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Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Corporate Whistleblowing Program

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the Practicing Law Institute seminar Corporate Whistleblowing in 2019. To register, click here. Zuckerman will speak on a … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Will Speak on ABA Panel About Whistleblower Claims

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee 2019 Mid-Winter Meeting on a … Continued

Zuckerman Law Receives First Tier Ranking for Labor & Employment Litigation in Washington DC

Whistleblower and Employment law firm Zuckerman Law is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report, recognizing … Continued

Ninth Circuit Rejects “Honest Belief” Defense in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

The Ninth Circuit’s recent opinion in Frost v. BNSF Railway Co. is an important win for whistleblowers in that it rejects employers’ attempts to impose a … Continued

Consumer Financial Protection Whistleblower Prevails at DOL

On February 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor ordered Hermitage Club Realty LLC (Hermitage), a real estate company based in Vermont, to provide relief … Continued

Can a Government Contractor Bring a False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Claim?

When Congress amended the whistleblower protection provisions of the False Claims Actin 2009, it added “contractors” and “agents” to the ambit of protected whistleblowers. The … Continued

Washington Supreme Court Adopts a Favorable Standard for Proving Knowledge of Protected Conduct

In a retaliation case brought under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), the Washington Supreme Court adopted a favorable standard for a retaliation plaintiff to … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Rewards and Retaliation Lawyer Named to Best Lawyers List

For the seventh consecutive year, whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was recognized in the 25thedition of the Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Cited in Wall Street Journal Article About Federal Whistleblower Protections

In an article titled Senior White House Officials Deny Writing Anonymous Op-Ed Piece, the Wall Street Journal cites whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about whistleblower protections … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Chairing Course on Handling Whistleblower Claims 2018

Washington DC whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckermanwill chair a DC Bar CLE titled Handling Whistleblower Claims 2018, Rights of Private Sector Employees on June 18, 2018. … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Act Lawyer Interviewed About EPA Whistleblower Retaliation

Law360 interviewed whistleblower protection lawyer Eric Bachman for an article titled Personnel Moves May Expose Pruitt To Whistleblower Claims. The article discusses potential Whistleblower Protection … Continued

False Claims Act Retaliation Claim Does Not Preempt Massachusetts Wrongful Discharge Claim

Although federal whistleblower protection laws can provide robust protection against retaliation, most of them do not authorize punitive damages. Accordingly, some whistleblowers supplement statutory claims … Continued