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DOL Adopts Strengthened Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Regulations

Regulations Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection Law OSHA has adopted Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower regulations implementing the Dodd-Frank Act amendments to the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower law. The regulations also clarify … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Co-Authors Article About De Facto Gag Clauses

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman co-authored an article with Professor Richard Moberly and Jordan Thomas titled “De Facto Gag Clauses: The Legality of Employment Agreements That … Continued

OSHA Awards $350,000 in Damages to Railroad Whistleblower

Finding a “culture of retaliation” at Union Pacific, OSHA awarded $350,000 in damages to a 35-year locomotive freight engineer who suffered retaliation for reporting … Continued

VA Whistleblowers Continue to Suffer Retaliation

A Washington Post article titled “At VA health facilities, whistleblowers still fear retaliation” reports that some VA whistleblowers continue to experience retaliation. Whistleblower law … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at BNA Webinar About Whistleblower Reward and Retaliation Claims

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a BNA Bloomberg webinar about whistleblower rewards and whistleblower protections on March 31, 2015. He will be joined … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Speaking at CLE About Mastering Whistleblower, Qui Tam, & SLAPP Law

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman will be speaking at a CLE on March 24, 2015 titled “Mastering Whistleblower, Qui Tam, & SLAPP Law.” Fluency in Qui … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Speaks at Panel About Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Jason Zuckerman spoke on a panel about the Whistleblower Protection Act at an ABA Federal Sector Labor and Employment Law Committee conference. … Continued

SOX Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Co-Authors Updated ABA Paper About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman co-authored the 2015 Annual Update on the Whistleblower Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which is published by the American … Continued

Supreme Court Decision Strengthens Federal Whistleblower Protections

The Supreme Court held in DHS v. MacLean that the a federal agency’s secrecy regulations do not override the protections of the Whistleblower Protection Act. … 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

Whistleblowing Fraud Investigator Defeats Motion to Dismiss Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Case

Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Uncovers Financial Statement Fraud A recent Michigan district court decision denying summary judgment in Wood v. Dow Chemical Company highlights the broad scope … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Law Firm Submits Amici Curiae Brief About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Causation Standard

Today the Zuckerman Law whistleblower protection law firm submitted an amici curiae brief to the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board urging the Board to affirm … Continued