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Supreme Court says internal oral complaints are “filed”
Today the Supreme Court held that workers who make oral complaints about wage and hour violations are protected from retaliation...
10th Circuit allows union members to sue after union loses arbitration
On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver, Colorado, issued a decision...
Anonymous whistleblower gets $1.1 million IRS reward
An anonymous Wall Street banker has received a reward of $1.1 million for reporting a massive tax fraud by Enron,...
Supreme Court ignores Iqbal and relaxes pleading standards
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on the right of criminal defendants to sue to get...
Stephen Kohn to argue Tides v. Boeing, April 15 in Seattle
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument in a case that will decide if disclosures to the...
Judge says Dodd-Frank arbitration ban applies retroactively
U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock issued an order yesterday that applies a ban on arbitration agreements retroactively. Congress enacted...
Staub wins at Supreme Court: employers are liable for supervisor’s animus
In a major victory for employees with any kind of discrimination or retaliation claim, the Supreme Court yesterday held that...
Washington Times and FSN discuss importance of The Handbook
Kohn said the most important step in cases where ordinary citizens step forward to reveal fraud is "who you blow...
UBS Banker, Bradley Birkenfeld, blew the whistle on Credit Suisse
In June 2007, UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld revealed detailed information about high-profile individuals and banks, including Credit Suisse, to the...
NWC amicus brief argues to protection of bank employees
On behalf of the National Whistleblowers Center, Stephen M. Kohn and I submitted a friend-of-the-court, or "amicus," brief today in...
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