Whistleblower Protection Archives

$4.5M SEC Whistleblower Award Underscores Incentives to Report Internally

$4.5M SEC Whistleblower Award Underscores Incentives to Report Internally On May 24, 2019, the SEC awarded $4.5M to a whistleblower whose disclosures to his employer … Continued

Consumer Financial Protection Whistleblower Prevails at DOL

On February 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor ordered Hermitage Club Realty LLC (Hermitage), a real estate company based in Vermont, to provide relief … Continued

Washington Supreme Court Adopts a Favorable Standard for Proving Knowledge of Protected Conduct

In a retaliation case brought under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), the Washington Supreme Court adopted a favorable standard for a retaliation plaintiff to … Continued

National Law Journal Quotes Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman About Whistleblower Protections

A National Law Journal article titled “How Lawyers Would Advise the Anonymous NYT Op-Ed Writer (and the White House),” quotes Jason Zuckerman about the advice … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Cited in Wall Street Journal Article About Federal Whistleblower Protections

In an article titled Senior White House Officials Deny Writing Anonymous Op-Ed Piece, the Wall Street Journal cites whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about whistleblower protections … Continued

Ethics Survey Reveals Increase in Perceived Whistleblower Retaliation and Increased Pressure to Compromise Ethical Standards

Ethics Survey Underscores Challenges that Corporate Whistleblowers Face The Ethics & Compliance Initiative has released a Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) that includes several significant findings that … Continued

Whistleblower Fired for Disclosing Improper Asbestos Removal Wins at Trial

A jury awarded approximately $174,00 to a whistleblower who was fired for reporting improper asbestos removal practices at asbestos abatement and demolition company Champagne Demolition, … Continued

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

Call our top-rated SOX whistleblower lawyers today at 202-262-8959 for a free, confidential consultation. On the fifteenth anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), leading whistleblower … Continued

Wells Fargo Whistleblower Prevails in OSHA Investigation of Retaliation Claims

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate and pay approximately $577,500 damages to a former branch manager in Pomona … Continued

Can Whistleblowers Disclose Secret Recordings to the SEC?

Many companies ban employees from making audio or video recordings in the workplace. Companies argue that these policies promote employee communication without the fear of … Continued

Congress Strengthens Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees

Follow the Rules Act Protects Federal Employee Whistleblowers In 2017, President Trump signed into law Follow the Rules Act, which prohibits an agency from taking a personnel … Continued

Comey’s Testimony Underscores Need for Strong Whistleblower Protections

For me, the most telling moment of former FBI Director Jim Comey’s June 8th testimony occurred early in the hearing, when Mr. Comey choked up … Continued