New York Court Adopts Inclusive Definition of Protected Whistleblower Activity
On May 1, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) joined a growing number of courts across the country in liberalizing the requirements for a whistleblower’s...
View ArticleSCOTUS to Address SOX Whistleblower Protections for Contractors
On May 20, 2013, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari to plaintiffs Jackie Lawson and Jonathan Zang in their whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against their former employer, Fidelity...
View ArticleHotel Giant Ordered to Reinstate and Pay $325,000 in Backpay to SOX...
MGM International was ordered to reinstate a whistleblower who alleged that he was terminated in violation of the anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) on September 5,...
View ArticleCalifornia Company Ordered to Pay $1.9 Million for SOX Whistleblower Retaliation
A chief financial officer (“CFO”) who was terminated after he blew the whistle on his company’s illegal activity was awarded over $1.9 million by order of the Occupational Safety and Health...
View ArticleGaming Company IGT Seeks to Overturn $4.6 Million Verdict for SOX Whistleblowers
In oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in September, International Games Technology (“IGT”) asked the court to overturn a jury award of $4.6 million in favor of two of...
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