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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

North American Securities Administrators Association Proposes Model State Whistleblower Rewards Legislation

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced it released for public comment a proposed model law to help states incentivize individuals to come forward … 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

Raytheon Whistleblower Obtains $1M in Special Damages in Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Case

A Colorado jury awarded former Raytheon engineer Bruce Casias $43,000 in back pay and $1M in compensatory damages in a Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act … 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

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

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

Report Channel Stuffing and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

What is Channel Stuffing? Channel stuffing is an improper revenue recognition practice in which a company fraudulently inflates its sales and earnings by sending excessive … Continued

$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

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

Jury Awards Track Inspector Whistleblower $1.05M in Damages

On February 19th, a Colorado jury awarded Brandon Fresquez $1,050,000 in damages in his FRSA whistleblower retaliation claim against BNSF Railway Company. The verdict form … Continued

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms $1.6M Award of Non-economic Damages in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a unanimous opinion in Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed an award of $1.6 million in non-economic damages in a … Continued