Dallas Hammer

Dallas Hammer represents employees in whistleblower, discrimination, and other employment-related litigation, including representing corporate whistleblowers in claims under the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act; representing federal employees in adverse action appeals at the Merit Systems Protection Board and claims under the Whistleblower Protection Act, including individual right of action appeals; negotiating severance, separation, and employment agreements; and representing employees in discrimination and retaliation actions, including sexual harassment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008.
FTC Whistleblower Act Would Reward and Protect Whistleblowing About Data Privacy Misconduct and Other Deceptive Practices

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…

2 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Employers Should Heed Tim Bray’s Message on Whistleblowers

  Tim Bray recently resigned his position as Vice President and Senior Engineer at Amazon…

4 years ago

Federal Law Should Protect Data Privacy Whistleblowers

Data Privacy Whistleblowing The recent explosion of state data privacy laws demonstrates the need for…

4 years ago

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’…

4 years ago

Virginia Enacts Whistleblower Protection Law

  Virginia Whistleblower Protection Law On April 11, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Consumer Financial Protection Whistleblower Prevails at DOL

  On February 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor ordered Hermitage Club Realty LLC…

5 years ago

Can a Government Contractor Bring a False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Claim?

When Congress amended the whistleblower protection provisions of the False Claims Actin 2009, it added…

5 years ago