C.D. Cal. Greenlights SOX claim, analyzing whether scienter must be shown where violation of internal controls is alleged *

USA - May 7 2013
On April 24, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued its final ruling that a SOX whistleblower complaint survived…

Co-authors: Noa M Baddish, Harris Mufson.

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New whistleblower bounty law on the horizon in NY? *

USA - April 30 2013
On March 22, 2013, the New York State Senate introduced the S4362 Proposal which, through a "bounty," gives financial awards to whistleblowers who…

Co-authors: Daniel L. Saperstein.

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Fifth Circuit: no fee shifting for Title VII mixed-motive retaliation claims *

USA - April 17 2013
On April 3, 2013, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that a plaintiff was not…

Co-authors: Jonathan S Hershberg, Harris Mufson.

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Recent multi-million dollar whistleblower jury awards — a wake-up call for employers *

USA - April 15 2013
In what might be an unsettling trend for employers, juries in Philadelphia and Anchorage have recently issued multi-million dollar jury awards in…

Co-authors: Rachel S Fischer, Harris Mufson, Michael J Graham.

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ARB says equitable modification of SOX statute of limitations saves untimely complaint *

USA - April 11 2013
On March 29, 2013, the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board ("ARB") ruled that a "standstill" agreement between an employer and employee…

Co-authors: Allana Grinshteyn, Harris Mufson.

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