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Littler World Cup Matchups Part 5: Whistleblower Protections

December 2, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Littler

Welcome back to our World Cup series, where we compare various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries.1  We kicked off Parts One and Two of this series with vacation and sick leave entitlements.

ExxonMobil Ordered to Pay $800k to Whistleblowers

October 25, 2022 | Working Solutions NYC Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Earlier this month, The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered ExxonMobil Corp. to reinstate two whistleblowers who were fired from the oil company in 2020, after raising concerns about the company’s financial practices. The company was also ordered to pay their former employees over $800,000 in

Female Whistleblower Fired from the New Yorker After Calling Out Workplace Inequity

August 9, 2022 | Working Solutions NYC Filed Under: Whistleblowing

On July 25, 2022, Erin Overbey — a former archives editor at the New Yorker — took to Twitter to share news of her termination from the magazine. Overbey, who had previously spoken up about gender and race inequity within her work environment, was placed on “performance review” shortly after

How are multinational employers approaching whistleblower hotlines and guarding against whistleblower retaliation?

June 29, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Littler

Refreshing Whistleblower Processes for the Remote Workplace:  Best Practices

April 12, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Jackson Lewis

At the onset of COVID in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported that over a three-month period, there were a deluge of tips, complaints and possible referrals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). More recently, the SEC has reported record whistleblower awards. And although the extent to which

U.S. Supreme Declines to Resolve Circuit Split on False Claims Act Anti-Retaliation Provisions

March 8, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Jackson Lewis

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to settle a split among federal appeal courts on whether former employees are covered by whistleblower anti-retaliation protections contained in the False Claims Act (FCA). United States ex rel. David Felten v. William Beaumont Hosp., 993 F.3d 428 (6th Cir. 2021), cert. denied, No.

Fifth Circuit Cases Underscore Need for Attention to Detail in Arbitration Agreements Covering Whistleblower Claims

March 8, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Jackson Lewis

In the last ten years alone, SCOTUS and Circuit Courts have shaped the way employers craft and use arbitration agreements with their workforce, and the trend shows no sign of slowing down. In the last few months, recent court decisions have reinforced the notion that employers must always be vigilant

Blowing The Whistle May Not Act As A  Shield: The Consequences of Misconduct

February 11, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Jackson Lewis

That an employee may have engaged in protected activity under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) does not render their employer unable to address the employee’s subsequent misconduct or other inappropriate behavior. Employers retain the ability to take adverse employment action for legitimate reasons unrelated to an employee’s arguably protected activity under

Expanded Protections For Whistleblowers Require Strong Commitment to Compliance Programs

December 16, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Jackson Lewis

With so much happening during the holidays, who wants to think about preventive steps and corporate compliance? Unfortunately, expansion of New York’s “whistleblower protection” laws coupled with the ongoing pandemic-related return to work issues make it increasingly critical for employers to ring in the New Year with an understanding of

SEC Reports Significant Increases In FY2021 Whistleblower Program

November 19, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Jackson Lewis

Fiscal Year 2021 was a record year for the Whistleblower Program (the “Program”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”). The Commission released its 2021 Annual Report to Congress (the “Report”) last Monday and it reflects substantial increases in many different metrics. The Program has

How will the European Whistleblower Directive Impact Dutch Law?

October 6, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Littler

The European Directive for the protection of persons who report breaches of European Union law (the “Whistleblower Directive“) sets the minimum standards for protecting people who report EU law breaches.

False Claims Act Retaliation in 2021

July 26, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Littler

A corporate whistleblower can create more financial, organizational, and reputational damage to an employer by using the federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729-33, than by using any other “whistleblower” law. While the FCA contains no requirement that the whistleblower be an employee to create the damage,

Protection for Criminal Antitrust Whistleblowers Signed into Law

January 18, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Littler

Largely overshadowed by the rise in COVID-19 deaths and the January 6, 2021, siege on the Capitol, the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019 (“the Act”) became law on December 23, 2020. See 15 U.S.C. § 7a-3. The Act, which Senator Chuck Grassley sponsored, prohibits employers from retaliating against

SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules

October 8, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Jackson Lewis

The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt numerous amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. See https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-219

The whistleblower program serves as a significant tool for the Commission to encourage individuals to come forward with information regarding suspected security fraud. As set forth in the SEC’s press

SEC Amends Whistleblower Award Program Rules

September 25, 2020 | Littler Filed Under: Whistleblowing

Littler

With a vote split down party lines, on September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved several amendments to rules governing its Whistleblower Program. The purpose of the amendments, according to the SEC, is “to provide greater clarity to whistleblowers and increase the program’s efficiency and transparency.”1 

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