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Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

In December 2019, a jury awarded former Raytheon engineer Bruce Casias $43,000 in back pay and $1M in compensatory damages in a Defense Contractor Whistleblower … Continued

Sixth Circuit Construes FCA to Prohibit Post-Employment Retaliation

When Congress enacted the whistleblower protection provision of the False Claims Act, it recognized that “few individuals will expose fraud if they fear their disclosures … Continued

Top 10 Ways Companies Cook the Books

Companies “cook the books” when they use accounting schemes and tricks to falsify their financial statements (i.e., their books) to make their results appear better … Continued

DOL Judge Awards Airline Pilot $500,000 in Compensatory Damages in AIR21 Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a decision finding that Delta violated the anti-retaliation provision of the AIR21 whistleblower protection law, Judge Morris awarded pilot Karlene Petit $500,000 in compensatory … Continued

Washingtonian Magazine Names Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman as Washington DC Top Whistleblower Lawyers

Washingtonian magazine selected Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman as Top Lawyers in the whistleblowers category. Washingtonian compiles the list by surveying the nearly 1,000 attorneys … Continued

FY2021 Defense Authorization Bars Defense Contractors from Silencing Whistleblowers

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) that was enacted on January 1, 2021 includes an important provision barring Department of Defense … Continued

Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Rewards Law Could Be Game Changer

The annual Department of Defense authorization that Congress passed last week includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), a comprehensive reform of anti-money laundering laws. Recognizing … Continued

Congress Strengthens Whistleblower Protections for Pipeline Workers

The omnibus appropriations bill that President Trump signed into law on December 27, 2020 includes a provision that strengthens whistleblower protections for workers in the … Continued

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SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Seminar Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection Post-Digital Realty

SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Lawline CLE titled Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection … Continued