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IRS Whistleblower Office Calls on Congress to Protect Whistleblowers

The IRS Whistleblower Program’s annual report for FY 2015 calls on Congress to provide legal protections to whistleblowers from retaliation, similar to the protections accorded … Continued

SOX Protection for Contractors Limited to Disclosures About Wrongdoing at Publicly-Traded Companies

The whistleblower protection provision of SOX prohibits an “officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agency” of a publicly-traded company from retaliating against “an employee” for disclosing … Continued

Taking Stock of the Success of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Provisions

Today is the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, which has transformed the legal landscape for whistleblowers. The law owes its impact … Continued

Jury Awards $1.25M to Railroad Whistleblower

Railroad Worker Prevails in FRSA Whistleblower Retaliation Case A jury has awarded $1.25 million to a whistleblower who suffered retaliation for disclosing safety violations … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Zuckerman Will Speak on Panel About Representing Whistleblowers

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the annual conference of the National Employment Lawyers Association on a panel addressing “Strategies for Representing Whistleblowers in … 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