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The CFTC adopted several rule amendments in order to better protect whistleblowers from retaliation and intimidation by their employers, and to establish a new review process for whistleblower claims.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision last week in Asadi v. G.E. Energy (USA) has been hailed as a triumph for employers because it requires whistleblowers who bring retaliation claims under the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to show that they suffered retaliation because they reported potential violations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Says Siri alleged she was terminated as the general ledger staff accountant for Sutter Home Winery in retaliation for having notified the state Board of Equalization and Sutter's general counsel in writing...

Often touted as the most expansive state whistleblowing law in the U.S., New Jersey’s seemingly boundless Conscientious Employee Protection Act may get even broader.

Last week, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York ruled that a plaintiff making claims under the whistleblower protection provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act must submit to arbitration in accordance with his contract for employment.

Mike Delikat, founder of Orrick's Whistleblower Task Force, recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal regarding the future of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Whistleblower...

The Times article discusses how whistleblowing may reward wrongdoers by incentivizing bad behavior.

Despite 14 pages of vigorous dissent, a majority of a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit has done the right thing and joined the Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits in holding that the National Bank Act preempts state wrongful discharge claims.

As you may or may not know, OSHA administers the whistleblower portions of about 22 federal statutes.

A California federal district court held that absent evidence that an employer knew of the alleged protected activity, an employee cannot assert a claim under California’s whistleblower statute.

The FTC's plan to shut down non-competes might be on hold, but that doesn't mean that this area of controversy has gone totally quiet.

Whistleblowers who are culpable and unreasonably delay reporting wrongdoing may see their whistleblower awards reduced, following a recent SEC order.

Across the country, part-time employees and folks classified as "independent contractors" feel like second-class citizens.

Cynthia J. Vatalaro sued the county for a violation of Cal. Lab. Code § 1102.5, alleging that the county illegally retaliated against her ...

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Effective January 19, 2017, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements,

On November 4th, the Senate voted unanimously to expand whistleblower protections in criminal antitrust cases by passing the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (CAARA).

Following up on our post, Steven J. Pearlman, co-chair of Proskauer’s preeminent Whistleblowing & Retaliation practice group, spoke with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN on the Fifth Circuit’s decision that outing a whistleblower constitutes adverse employment action.