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Virginia Enacts Whistleblower Protection Law

Virginia Whistleblower Protection Law On April 11, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law HB798, which protects workers from retaliation for reporting to a … Continued

How to Identify and Report a Ponzi Scheme

Ponzi Schemes at Highest Level in a Decade A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud that leads investors to believe the “returns” on their … Continued

Cybersecurity Whistleblower Protections for Employees of Federal Contractors and Grantees

For information security professionals, identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities is often part of the job. That is no less the case when the job involves a contract … Continued

CFPB Proposes Consumer Protection Whistleblower Reward Program

To promote the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s mission of preventing consumer harm, the CFPB is working with Congress to advance legislation that would create a … Continued

False Claims Act Whistleblower Recovers More than $2.5M in Damages in False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In November 2019, Danita Erickson, a former sales representative at Biogen, prevailed at trial on her claims under the whistleblower protection provision of the False … Continued

Republicans May Regret Trampling the First Amendment Right of Association

Throughout his political career, Senator Rand Paul has been a strong advocate for constitutional rights. Indeed, he has bucked his party on key issues when … Continued

SEC Investigating Cyberattacks Used to Find Secret Company Mergers

SEC Investigating Cyberattacks and Insider Trading According to Reuters, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating hacks of email accounts of associates and executives … Continued

Investment Fraud Case: Sham Company Sells Millions of Dollars Worth of Stock To The Elderly

According to the DOJ, two men were found guilty of multiple counts of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and money laundering. They were … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted in PoliticoPro About Tax Whistleblower Rewards and Protections

PoliticoPro Tax quoted whistleblower lawyer Matthew Stock about the IRS whistleblower reward program and recently enacted legislation protecting tax fraud whistleblowers: New legal protections meant … Continued

IRS Whistleblower Program: $120 Million in Awards in FY 2019

IRS Whistleblower Office Issues $120 Million in Awards in FY 2019 The IRS Whistleblower Reward Program recently released its annual report, which reveals that in … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Award Underscores CFTC’s Commitment to Incentivize Whistleblowing

In its FY 2019 annual report, the CFTC Division of Enforcement revealed that between 30 to 40% of its ongoing investigations involve some whistleblower component … Continued

Zuckerman Law Recognized in Northern Virginia Magazine’s Top Lawyer listing in the Category of Employment Law

Northern Virginia Magazine has recognized Zuckerman Law Principal Jason Zuckerman as a Top Lawyer in the category of employment law. To compile the list, the … Continued