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Facebook Controversy Sheds Light on SEC Whistleblower Program

Facebook is facing immense scrutiny from Congress and the media over allegations it hid evidence of the social network’s negative effects and misuse… Facebook is facing immense scrutiny from Congress and the media over allegations it hid evidence of the social network’s negative effects and misuse. Ultimately, the company’s harshest (and most costly) critic may […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

November 17, 2021

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SEC Clarifies Whistleblower Provisions

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published guidance that clarifies who qualifies as a whistleblower under the Dodd-Frank Act. The agency elected to clarify its position in the wake of legal disputes over whether an employer must report misconduct directly to the SEC in order to be eligible for the law’s anti-retaliation protections. Definition […]

Author: Sean D. Dias

August 19, 2015

IRS Atty: Officials Giving Away Billions And Tax Evasion

An Internal Revenue Service lawyer in the Office of Chief Counsel in New York is claiming that the organization’s officials are giving away billions via tax evasion to corporations and the undermining of whistleblowers. In a letter sent to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and copied to Sens. Chuck Grassley, Elizabeth Warren, […]

Author: Frank L. Brunetti

October 30, 2014

Who Is a Whistleblower Under the Dodd-Frank Act?

When read together, Dodd-Frank is ambiguous as to whether a whistleblower must complain directly to the SEC in order to qualify as a whistleblower and benefit from the law’s anti-retaliation protections. The SEC’s implementing rule provides protection from retaliation to workers who make protected disclosures regardless of whether they report the information to the SEC […]

Author: Kenneth C. Oh

September 9, 2014

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NJ Supreme Court to Decide Extent of CEPA Whistleblower Protections

The Facts of the Case The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently agreed to consider Lippman v. Ethicon. The issue before the court is whether a plaintiff who reports conduct as part of his or her job is entitled to the whistle-blowing protections afforded under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA). Plaintiff Joel S. Lippman, […]

Author: Joel N. Kreizman

June 30, 2014

Supreme Court Will Hear Air Marshal’s Whistleblower Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Robert J. MacLean, a federal air marshal, was unfairly fired for leaking sensitive information that he believed endangered the public. The case, Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, will be heard sometime during the court’s term that begins next October. In 2003, MacLean was working for […]

Author: Joel N. Kreizman

May 27, 2014

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New Jersey Jury Awards $560,000 Whistleblower Verdict

A New Jersey jury recently awarded a $560,000 whistleblower verdict which includes $300,000 in emotional distress damages, $60,000 in back pay and $200,000 in punitive damages against Statue Cruises, a pleasure cruise company. Howard Flecker III was a deckhand for Statue Cruises, which provides boat tours around the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. He […]

Author: Joel N. Kreizman

May 22, 2014

Supreme Court Decision Expands Whistleblower Protections

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the whistleblower protections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act not only shield employees of public companies, but also employees of privately held contractors and subcontractors, such as lawyers, advisers, and accountants, who perform work for the public company. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the whistleblower protections of the […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

March 11, 2014

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