Dallas Hammer, Author at Zuckerman Law

FTC Whistleblower Act Would Reward and Protect Whistleblowing About Data Privacy Misconduct and Other Deceptive Practices

Earlier this week, Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced the FTC Whistleblower Act of 2021 (FTCWA), which would reward and protect disclosures about … Continued

Senate Data Privacy Bill Would Provide Robust Protection to Data Privacy Whistleblowers

On June 18, 2020, Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced the Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 (DATA 2020), which would establish enforceable privacy rights, limit … Continued

Employers Should Heed Tim Bray’s Message on Whistleblowers

Tim Bray recently resigned his position as Vice President and Senior Engineer at Amazon Web Services because he believed Amazon retaliated against employees who … Continued

Federal Law Should Protect Data Privacy Whistleblowers

Data Privacy Whistleblowing The recent explosion of state data privacy laws demonstrates the need for comprehensive federal data privacy regulation, which must include protection for … Continued

Virginia Wage Payment Act Now Provides Meaningful Remedies to Wage Theft Victims

Virginia has enacted important amendments to the state’s wage payment laws that drastically strengthen employees’ ability to confront wage theft. In April 2020, Governor Northam … Continued

Virginia Enacts Whistleblower Protection Law

Virginia Whistleblower Protection Law On April 11, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law HB798, which protects workers from retaliation for reporting to … Continued

Data Privacy Whistleblowers Would be Protected Under Proposed Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation

Yesterday Senators Maria Cantwell, Brian Schatz, Amy Klobuchar, and Ed Markey introduced comprehensive federal online privacy legislation to establish privacy rights, outlaw harmful and deceptive … Continued

Auditor’s Report Indicates that Cybersecurity Disclosures May Be Protected Under SOX

This past month, Ernst & Young (EY) released a report further demonstrating how cybersecurity has affected public corporations and the way they do business. As … Continued

Facebook SEC Enforcement Action Has Important Implications for Cybersecurity Whistleblowing

On July 24, 2019, the SEC announced that Facebook, Inc. has agreed to pay $100 million to resolve charges that Facebook made misleading disclosures regarding … Continued

Ninth Circuit Rejects “Honest Belief” Defense in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

The Ninth Circuit’s recent opinion in Frost v. BNSF Railway Co. is an important win for whistleblowers in that it rejects employers’ attempts to impose a … Continued

Is Whistleblowing About Upcoding Protected Under the False Claims Act’s Anti-Retaliation Provision?

Yes. For example, in January 2019, Tennessee District Judge Pamela Reeves held that Thomas Forsythe, a former physical therapist at a National Health skilled … Continued

Consumer Financial Protection Whistleblower Prevails at DOL

On February 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor ordered Hermitage Club Realty LLC (Hermitage), a real estate company based in Vermont, to provide … Continued