Whistleblower Protection Lawyers Archives

False Claims Act Whistleblower Recovers More than $2.5M in Damages in False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In November 2019, Danita Erickson, a former sales representative at Biogen, prevailed at trial on her claims under the whistleblower protection provision of the False … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted in PoliticoPro About Tax Whistleblower Rewards and Protections

PoliticoPro Tax quoted whistleblower lawyer Matthew Stock about the IRS whistleblower reward program and recently enacted legislation protecting tax fraud whistleblowers: New legal protections meant … Continued

IRS Whistleblower Program: $120 Million in Awards in FY 2019

IRS Whistleblower Office Issues $120 Million in Awards in FY 2019 The IRS Whistleblower Reward Program recently released its annual report, which reveals that in … Continued

ARB Narrows Extraterritorial Application of Airline Safety Whistleblower Protection Law

Last week, Boeing whistleblower Ed Pierson courageously testified at a Congressional hearing about his warnings to Boeing managers to shut down the production line of … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Receives “Go-To Thought Leadership Award” from National Law Review

The National Law Review awarded Zuckerman Law its “Go-To Thought Leadership Award” for their analysis of whistleblower rights, as well as strategic insight and overall … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at ABA Conference About Developments in Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Act Litigation

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference on a panel … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Will Speak at TAF Conference About Whistleblower Retaliation Developments

Whistleblower protection lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the October 4th Taxpayers Against Fraud annual conference about developments under whistleblower protection laws. The Taxpayers Against … Continued

House Passes PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019

Today the House passed the PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 (PCAOB WPA) by voice vote. If enacted into law, the PCAOB WPA would establish a whistleblower … Continued

Facebook SEC Enforcement Action Has Important Implications for Cybersecurity Whistleblowing

On July 24th, the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Facebook, Inc. has agreed to pay $100 million to resolve charges that Facebook made … Continued

Are pilots protected against retaliation for disclosing air safety issues?

Investigations of two Boeing 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people have revealed that whistleblowers notified the FAA of deficiencies in the 737 Max’s anti-stall … Continued

Congress Enacts Robust Protections for Tax Whistleblowers

Although plagued by delays and other challenges, the IRS Whistleblower Reward Program has achieved some success in encouraging insiders with information about significant tax underpayments … Continued

Bio-Rad Whistleblower Retains Most of his Record Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict on Appeal

In February 2017, Sanford Wadler, a former in-house lawyer at Bio-Rad, secured a record $11M verdict in his whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Despite his stellar performance … Continued