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Aviation whistleblowers continue to be able to count on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the Department of Labor (DOL) to have their back when employers retaliate against them for blowing the...

In September 2015, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decided Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy LLC, holding that the Dodd-Frank Act protects whistleblowers who report securities violations to their employers. At the time Berman was...

Here at Katz Banks Kumin, we often talk to prospective clients who aren’t sure whether the facts of their case constitute an actionable claim of whistleblower retaliation. The question often boils down to this: I know what...

An accountant is asked to approve a few expenses from the company’s latest events. He is assured by his supervisor that the expenses are routine and can be approved without delay. Once the accountant takes a look, however,...

The Department of Defense, NASA and the General Services Administration are attempting to stop government contractors from barring their employees from blowing the whistle on fraud, waste and abuse. For many years, some...

In an apparent first for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) whistleblower program, on Jan. 15, the SEC issued an award to an individual who was neither an employee nor a contractor of the...

No business executive will deny that maintaining cybersecurity is critical for business success, particularly given the headline-grabbing cyber breaches of the last few years. Lax cybersecurity can result in the loss of...

Employees, contractors and subcontractors who report or oppose railroad safety concerns and/or the fraudulent use of federal grants or funds designated for railroad safety or security are protected from employer retaliation...

Whistleblowers who report or oppose noncompliance of commercial motor vehicle safety regulations perform a crucial service for the health and well-being of all commuters, and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982...

Several nuclear whistleblowers found their cases before the Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB or “the Board”) in 2015. Whistleblowers who report or oppose violations of nuclear safety regulations...