For Wall Street Fraudsters, Business As Usual
- posted: Jun. 09, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
John F. Kennedy once quoted Dante: “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” Unfortunately, on Wall Street, maintaining Read More
2014: A Big Year in Whistleblower Laws
- posted: Jun. 04, 2014
- Employee Rights
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began the whistleblower program on July 21, 2010 to incentivize people to come forward with information about financial wrongdoing. Under the program, a whistleblower Read More
Welcome!
- posted: May 19, 2014
- Uncategorized
Welcome to your Martindale Hubbell Website. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Read More
Whistleblowers Could be the First Responders Against Fraud
- posted: May 09, 2014
- Employee Rights
To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful. Victor Hugo We know who the first responders are. When a student opened fire at a Nevada middle school on Monday morning, Read More
Whistleblowing the NCAA into Compliance
- posted: May 06, 2014
- Employee Rights
Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both. Ralph Waldo Emerson Mike McQueary was living his dream. A Pennsylvania State College kid who quarterbacked the Penn Read More
Whistleblower Suit Filed Against Texas Railroad Commission
- posted: May 02, 2014
- Employee Rights
Frederick Wright recently sued the Texas Railroad Commission for terminating his employment in violation of state whistleblower laws. If the suit is not settled, it could attract considerable attention in Read More
The U.S. Whistleblower Laws You've Never Heard About
- posted: Apr. 29, 2014
- Employee Rights
By now, you have probably heard about the False Claims Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Depending on your field, you may be aware of the Read More
Time to Hand-Out Whistles in America’s Schools
- posted: Apr. 25, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. Henry David Thoreau The New York Times recently published a story detailing 14 cases of New York City Read More
Another Texas Whistleblower is Dismissed
- posted: Apr. 22, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Supreme Court of Texas recently dismissed another whistleblower case with a narrow reading of Texas Whistleblower Act (TWA) requirements. Although the TWA offers significant protections to a tipster reporting Read More
Church Whistleblower Regrets not Having Blown Her Whistle Stronger
- posted: Apr. 18, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
Jennifer Haselberger calls the Catholic Church her home. Two relatives went into religious life. Haselberger was a canon lawyer for the archdiocese until she could no longer tolerate her warnings Read More
Ag-gag v. Whistleblowing
- posted: Apr. 15, 2014
- Employee Rights
On February 8, 2013, Amy Meyer went to the Dale Smith Meatpacking Company in Draper City, Utah to see where her meat comes from. She peeked through the barbed wire Read More
ATF Special Agent’s Whistleblowing Creates a First Amendment Showdown
- posted: Apr. 11, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth. Benjamin Disraeli The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) special Agent John Dodson Read More
Was Richard Bowen’s Whistle Stuffed?
- posted: Apr. 08, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
Five years have passed since Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. Richard M. Bowen III, a former Citigroup executive who blew the whistle on their bad business practices, provided 1000 pages of documents Read More
Whistleblowing in Afghanistan Allegedly Elicits Retaliatory Response
- posted: Apr. 04, 2014
- Employee Rights
I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. Harry S. Truman The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in Read More
SEC Whistleblower Program Gets Blowing
- posted: Apr. 01, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced August 20, 2013 that it awarded more than $25,000 in total to three whistleblowers. The SEC reports that this payment was the first Read More
Transferring Confidential Data to IRS Earns SOX Protection for Whistleblower
- posted: Mar. 28, 2014
- Employee Rights
Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it. Franz Kafka The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, in Vannoy v. Celanese Corporation, recently ruled in favor of a whistleblower who Read More
