Sarbanes oxley whistleblowing

ARB Decision Clarifies Favorable Burden-Shifting Framework for Whistleblowers

ARB Decision Clarifies Favorable Burden-Shifting Framework for Whistleblowers

The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s ruling in Palmer v. Canadian National Railway, ARB…

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Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Decision Clarifies Broad Scope of Protected Whistleblowing

  A recent decision in Kuhns v. Ledger, No. 15-civ-3246-NRB, 2016 WL 4705160 (S.D.N.Y. Aug.…

8 years ago

OSHA Issues New Guidance Barring Restrictions on Whistleblowing

OSHA’s Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs has issued policy guidelines on provisions in settlement agreements…

8 years ago

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Obtains $2.7M in Front Pay

SOX Whistleblower Wins at Trial A federal jury awarded $1.6 million in compensatory damages to…

8 years ago

SOX Whistleblower Decision Clarifies Broad Scope of SOX Protected Conduct

A win by a Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) whistleblower in Burns v Medtronic, No. 8:15-cv-2330-T17-TBM, 2016…

8 years ago

PwC Settlement in $5.5 Billion Bankruptcy Case of Former Client Underscores the Critical Gatekeeper Role of Auditors

In the largest accounting negligence case to go to trial, PricewaterhouseCooopers (PwC) was accused of…

8 years ago

DOL ARB Considering Whether Affirmative Defense Evidence is Relevant to a Whistleblower’s Burden of Proving Causation

  At oral argument on August 24, 2016, whistleblower attorney Dallas Hammer urged the Department of…

8 years ago

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Prevails in ARB Appeal

The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s decision in Dietz v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. establishes…

8 years ago

Decision Denying Motion for Summary Judgment Broadly Construes Sarbanes-Oxley Protected Whistleblowing

Bank Whistleblower Defeats Motion for Summary Judgment Richard Trusz, the former head of valuation at…

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Whistleblower Protections and Incentives for Auditors and Accountants

What Whistleblower Protection Laws Protect or Reward Accountants and Auditors? In Lawson v. FMR, the…

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OSHA Orders Bank to Reinstate Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower

JP Morgan Chase Whistleblower Prevails in CFPA Retaliation Claim at OSHA OSHA has ordered JP…

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Tax Notes Quotes Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman About SOX Whistleblower Case

Scope of Sarbanes-Oxley Protected Whistleblowing An article in Tax Notes entitled Viacom Sued for Wrongful Dismissal…

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