FY 2018 Whistleblower Enforcement Round-Up
The four federal agencies with jurisdiction over handling retaliation complaints filed by corporate whistleblowers and/or administering “bounty hunter” awards given
FAR Council Proposes To Make Civilian Contractor Whistleblower Program Permanent
The three federal agencies that make up the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council, the entity that administers the government’s procurement
Ruling by Eighth Circuit Concludes That Mere Request for Religious Accommodation Does Not Trigger Title VII’s Anti-Retaliation Protection
In a case of first impression, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Tenth Circuit Rules That False Claims Act Anti-Retaliation Protection Stops When Employment Ends
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled recently that the protection against retaliation in employment afforded by
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