Recording a Conversation Can Be Protected Whistleblowing In a nuclear whistleblower retaliation case, the DOL Administrative Review Board held that recording workplace conversations to gather … Continued
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
Proving an Affirmative Defense of Discrimination in an MSPB Appeal The Board’s September 3, 2015 decision in Savage v. Department of the Army clarifies the … Continued
NDAA Protected Whistleblowing The scope of protected whistleblowing under the NDAA whistleblower protection provisions includes the disclosure of information that the employee reasonably believes … Continued
Whistleblower Disciplined for Reporting an Injury OSHA ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to pay $536K in damages for violating the whistleblower retaliation provision of the … Continued
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
Following extensive and confidential peer review by members of the Bar and Judiciary, whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman received a Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Rating … Continued
Truck Driver Terminated for Refusing to Drive in Unsafe Conditions In Fink v. R&L Transfer, Inc., the ARB affirmed an award of compensatory damages … Continued
A jury awarded six million dollars to Catherine Zulfer, a former accounting executive who alleged that her employment was terminated in retaliation for disclosing … Continued
The DC Circuit’s recent decision in Schlottman v. Perez underscores the procedural complexity of federal sector employment litigation and the importance of meeting the short … Continued
Whistleblower advocate Jason Zuckerman spoke at a Taxpayers Against Fraud conference on a panel titled “New Robust Retaliation Protections for Whistleblowers.” Zuckerman’s presentation focused … Continued
DOL ARB Defines Scope of SOX Protected Conduct In an article on the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s landmark decision in Sylvester v. … Continued