Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection Archives

Whistleblower Law Firm Calls for Stronger Protections for Cybersecurity Whistleblowers

Whistleblower attorneys Dallas Hammer and Jason Zuckerman are urging the sponsor of the Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 3806) to add a provision to the bill protecting cybersecurity whistleblowers against retaliation. Based on their experience representing information security professionals, Hammer and Zuckerman have found that many cybersecurity whistleblowers have no recourse … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Will Speak on Panel About Whistleblowing in the Era of Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank

Leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a symposium titled What Would We Do Without Them: Whistleblowers in the Era of Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank. The symposium is sponsored by the The Journal of Corporate and Financial Law and Fordham Corporate Law Center. The keynote speaker is Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower, and the other … Continued

Image of Cybersecurity Whistleblower Lawyer Dallas Hammer Will Speak at Webinar About Mastering Equifax, Data Security Law & Cyber Whistleblowing

Cybersecurity Whistleblower Lawyer Dallas Hammer Will Speak at Webinar About Mastering Equifax, Data Security Law & Cyber Whistleblowing

Whistleblower lawyer Dallas Hammer will speak at a webinar on November 30, 2017 titled Mastering Equifax, Data Security Law & Cyber Whistleblowing Law. Learn the latest on Mastering Equifax, Data Security Law & Cyber Whistleblowing Law with this convenient, live telephonic seminar. Mr. Hammer is privileged to join Renee Phillips, Partner at Orrick, and Co-Head of the firm’s … Continued

InsideOSHAOnline Reports on Whistleblower Firm’s Efforts to Combat Gag Clauses

An article in InsideOSHAOnline.com titled Whistleblower Attorney Backs New OSHA Guidance On Settlement Reviews reports on the successful efforts of Tom Devine, Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project (GAP), and whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman to persuade OSHA to adopt guidance for agency reviews of settlement agreements between whistleblowers and employers. In conjunction with GAP, Zuckerman drafted a … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman is privileged to speak at the September 2017 annual conference of the Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference, Zuckerman will speak on a panel with Greg Keating about whistleblower litigation. The panel will cover recent developments under federal whistleblower protection laws enforced by the Department of Labor. Topics include:: Proving retaliation. Assessing … Continued

Corporate Whistleblower Attorney Quoted in NLJ About SOX Extraterritoriality

National Law Journal Quotes SOX Whistleblower Law Jason Zuckerman An article in the National Law Journal titled Labor Panel Defines Global Scope of Whistleblower Law, Reviving Contractor’s Claims quotes whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the potential impact of the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s decision in Blanchard v. Exelis Systems Corp., ARB No. 15-031, ALJ No. 2014-SOX-20 (ARB … Continued

Compliance Week Quotes SEC Whistleblower Attorney About Auditor Independence

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Matt Stock Quoted About Auditor Independence Compliance Week article quoted SEC whistleblower attorney Matt Stock in an article titled “Audit committees need to dig into personal relationships.” Matthew Stock, a former external auditor highlighted the impact that independence violations can have on external audit firms and issuers. In addition, he noted that … Continued

American Banker Quotes Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman About Wells Fargo Whistleblower Cases

In an article titled Unprotected: How the feds failed two Wells Fargo whistleblowers, American Banker quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the challenges that some Wells Fargo whistleblowers have encountered pursuing retaliation claims. The article discusses SOX whistleblower claims brought by two former Wells Fargo retailer bankers alleging that they suffered retaliation for disclosing … Continued

Corporate Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted in National Law Journal Article About Wells Fargo SOX Whistleblower Cases

A National Law Journal article titled “Wells Fargo’s Whistleblower Problem Could Grow Substantially” quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation cases brought against Wells Fargo. The article reports that Wells Fargo disclosed in a 10-Q filing that there are “multiple single plaintiff Sarbanes-Oxley Act complaints and state law whistleblower actions filed with the Department of … Continued

Corporate Counsel Article Highlights Increase in Whistleblower Claims

An article in Corporate Counsel titled “Ride the Whistleblower Wave” discusses the increase in whistleblower litigation and quotes whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman about recent developments under whistleblower rewards and whistleblower retaliation laws. The articles quotes Zuckerman’s prediction that the recent record-setting verdict in the Wadler Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case earlier this year will spur additional SOX whistleblower litigation by … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection at 15 Years: Promise Unfulfilled

Origin of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Provision Fifteen years ago, the U.S. economy suffered massive job losses and fell into a recession due to corporate accounting fraud. When Congress investigated the collapse of Enron and WorldCom, it found that courageous whistleblowers, most notably, Sherron Watkins and Cynthia Cooper, tried to warn management of the fraud. Senior leadership … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Publishes Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Guide on 15th Anniversary of Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Call our top-rated whistleblower lawyers today at 202-262-8959 for a free, confidential consultation. On the fifteenth anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), leading whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law is releasing a free guide to the SOX whistleblower protection law: “Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection: Robust Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers.” The guide summarizes SOX whistleblower protections and offers … Continued