Supreme Court Hones Standard for Establishing False Claims Act Liability
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a company can be liable under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) for
Federal Whistleblower Agencies Report Increased Activity in FY 2022
The four federal agencies with statutory authority over federal whistleblower protection/bounty hunter laws reported that activity in fiscal year 2022
OSHA Issues Rule for Handling “CAARA” Whistleblower Retaliation
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Interim Final Rule spelling out the procedures under
D.C. Circuit Rules That SOX Whistleblower Protection Does Not Apply Outside of U.S.
The whistleblower retaliation protections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) do not apply to employees who work overseas for a foreign
Expanding Whistleblower Retaliation Protection for Federal Employees
Before adjourning for this week’s elections, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would significantly expand whistleblower retaliation protection
Second Circuit’s Burden of Proof Ruling in SOX Whistleblower Case Creates Circuit Split
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently overturned a jury’s award of $900,000 to a former employee
SEC Reports Record-Breaking Whistleblower Bounty Awards in FY 2021
We recently reported on a proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that in the words of
SEC Proposes Revisions to Trump-Era Dodd-Frank Bounty Hunter Regulations
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission), over the dissent of its lone Republican member, has published a
Senate Committee Advances Bill To Extend FCA Anti-Retaliation Protection to Former Employees
As we reported earlier this year, there is a split among the federal courts as to whether the whistleblower provisions
Catalog of Federal “Bounty Hunter” Laws
We are pleased to present our new “Catalog of Federal Bounty Hunter Laws.” These so-called bounty hunter laws are closely