Corporate Whistleblower

IAF Report Underscores Importance of Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Internal Auditors

IAF Report Underscores Importance of Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Internal Auditors

Pressure on Auditors to Suppress Audit Findings A report from the Internal Audit Foundation reveals…

7 years ago

CFTC Proposed Regulations Will Protect Whistleblowers and Prohibit Gag Clauses

In a marked shift from its 2011 rulemaking implementing the whistleblower reward provisions of the…

8 years ago

SOX Whistleblower Decision Clarifies Broad Scope of SOX Protected Conduct

A win by a Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) whistleblower in Burns v Medtronic, No. 8:15-cv-2330-T17-TBM, 2016…

8 years ago

PwC Settlement in $5.5 Billion Bankruptcy Case of Former Client Underscores the Critical Gatekeeper Role of Auditors

In the largest accounting negligence case to go to trial, PricewaterhouseCooopers (PwC) was accused of…

8 years ago

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at BNA Bloomberg Webinar on New Developments in Whistleblower Law

  Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a BNA Bloomberg on New Developments in Whistleblower…

8 years ago

What is Contributing Factor Causation in a SOX Whistleblower Case?

  Most of the corporate whistleblower protection laws enforced by OSHA, including the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower…

8 years ago

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Prevails in ARB Appeal

The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s decision in Dietz v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. establishes…

8 years ago

NHTSA Issues Regulation Barring Gag Provisions in Settlement Agreements

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued an Enforcement Guidance Bulletin barring gag…

8 years ago

Decision Denying Motion for Summary Judgment Broadly Construes Sarbanes-Oxley Protected Whistleblowing

Bank Whistleblower Defeats Motion for Summary Judgment Richard Trusz, the former head of valuation at…

8 years ago

OSHA Issues Final Rules Implementing Consumer Financial Protection Whistleblower Law

Whistleblower Law Protecting Employees in Banking and Financial Services OSHA has issued final rules implementing…

8 years ago