Whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak on a panel about whistleblower claims at the upcoming Midwinter Meeting of the ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, March 18-22.
Handling Whistleblower Claims: New Opportunities Create More Complex and Emerging Issues for Employment Lawyers Presented by the Whistleblower Subcommittee
Our experienced panel will explore in depth the fast-changing legal landscape for whistleblowers while offering practical insight on the latest issues. Topics covered will include: latest developments on forum and claim selection for relaxed burdens of proof; financial incentives and other remedies; managing thorny confidentiality issues; handling highly public whistleblower cases; contingent labor as whistleblowers; mandatory arbitration (or not); and key recent cases defining the scope of protected activities.
MODERATOR:
Stacey A. Campbell,
Littler Mendelson P.C., Denver, CO
SPEAKERS:
Lloyd B. Chinn, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY
Philip Hilder, Hilder & Associates, PC, Houston, TX
Gerald Waites, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue, Washington, DC
Jason M. Zuckerman, Washington, DC
Experienced Whistleblower Retaliation Lawyers
Before hiring a lawyer for a high-stakes whistleblower case, assess the lawyer’s reputation, prior experience representing whistleblowers, knowledge of whistleblower laws and prior results. And consider the experience of other whistleblowers working with that attorney. We have extensive experience representing whistleblower under a wide variety of corporate whistleblower protection laws. See our client testimonials by clicking here.
- U.S. News and Best Lawyers® have named Zuckerman Law a Tier 1 firm in Litigation – Labor and Employment in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
- Both Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman served on the Department of Labor’s Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to the Secretary of Labor to improve OSHA’s administration of federal whistleblower protections.
- Firm Principal Jason Zuckerman was recognized by Washingtonian magazine as a “Top Whistleblower Lawyer” in 2015, 2009, and 2007 selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America® in the category of employment law (2011-2017), and selected by his peers to be listed in SuperLawyers (2012 and 2015-2017) in the category of labor and employment law. is rated 10 out of 10 by Avvo, based largely on client reviews, and rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell based on peer reviews.
- Eric Bachman, Chair of the Firm’s Discrimination Practice, has substantial experience litigating precedent-setting individual and class action discrimination cases. His wins include a $100 million settlement in a disparate impact Title VII class action and a $16 million class action settlement against a major grocery chain. Having served as Special Litigation Counsel in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and as lead or co-counsel in numerous jury trials, Bachman is trial-tested and ready to fight for you to obtain the relief that you deserve.
- The firm has published extensively on whistleblower rights and protections, and speaks nationwide at seminars and continuing legal education conferences. We blog about new developments under whistleblower retaliation and rewards laws at the Whistleblower Protection Blog.
- Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman served in senior positions at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the federal agency charged with protecting whistleblowers in the federal government. At OSC, they oversaw investigations of whistleblower claims and obtained corrective action or relief for whistleblowers.
To learn more about whistleblower rewards or whistleblower protections, call the whistleblower lawyers at Zuckerman Law for a free consultation at 202-262-8959, or click here.
