Whistleblower

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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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

By |2016-06-03T12:33:57-05:006/3/2016|Categories: Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OSHA’s New Electronic Reporting Rule Allows Agency To Post Establishment Injury and Illness Data Online, Strengthens Whistleblower Protection

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

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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

By |2020-09-21T13:55:21-05:002/26/2016|Categories: Government Contracts, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , |Comments Off on Proposed FAR Rule Would Ban Federal Contractors From Prohibiting Employees From Reporting Fraud, Waste or Abuse

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

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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

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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

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