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Federal Enforcement Data Show That Whistleblower Retaliation Claims and “Bounty Hunter” Awards Set New Records in 2016

Statistics released recently by four separate federal agencies with jurisdiction over handling retaliation complaints filed by corporate whistleblowers and/or administering

By |2017-01-06T16:09:02-05:001/6/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Federal Enforcement Data Show That Whistleblower Retaliation Claims and “Bounty Hunter” Awards Set New Records in 2016

November Elections Brought Further Expansion of State Legalized Marijuana Laws, Increasing the Challenges Facing Employer Drug-Free Workplace Policies

One other thing that happened on Election Day in November is that via ballot initiatives, voters in four more states

By |2020-09-21T13:55:09-05:0012/18/2016|Categories: Compliance Tools, Policies and Practices, State Standards|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on November Elections Brought Further Expansion of State Legalized Marijuana Laws, Increasing the Challenges Facing Employer Drug-Free Workplace Policies

SEC Goes After Company For Using Release Language That Allegedly Deprived Employees of Their Right To Claim Dodd-Frank Bounty Hunter Awards

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal agency that has primary responsibility for enforcing the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform

By |2016-08-26T15:20:15-05:008/26/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on SEC Goes After Company For Using Release Language That Allegedly Deprived Employees of Their Right To Claim Dodd-Frank Bounty Hunter Awards

Medical Marijuana Update: Half of the States Now Have “Compassionate Use” Statutes

Following the enactment of two new state laws, half of the states in the U.S. (plus the District of Columbia)

By |2016-08-05T09:19:50-05:008/5/2016|Categories: Background Checks, Compliance Tools, Policies and Practices, State Standards|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Medical Marijuana Update: Half of the States Now Have “Compassionate Use” Statutes

SOX Ruling by Eighth Circuit Says Whistleblower Must Be Able To Show That “Reasonable Person” Would Have Seen a Problem

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that a whistleblower retaliation case brought under the Sarbanes-Oxley

By |2020-09-21T13:55:14-05:007/15/2016|Categories: Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , |Comments Off on SOX Ruling by Eighth Circuit Says Whistleblower Must Be Able To Show That “Reasonable Person” Would Have Seen a Problem

OSHA’s New Electronic Reporting Rule Allows Agency To Post Establishment Injury and Illness Data Online, Strengthens Whistleblower Protection

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted a controversial new rule requiring covered employers to

By |2016-06-03T12:33:57-05:006/3/2016|Categories: Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OSHA’s New Electronic Reporting Rule Allows Agency To Post Establishment Injury and Illness Data Online, Strengthens Whistleblower Protection

New Federal Law Authorizes Employers To Sue In Federal Court for Trade Secrets Theft; Law Immunizes Whistleblowers

Congress has overwhelmingly approved and President Obama has signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA), a

By |2020-09-21T13:55:16-05:005/13/2016|Categories: Policies and Practices, Uncategorized, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , |Comments Off on New Federal Law Authorizes Employers To Sue In Federal Court for Trade Secrets Theft; Law Immunizes Whistleblowers

U.S. and EU Agree on New Data Transfer “Privacy Shield” To Replace Safe Harbor, but Compliance Questions Remain

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission (EC), the executive branch agency of the 28-member European Union (EU),

By |2020-09-21T13:55:16-05:005/6/2016|Categories: Policies and Practices|Tags: , , |Comments Off on U.S. and EU Agree on New Data Transfer “Privacy Shield” To Replace Safe Harbor, but Compliance Questions Remain