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On April 15, 2021, the SEC announced payment of more than $50 million to joint whistleblowers who provided the SEC with information that resulted in the return of tens of millions of dollars to harmed investors.

These staggering awards provide further reminder of the SEC's commitment to providing substantial incentives to induce employees to report alleged employer misconduct.

The Second Circuit clarified the burden-shifting framework applicable to whistleblower retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") earlier this week.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals will decide in Stryker v. SEC, whether the SEC needs to pay Dodd-Frank whistleblower bounties to tipsters.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently deferred to the SEC's determination that a tipster who provided information to the Commission before July 21, 2010, the effective date of the Dodd-Frank Act...

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) sent a letter to OSHA questioning the effectiveness of OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program.

On March 2, 2015, the SEC announced a whistleblower bounty award of between $475,000 and $575,000, its 15th under the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program.

The Sixth Circuit recently held that ERISA Section 510 does not protect unsolicited employee complaints. See Sexton v. Panel Processing, Inc.

Arecent U.S. Supreme Court decision now makes it harder for employers to defend against retaliation claims filed under the whistleblower...

On June 23, 2015, the Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division decision, thereby preserving the criminal charges against Saavedra.

In a unanimous decision, the Court held Lane’s testimony exposing government corruption is entitled to First Amendment protection.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee recently emphasized the limited scope of what constitutes protected activity under the Dodd-Frank Act's (the Act)...

On November 6, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit handed down a decision that impacts employers across all industries, including the financial services industry.

On February 22, 2018, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment against Plaintiff who claimed that his employment was terminated in violation ...

In U.S. ex rel. Williams v. McKesson Corp., a Texas federal court recently dismissed a qui tam whistleblower suit by a former employee of McKesson.

Scott Vernick appeared on Fox News’ "The O’Reilly Factor" on June 21, 2013, to discuss the U.S. government’s Insider Threat Program.

On July 25, 2017, the Third Circuit allowed a plaintiff who was an in-house attorney to proceed with a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)...

In an ongoing effort by the federal government to encourage Wall Street whistleblowers, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has called for greater whistleblowing awards.