Whistleblower News Archives

SEC Scrutinizes “Fake News” Stock Promotion Schemes

SEC Enforcement Action Targeting Stock Promotion Schemes On April 10, 2017, the SEC announced enforcement actions against 27 individuals and entities for improper stock promotion schemes. According to the press release, the SEC uncovered scenarios in which public companies hired communication firms to generate publicity for their stocks, and the firms subsequently hired writers to … Continued

OSHA Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $5.4M to Whistleblower

Wells Fargo Whistleblower Prevails at OSHA In what appears to be the largest DOL damages award in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation case, today OSHA issued an order requiring Wells Fargo to pay $5.4M to a bank manager who was abruptly dismissed from his position after he reported separate incidents of suspected bank, mail and wire … Continued

Pro Se Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Prevails in Jury Trial

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Obtains Substantial Damages An article in Corporate Counsel titled How to Help a Whistleblower tells the story of Dr. Perez, a Sarbanes Oxley whistleblower who prevailed at trial after eight years of hard-fought litigation. Dr. Perez recovered approximately $5M and represented himself throughout most of the litigation, including at trial. The article in … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Will Speak at ABA Panel About Recent Developments in Whistleblower Protection Law

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman, Principal of Washington, DC firm whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, will speak at the November 2016 ABA Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference on a panel titled Recent Developments in Whistleblower Protection Law. This panel will focus on the key developments in whistleblower retaliation claims, including: the scope of protected whistleblowing under … Continued

IRS Whistleblower Program Paid More than $103M to Whistleblowers in FY2015

IRS Reports Increase in Whistleblower Awards The IRS Whistleblower Program’s annual report for FY 2015 reveals that the IRS paid more than $103 million to whistleblowers in FY 2015. This is a substantial increase in awards compared to the $52 million in FY 2014. The increase appears attributable to the increase in the average award … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Selected to the 2016 Best Lawyers in America

Whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law is pleased to announce that whistlebower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the category of Litigation – Labor and Employment in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Since it was first published in 1983, Best … Continued

Whistleblower Obtains Restraining Order to Halt Retaliation

On April 15th, 2015, a whistleblower working at an Alabama plant that produces foam cushions and headrests for Hyundai obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) barring Lear Corporation from retaliating against her for her disclosures about air quality, chemical exposure, and potentially related health effects. The order granting the TRO enjoins defendants from: terminating, suspending, harassing, suing, threatening, intimidating, or … Continued

OSHA Orders Pilot Reinstated in Airline Whistleblower Case

Today OSHA ordered Air Methods Corp., the largest U.S. provider of air medical transportation services, to reinstate a pilot that Air Methods terminated in retaliation for his refusal to fly a helicopter with a faulty emergency locator. OSHA also ordered Air Methods to pay $158,000 in lost pay and $8,500 in damages, and remove disciplinary … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Selected for Inclusion in 2014 Best Lawyers in America

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of Best Lawyers in America in the practice area Litigation – Labor and Employment. Zuckerman Law is a Washington, DC-based law firm that represents whistleblowers nationwide and litigates employment-related disputes on behalf of employees in the District of Columbia, … Continued

Washington Post Quotes Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman About Chilling Effect of Insider Threat Program

In a Washington Post article titled Intelligence security initiatives have chilling effect on federal whistleblowers, critics say, whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman warns of the chilling effect of the Obama Administration’s Insider Threat Program. The article leads with a description of a tense meeting between Senator Grassley and FBI officials in which Senator Grassley’s staff asked … Continued

VA Using Patient Privacy to Stifle Whistleblowers

An article in The Washington Post titled VA uses patient privacy to go after whistleblowers, critics say reports that the VA has routinely used HIPPA to stifle whistleblowers. And a letter from AFGE to the VA’s General Counsel provides examples of the VA disciplining or threatening to discipline whistleblowers for allegedly violating HIPPA or … Continued

Law360 Quotes Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman About Sarbanes-Oxley Causation Standard

An article titled 4th Circ. SOX Ruling A Rare Employer Win On Causation quotes whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the standard whistleblowers must meet to prove retaliation under the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The article discusses a Fourth Circuit decision holding that a surveillance equipment company’s former president failed to shown … Continued