By Steve Kardell | Published March 24, 2016 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: whistleblower protection |
It’s natural for employers to feel as if they are in a tough spot when it comes to protecting confidentiality related to whistleblower claims, as these actions inherently come from an employee’s ability to report wrongdoing to enforcement agencies. However, there are steps companies can take to strengthen compliance and support would-be whistleblowers. The Whistleblower Read More
Read MoreA great deal of controversy and media attention has certainly surrounded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), both before and after its passage. However, little if any of that attention concerned the whistleblower provisions contained within the legislation. Indeed, even now as the law is in full swing, most people likely do not realize that the Read More
Read MoreThe Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” Following a rash of financial calamities largely caused by risky and illegal conduct within publicly traded companies, Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to shine light into corporate boardrooms and corridors and protect the employees of publicly-traded Read More
Read MoreAlthough it has been nearly four years since the passage of the massive Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, changes to the Act and the myriad of regulations that support it are common. New programs directed under the Act continue to come online. Recently, a new whistleblower program created by the Act under Read More
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