whistleblowers from retaliation, similar to the protections accorded … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Dallas Hammer Quoted About Cybersecurity Whistleblowing

Whislteblower lawyer Dallas Hammer, Chair of Zuckerman Law’s Whistleblower Rewards Practice, was quoted in an article in CSO titled “Cybersecurity whistleblowers: Get ready for more.” … Continued

IRS Whistleblower Program Paid More than $103M to Whistleblowers in FY2015

IRS Reports Increase in Whistleblower Awards The IRS Whistleblower Program’s annual report for FY 2015 reveals that the IRS paid more than $103 million to … Continued

Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Cybersecurity Whistleblowers

What Laws Protect and Reward Whistleblowing About Cybersecurity? A cybersecurity whistleblower can qualify for an SEC whistleblower award, a False Claims Act qui tam … Continued

Tax Notes Quotes Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman About SOX Whistleblower Case

Scope of Sarbanes-Oxley Protected Whistleblowing An article in Tax Notes entitled Viacom Sued for Wrongful Dismissal Over Transfer Pricing Arrangement quotes whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Quoted About OSHA Whistleblower Investigations

A Bloomberg-BNA article entitled New Whistle-Blower Investigation Guidance From OSHA quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about OSHA’s revised standard governing investigations of the whistleblower protection laws … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Quoted About SEC Whistleblower Award for Independent Analysis

A National Law Journal article entitled “Expert’s $700K Award Signals Return to SEC Whistleblower Program Roots” quotes whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the significance … Continued