Case Clarifies Whistleblower Protection Act Burden of Proof The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Miller v. Dep’t of … Continued
Becker’s Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claim The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded $1.9 million in damages to a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower in a decision that … Continued
Press reports indicate that a repeal of the Dodd-Frank Act is among the top policy priorities of the Trump Administration. Though there are provisions in … Continued
U.S. News and Best Lawyers® have named Zuckerman Law a Tier 1 firm in Litigation – Labor and Employment in the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 2017 edition “Best Law Firms.” … Continued
TIGTA Audits of IRS Whistleblower Program According to an audit report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the IRS Whistleblower Office (WO) … Continued
Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman, Principal of Washington, DC firm whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, will speak at a Rossdale webinar on October 26th about whistleblower investigations. … Continued
The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s ruling in Palmer v. Canadian National Railway, ARB No. 16-035, ALJ No. 2014-FRS-154 (ARB Sept. 30, 2016) (en … Continued
The IRS Whistleblower Office has recently released Publication 5251 – The Whistleblower Claim Process. The new publication provides general guidance on the tax whistleblower … Continued
On September 7, 2016, a Texas appellate court in MJS and Associates, LLC v. Master et al., No. 12-15-00219-CV (Tex. Ct. App. 2016) affirmed a … Continued
SOX Whistleblower Wins at Trial A federal jury awarded $1.6 million in compensatory damages to Julio Perez in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Following extensive … Continued
In a marked shift from its 2011 rulemaking implementing the whistleblower reward provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has … Continued