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
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
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
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
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
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
OSHA EXPANDS EARLY RESOLUTION PROGRAM FOR WHISTLEBLOWER RETALIATION COMPLIANTS
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced recently that it has formally extended its alternative
FIFTH CIRCUIT LIMITS SCOPE OF SOX WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that an employee claiming whistleblower retaliation under the Sarbanes-Oxley