By Steve Kardell | Published November 12, 2015 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: Dodd-Frank Act, reporting misconduct, whistleblowers, wrongful termination | Leave a comment
Some new guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this summer gave some additional reinforcement to the agency’s stance that whistleblowers who report misconduct through their company’s internal channels rather than immediately going to the SEC are still protected by the Dodd-Frank Act’s retaliation provisions. However, there is still some debate over the Read More
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