Divided Eleventh Circuit Panel Rules That HR Manager Engaged in Protected Activity by Giving Co-Employee Name of Plaintiff’s Lawyer
A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled recently that an HR manager
Seventh Circuit Rules That Former Employee Can Take Her ADA Failure To Accommodate and Retaliation Claims to a Jury
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, reversing a federal trial court’s granting of summary judgment to the
NT Lakis Lawyers File Comments With Securities and Exchange Commission in Support of Agency’s Proposed Changes To Tighten Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Regulations
NT Lakis lawyers have filed written comments with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in support of changes the
SEC Proposing Changes to Dodd-Frank Whistleblower/Bounty Hunter Regulations To Conform to Recent Supreme Court Ruling
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed changes to its regulations implementing the agency’s whistleblower anti-retaliation and bounty
Agreeing With Arguments in Brief Filed by NT Lakis Lawyers, Unanimous Supreme Court Rules That Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Retaliation Coverage Is Conditional on Employee Filing Complaint With the SEC
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that employees who “blow the whistle” on suspected securities law violations cannot sue
Third Circuit Rules That Whistleblower Claiming Retaliation Under the False Claims Act Must Prove “But-For” Causation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled recently that a plaintiff claiming that her employer retaliated against
Most Recent Government Whistleblower Enforcement Data Indicate Slight Drop-Off in Activity Compared to Previous Years
Enforcement statistics released recently by four separate federal agencies with jurisdiction over handling retaliation complaints filed by corporate whistleblowers and/or
NT Lakis Lawyers’ Brief to Supreme Court Urges Reversal of Problematic Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Ruling
NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in an important case regarding the scope
Eleventh Circuit Rules That “Temporal Proximity” in Context of FMLA Retaliation Claims Is Measured From When Leave Ends
In deciding whether a plaintiff has made out a case of unlawful workplace retaliation, the federal courts will often look
Title VII Ruling by Fifth Circuit Provides Textbook Example of Importance of Raising “McDonnell Douglas” Defenses
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the pre-trial dismissal of a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit,