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SOX Whistleblower Protection Still Important Remedy in Wake of Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy

The recent Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy case showed us that the whistleblower protections afforded in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are still extremely important and relevant, despite many predictions that the whistleblower provision Read More

Key Highlights from the SEC’s 2015 Annual Whistleblower Report

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Whistleblower released its yearly report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program to Congress in November. The report includes a variety of information about Read More

Shortcomings Still Exist in Texas Whistleblower Law

In 1983, the Texas state legislature passed the Texas Whistleblower Act, a major step in protecting employees across nearly all industries throughout the state. However, more than 30 years later, Read More

Whistleblower Claim Arises from Food Safety Concerns at High School

A recent whistleblower lawsuit against the David Douglas School District near Portland, Oregon alleges that its high school was not engaging in proper food safety practices. The suit was filed Read More

A Roundup of Recent Important Whistleblower Cases

Are you trying stay up-to-date with the latest cases and happenings in the field of whistleblower law? We have compiled a few important cases that might piqué your interest: Whistleblowers split Read More

Employees May Not Have to Keep Investigations Confidential After All

In many situations, businesses and organizations understandably want to keep a lid on the details of their internal investigations until the facts surrounding a case have been officially confirmed. There’s Read More

DC Circuit Court Declines to Override Attorney-Client Privilege

On August 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion in the case of United States ex rel. Barko v. Haliburton et al. Read More

When Do Reports Not Constitute Whistleblower Actions?

Not all reports of internal wrongdoing are technically considered whistleblower actions. In 2013, the First Circuit Court established an important “job duties” exception related to the Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act. Read More

New OSHA Directive to Help Resolve Whistleblower Complaints Early

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a number of new procedures and policies August 19, outlining how a new process will be established to resolve whistleblower disputes more Read More

How Long Do Employers Have to Repay After a False Claims Act Violation?

According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, anyone who receives an overpayment of Medicaid or Medicare funds report is required to pay back the amount of Read More

Hanford Whistleblower Case Comes to $4.1 Million Settlement

A former employee at a nuclear weapons cleanup project run by Hanford recently came to a $4.1 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company retaliated against him for speaking Read More

Albuquerque Public Schools Whistleblower Speaks Out About Allegations

Don Moya, the chief financial officer of the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools, recently filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the school district, its superintendent (Luis Valentino) and the New Mexico Read More

Whistleblower Accuses Medicare Advantage Organizations of Overbilling

A Texas whistleblower has filed a lawsuit against CenseoHealth LLC and various other Medicare Advantage organizations, claiming they have been regularly overcharging Medicare for the in-home care they provide to Read More

5th Circuit Court Revives a SOX Whistleblower Action

The Fifth Circuit Court recently revived Wallace v. Tesoro Corp, a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower complaint that had previously been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Read More

Civil Servants: the Government’s First Line of Defense Against Corruption

Within the last five years, the federal government has introduced unprecedented levels of protection for whistleblowers and greater incentives for them to come forward in the form of record amounts Read More

Senate Once Again Looks at Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill

In June, some members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee introduced a new measure entitled the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015. This bill, if approved, would add some additional Read More

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