Final FY 2015 EEOC Enforcement Numbers Show a Slight Uptick in Charges From Previous Year
According to final enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a
Third Circuit Rules That SOX Whistleblower Could Not Prove Retaliation, and Was Fired in Any Case for Terminable Misconduct
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a whistleblower retaliation case
NT Lakis Lawyers Submit Written Comments on EEOC’s Proposed Guidance on Workplace Retaliation
NT Lakis lawyers have filed written comments with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the agency’s proposed Enforcement
Proposed FAR Rule Would Ban Federal Contractors From Prohibiting Employees From Reporting Fraud, Waste or Abuse
The FAR Council has issued a proposed rule that would ban federal contractors from requiring their employees or subcontractors to
EEOC Proposes Revised Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Retaliation, Invites Comments
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published proposed major revisions to its nearly 30-year-old enforcement guidance on workplace
EEOC Publishes New Guidance Documents Regarding EEO Rights of Muslim and Middle Eastern Employees
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published two new "Question-and-Answer" (Q&A) documents addressing workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and
Ninth Circuit Rules That FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Protection Extends To HR Manager Who Reports Alleged Noncompliance To Her Superiors
A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a troubling ruling regarding
Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints, Bounty Hunter Awards Hit All-Time Highs
Statistics released recently by four separate federal agencies with jurisdiction over handling retaliation complaints filed by corporate whistleblowers and/or administering
FEDERAL COURT SAYS PLAINTIFF’S FALSE CLAIMS ACT COMPLAINT NOT SUPPORTED BY ALLEGED VETS-100 REPORTING DEFICIENCIES
In a long-running case that has been to the U.S. Supreme Court and back, a federal trial court has dismissed
SECOND CIRCUIT RULES THAT DODD-FRANK WHISTLEBLOWER RETALIATION PROTECTION EXTENDS TO INTERNAL COMPLAINTS
A divided three-judge panel of the Second Circuit ruled recently that the whistleblower retaliation provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial