Corporate

The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, issued an opinion yesterday that denies protection to employees who file retaliation claims under the False Claims Act (FCA). The three judges ignored the friend-of-the-court brief I submitted that argued...

An unnamed pilot posted videos on YouTube showing how baggage handlers can access aircraft just by swiping their ID cards at a door.  Meanwhile, TSA subjects pilots to thorough searches, even those some pilots are permitted to carry firearms on-board,...

It is "simply a smoke and mirrors game to get the SEC to implement rules that will discourage employees from blowing the whistle on securities fraud."

The Wall Street Journal is reporting today on the hurdles that whistleblowers face when they provide tips about financial fraud to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...

Erika A. Kelton and Eric R. Havian are attorneys with the whistleblower law firm of Phillips & Cohen. Today they released an opinion piece on the Washington Post's Capital Business web page. They are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission...

The Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act included provisions to give workers modern whistleblower protections in mines, and in all workplaces governed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It would fix the terribly weak protections of Section...

In an unusual move, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago has decided to appoint a lawyer for Milwaukee tax whistleblower Mike DeGuelle (pictured). Tax.com reports today that  DeGuelle blew the whistle on a prolonged tax cheating scheme...

Many companies that violate the law try to keep their employees from having the ability to prove those violations of the law. The impose rules that prohibit employees from taking company documents home, or disclosing them to anyone (even courts...

The Charlotte Business Journal interviewed Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, for an article released today. The article examines how more and more banks are adopting whistleblower programs through which employees can raise compliance concerns. Why?...

Yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), S. 510. It passed with strong bipartisan support.  The final vote was 73 to 25. My friend Jason Zuckerman has written a detailed analysis of FSMA's new whistleblower...