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In a derivative suit arising from alleged acts and omissions relating to Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft, shareholders filed a redacted complaint in the Chancery Court of Delaware.

The SEC's order notes that in April 2015, the SEC brought its first enforcement action for violation of Rule 21F-17 based on a company's use of a restrictive confidentiality agreement.

Thus, corporate counsel must walk a fine line to avoid including language that could be interpreted as impeding potential whistleblowers.

The SEC issued a final order that denied a whistleblower award claim on the $18 million that the SEC recovered in a settlement agreement with Harbinger Capital Partners.

The SEC proposed two amendments to the rules governing the agency's whistleblower program.

In the first half of 2015, the SEC's Enforcement Division announced a number of significant enforcement achievements...

The SEC’s whistleblower program offers awards of 10%-30% of the money collected where a whistleblower provides high-quality, original information.

As reported by The Washington Post, on April 4, 2014, the IRS issued its "Fiscal Year 2013 Report to the Congress on the Use of Section 7623" revealing that it paid whistleblowers $53 million in 2013.

Employers are encouraged to incentivize employees to engage in ethical and lawful behavior.

As 2013 drew to a close, would-be tipsters across California received tidings of great joy in the form of new laws that took effect Jan. 1, 2014, greatly expanding whistleblower protections in their state.

Employees must report suspected securities fraud violations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to benefit from the anti-retaliation provisions ...

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 entitled to attorney’s fees and costs.

The following recent developments at the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation provide some practical pointers when facing litigation in multiple jurisdictions.

New Jersey’s Appellate Division has rejected two Atlantic City nightclub workers’ attempts to artfully plead their way around preemption.

As federal agencies dole out record-breaking awards to tipsters (such as the SEC's recent $30 million award), whistleblower programs remain a topic of public interest.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an interim final rule and request for comments on regulations implementing the whistleblower protection provisions set forth in the Seaman’s Protection Act as amended by Section 611 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.

Both parties have 30 days to appeal the decision to the DOL Office of Administrative Law Judges.