Whistleblower Protection Law Blog

False Claims Act Whistleblower Provision Protects Refusal to Violate False Claims Act

False Claims Act Whistleblower Prevails on Appeal The Second Circuit’s decision in Fabula v. American Medical Response, Inc. establishes that refusal to play a role in an unlawful scheme to defraud the government is protected under the whistleblower protection provision of the False Claims Act. In particular, refusal to falsify documentation about medical services so as to hinder … Continued

American Banker Quotes Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman About Wells Fargo Whistleblower Cases

In an article titled Unprotected: How the feds failed two Wells Fargo whistleblowers, American Banker quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the challenges that some Wells Fargo whistleblowers have encountered pursuing retaliation claims. The article discusses SOX whistleblower claims brought by two former Wells Fargo retailer bankers alleging that they suffered retaliation for disclosing … Continued

Corporate Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted in National Law Journal Article About Wells Fargo SOX Whistleblower Cases

A National Law Journal article titled “Wells Fargo’s Whistleblower Problem Could Grow Substantially” quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation cases brought against Wells Fargo. The article reports that Wells Fargo disclosed in a 10-Q filing that there are “multiple single plaintiff Sarbanes-Oxley Act complaints and state law whistleblower actions filed with the Department of … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Named in The Best Lawyers in America© in the category of Litigation – Labor and Employment

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the category of Litigation – Labor and Employment in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal … Continued

Corporate Counsel Article Highlights Increase in Whistleblower Claims

An article in Corporate Counsel titled “Ride the Whistleblower Wave” discusses the increase in whistleblower litigation and quotes whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman about recent developments under whistleblower rewards and whistleblower retaliation laws. The articles quotes Zuckerman’s prediction that the recent record-setting verdict in the Wadler Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case earlier this year will spur additional SOX whistleblower litigation by … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Zuckerman Will Speak at ABA Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference

Whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak at the ABA Annual Labor and Employment Law conference on a panel titled State of Whistleblower Protection Laws after One Year of the Trump Administration. The panel will address changes to whistleblower protection and whistleblower reward programs under the Trump Administration and provide an update on recent cases construing … Continued

Whistleblower Firm Publishes Practice Note About Federal Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law

NDAA Whistleblower Protection Law Washington D.C. whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, published a Practice Note in Practical Law, a Thomson Reuters publication, titled Whistleblower Protections Under the National Defense Authorization Act. This Practice Note surveys the legal protections for employees of federal contractors, subcontractors, and grantees that receive federal funds who report waste, fraud, or abuse involving federal … Continued

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection at 15 Years: Promise Unfulfilled

Origin of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Provision Fifteen years ago, the U.S. economy suffered massive job losses and fell into a recession due to corporate accounting fraud. When Congress investigated the collapse of Enron and WorldCom, it found that courageous whistleblowers, most notably, Sherron Watkins and Cynthia Cooper, tried to warn management of the fraud. Senior leadership … Continued

Whistleblower Law Firm Publishes Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Guide on 15th Anniversary of Sarbanes-Oxley Act

On the fifteenth anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), leading whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law is releasing a free guide to the SOX whistleblower protection law: “Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection: Robust Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers.” The guide summarizes SOX whistleblower protections and offers concrete tips for corporate whistleblowers based on lessons learned during years of … Continued

Wells Fargo Whistleblower Prevails in OSHA Investigation of Retaliation Claims

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate and pay approximately $577,500 damages to a former branch manager in Pomona who was terminated for complaining about salespersons creating unauthorized accounts to meet unrealistic sales targets. This is the second Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) order in 2017 ruling for … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Interviewed About Record SEC Whistleblower Award

Leading SEC whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman was interviewed by Advisor Hub, a publication covering the wealth management industry, about a forthcoming announcement by the SEC of what will likely be the largest SEC whistleblower award, stemming from a $267 million enforcement action against JPMorgan for failing to disclose conflicts of interest to clients. According to an SEC press … Continued

SEC to Announce Largest SEC Whistleblower Award to Date

J.P. Morgan Whistleblowers to Split $61 Million Award The SEC Whistleblower Office is set to announce its largest SEC whistleblower award to date – more than $61 million to two J.P. Morgan whistleblowers. Under the SEC’s whistleblower program, whistleblowers are eligible for awards when they provide original information to the SEC that leads to successful SEC … Continued