Whistleblowing and Retaliation

12th Annual Corporate “Litigation Trends” Survey Continues To Show That Labor and Employment Lawsuits Are a Main Concern for Company Lawyers

The latest annual survey on corporate litigation trends conducted by the law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP finds that

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EEOC’s Final Revised Guidance on Workplace Retaliation Continues To Take Broad View of Protected Conduct

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized revisions to its written enforcement guidance on unlawful workplace retaliation under the

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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

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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

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NT Lakis Lawyers Create “Federal Compliance Initiative Scorecard” Summarizing Major Employment-Related Actions Undertaken During the Obama Administration

In light of the very active employment-related regulatory and policy agenda that has been pursued by federal enforcement agencies during

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

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Title VII Retaliation Claimant Must Have Reasonable Belief That Unlawful Conduct Occurred

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently considered an issue that comes up fairly regularly in workplace

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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

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Ruling by Fifth Circuit Suggests That “But-For” Retaliation Standard Applies to FMLA Claims

In a landmark workplace decision issued three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff alleging unlawful retaliation

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