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In three recent regulatory initiatives, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publicized procedures and remedies for workers in the food production, financial services and automotive industries. It...

Too often, complaints filed under federal whistleblower statutes languish in a protracted investigative phase long before the relevant federal agency issues a determination as to the employees’ claims. While control over...

Many organizational leaders would agree that it is critical for them to learn of potential violations of law or regulations within the organization as soon as possible so that they may address them and move the organization...

A recent False Claims Act decision from the Eastern District of New York held that whistleblowers are entitled to double back pay before the court subtracts their earnings from new employment. The New York court’s decision...

How badly does an employer have to treat an employee before its conduct is considered retaliatory under the False Claims Act (FCA)? That was the question before a federal court in Difiore v. CSL Behring, U.S., LLC, No. CV...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is making good on its promise to reign in employers’ use of employment agreements that restrain employees from freely disclosing information to the SEC about securities...

The protections and incentives afforded by the SEC’s whistleblower laws seek to reduce and ultimately stop corporate wrongdoing. The SEC’s whistleblower statutes are just one means the federal government uses to combat...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing broad protections to whistleblowers who oppose securities laws violations. Most recently, the SEC moved to file an amicus...

Navistar International Corp., a maker of international trucks, has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations that the company misled investors about its development of engine technology...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Order on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, stating that it will pay a whistleblower over $275,000 for information the whistleblower provided to the SEC that led to a...