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In Commonwealth ex rel. Rosenberg v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., et al., a private individual who had forensic analysis of publicly available data

On August 15, 2013, a Washington County, Minnesota jury awarded the former dean of a for-profit university $395,000 under Minnesota’s whistleblower law.

On February 12, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi recently denied a motion for summary judgment in a SOX whistleblower claim where the defendant company ...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently ruled that a retaliation claim survived summary judgment because of the "convincing mosaic" of evidence of retaliation the Plaintiff presented, particularly the employer’s purportedly shifting explanation regarding its reason for terminating her employment.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted a Rule 12(b)(1) and (6) motion to dismiss a former employee's complaint alleging retaliation under the "IWA".

On August 26, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment on a whistleblower retaliation claim under Section 806 of SOX, holding that Plaintiff Ivor Hill failed to establish a prima facie case and that Komatsu America Corp. (Company) would have terminated his employment even in the absence of any alleged protected activity. Hill v. Komatsu America Corp., Case No. 14-cv-02098 (Darrah, J).

On October 12, 2013, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 496, which, along with two other new laws (SB 666 and AB 263), expands protections for whistleblowers in California by significantly altering California Labor Code Section 1102.5, California’s general whistleblower statute.

The new year is just around the corner, and that means that employers in California need to prepare for a host of new labor and employment law obligations...

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has issued a form of required notice regarding the dramatically expanded whistleblower protections under New York Labor Law § 740 that took effect last month.

As reported by Ryan Barber of the National Law Journal, the Trump administration could change the trajectory of the SEC whistleblower office, potentially halting the SEC's recent strict scrutiny...

We invite you to review our newly-posted October 2022 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law

Nor does it appear that this trend will be ending soon.

OSHA has proposed an interim rule that establishes procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act.

On March 5, 2015, OSHA issued a long-awaited Final Rule regarding SOX whistleblower procedures and related matters.

On February 28, 2013, OSHA ordered Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to reinstate the employment of and pay over $309,000

Employers that are regulated under any of the 22 federal whistleblower protection laws are encouraged to review company policies...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an interim final rule and request for comments implementing the whistleblower provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

A review of this memorandum provides employers with insight as to the standard OSHA uses to determine whether a merits finding is in order.