SOX Whistleblower Protection FAQs

By Jason Zuckerman  |  Last updated: August 1st, 2017

 

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SOX Whistleblower Protection FAQs

• Do federal laws protect whistleblowers against retaliation?
• Will I get a reward for reporting fraud being committed by my employer?
• What is the statute of limitations to file a SOX claim?
• Where are SOX whistleblower cases litigated?
• Do mandatory arbitration agreements encompass SOX whistleblower claims?
• What level of detail is required in a Sarbanes-Oxley complaint?
• Can I sue an individual under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
• Are whistleblowers in the financial services or banking industry protected against retaliation?
• Who administers the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

Protected Whistleblowing Under Sarbanes-Oxley

• Who is protected under the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
• What whistleblowing is protected under SOX?
• Must a whistleblower disclose unequivocal unlawful conduct to be protected?
• Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act protect whistleblowing in the course of performing one’s job duties?

Prohibited Retaliation Against Whistleblowers

• What acts of retaliation are prohibited under SOX?
• Is threatening a countersuit against a whistleblower an act of retaliation?
• Is a lawsuit against a whistleblower actionable retaliation?

Proving a Violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Provision

• How does a whistleblower prove retaliation?
• What is the burden a SOX whistleblower must meet to prove retaliation?
• What is an employer’s burden in a SOX whistleblower case?
• Can I use confidential documents from my job to prove a whistleblower retaliation case?
• Am I permitted to make secret recordings at work to use in a whistleblower case?
• Is knowledge of protected conduct and close temporal proximity sufficient to prove retaliation?
• Does a SOX whistleblower need to prove that the employer’s reason for the adverse action is untrue?
• What causal connection must be established to prove whistleblower retaliation?

Relief or Damages for SOX Whistleblowers

• What remedies are available to employees under the Sarbanes Oxley whistleblower law?
• What do employers typically demand in the settlement of an employment case?

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