Corporate
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“The Garcetti Virus” and an erosion of whistleblower’s rights
In Nancy M. Modesitt’s recent research article “The Garcetti Virus,” she explains how a doctrine known as the job duties...
Federal judge rules in favor of whistleblower Benjamin Ashmore
U.S. District Court Judge Leonard B. Sand issued a ruling on Tuesday that allowed a corporate fraud whistleblower, Benjamin Ashmore,...
ARB says SOX covers contractor’s employees; rejects Lawson
The U.S. Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board (ARB) issued a precedent setting decision last week holding that the Sarbanes-Oxley...
IG report says IRS Whistleblower Office falls short and resists audit
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report that criticizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for dragging...
DC high court says there is no “safe harbor” for retaliation
In a long-awaited ground-breaking decision, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals today held that an employer engages in unlawful...
IRS resists using whistleblowers
Whistleblower disclosures have helped the federal government make some of its biggest recoveries from fraudsters. In the Obama administration alone,...
Whistleblower Leyla Wydler suffered to bring Stanford to justice
Yesterday's conviction of Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford generated much news. Most of the coverage, however, is missing the role of...
FBI’s PSA Excludes Key Information for Whistleblowers
This week, the FBI released a public service announcement by actor Michael Douglas encouraging the public to report financial fraud....
No SOX protection for contractor’s employees, First Circuit majority says
On February 3, 2012, two judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit dismissed the SOX...
NWC amicus brief urges broad protection under SOX
Yesterday, the National Whistleblowers Center filed an amicus, or friend of the court, brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals...
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