Tenth Circuit issues its first decision interpreting SOX: offers broad reading of the act *

USA - June 11 2013
On Tuesday, June 4th, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its first decision interpreting the Sarbanes Oxley Act's whistleblower protection…

Co-authors: James H. McQuade , Joshua F. Naylor, Lisa Lupion.

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Will the latest opinion by a district court adopting a broad definition of who is a whistleblower encourage more internal reporting? *

USA - May 24 2013
On Tuesday, another New York federal district court ruled that an employee need not report a disclosure directly to the Securities and Exchange…

Co-authors: Rachel J. Muoio, Mike Delikat.

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Federal court decisions permit two Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases to proceed *

USA - October 11 2012
Two federal district courts recently issued decisions adopting a broad interpretation of the anti-retaliation provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) and allowed Dodd-Frank whistleblower claims to proceed past motions to dismiss.

Co-authors: James H. McQuade , Mike Delikat.

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Employer response to workplace harassment—what is enough? *

USA - September 11 2012
Last month the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a $3.5 million punitive damages award against an employer for failure to “stiffen its efforts” to respond to an employee’s harassment complaints. 

Co-authors: Gary R. Siniscalco , Stephanie Albrecht.

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SEC pays first ever Dodd-Frank whistleblower bounty award *

USA - August 22 2012
On August 21, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has awarded its first whistleblower bounty, just over one year after the SEC’s Dodd-Frank whistleblower rules became effective.

Co-authors: Mike Delikat, Rachel J. Coe .

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