Whistleblower Protection Lawyers Archives

Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

In December 2019, a jury awarded former Raytheon engineer Bruce Casias $43,000 in back pay and $1M in compensatory damages in a Defense Contractor Whistleblower … Continued

Washingtonian Magazine Names Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman as Washington DC Top Whistleblower Lawyers

Washingtonian magazine selected Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman as Top Lawyers in the whistleblowers category. Washingtonian compiles the list by surveying the nearly 1,000 attorneys … Continued

FY2021 Defense Authorization Bars Defense Contractors from Silencing Whistleblowers

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) that was enacted on January 1, 2021 includes an important provision barring Department of Defense … Continued

Congress Strengthens Whistleblower Protections for Pipeline Workers

The omnibus appropriations bill that President Trump signed into law on December 27, 2020 includes a provision that strengthens whistleblower protections for workers in the … Continued

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SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Seminar Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection Post-Digital Realty

SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Lawline CLE titled Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection … Continued

Court Holds that an Internal Complaint About a Potential HIPPA Violation is Protected Under New Hampshire Whistleblower Law

When an employee suffers retaliation for raising concerns to their employer about HIPPA violations, federal law generally does not provide a remedy for the employee. … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at PLI Seminar “Corporate Whistleblowing in the Coronavirus Era 2020”

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the Practicing Law Institute’s seminar about Corporate Whistleblowing in the Coronavirus Era 2020 on July 13, 2020. Click here … Continued

Virginia whistleblower lawyer speaks on panel about Virginia whistleblower protection law

On June 25 and June 30, whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman spoke at a seminar titled A New Day in the Old Dominion: Virginia’s Sweeping … Continued

Virginia Employment Lawyers Publish Article About Virginia Anti-Discrimination and Whistleblower Protection Laws

Virginia employment lawyers Jason Zuckerman and Dallas Hammer published an article in Virginia Lawyer magazine titled 2020 Legislative Session Heralds a Sea Change in Virginia … Continued

Virginia Employees Protected From Retaliation for Raising Concerns About COVID-19 Workplace Safety Issues

On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board approved an emergency workplace standard to curb the spread of COVID-19, making Virginia the … Continued

COVID Whistleblower Protection Act Would Provide Robust Protection for Disclosures About Pandemic-Related Appropriations

The multi-trillion-dollar federal spending to address COVID-19, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility … Continued

Employers Should Heed Tim Bray’s Message on Whistleblowers

Tim Bray recently resigned his position as Vice President and Senior Engineer at Amazon Web Services because he believed Amazon retaliated against employees who … Continued