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District Court Rejects Materiality Requirement for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Actions

District Court Rejects Materiality Requirement for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Actions

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Need Not Prove Securities Fraud In Donaldson v. Severn Savings Bank, Judge Bredar held…

8 years ago

False Claims Act Decision Recognizes Public Policy Exception to Confidentiality Agreements

  In a False Claims Act case in which the relators allege that Mount Sinai…

8 years ago

ARB holds that Taping Workplace Conversations Is Protected Whistleblowing

Recording a Conversation Can Be Protected Whistleblowing In a nuclear whistleblower retaliation case, the DOL…

9 years ago

SOX Protection for Contractors Limited to Disclosures About Wrongdoing at Publicly-Traded Companies

 The whistleblower protection provision of SOX prohibits an “officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agency” of…

9 years ago

SOX Whistleblower Protection Remains a Vital Remedy Post-Berman

  In the wake of the Second Circuit’s holding in Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy that the Dodd-Frank…

9 years ago

MSPB Clarifies Burden-Shifting Framework for Discrimination Appeals

Proving an Affirmative Defense of Discrimination in an MSPB Appeal The Board’s September 3, 2015…

9 years ago

SEC Guidance on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection is a Win for Whistlebowers

  UPDATE: In Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, the Supreme Court clarified the scope…

9 years ago

Jury Awards $1.25M to Railroad Whistleblower

  Railroad Worker Prevails in FRSA Whistleblower Retaliation Case A jury has awarded $1.25 million…

9 years ago

OSHA Orders Railroad to Pay $536k in Whistleblower Case

Whistleblower Disciplined for Reporting an Injury OSHA ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to pay…

9 years ago

Article Reports on Petition to Strengthen Whistleblower Rights

A Reuters article titled "Labor Department asked to ban gag clauses for whistleblowers" reports on…

9 years ago