Corporate

It's been a week since our last post, and a lot has happened in the world of whistleblower protection since then. Here are some of the high (and low) lights: ITS OFFICIAL! The CPSC Reform Act (HR.4040/S.2663) will contain strong...

The U.S. Tax Court has proposed new rules for determining whistleblower awards under section 7623 of the U.S. Tax Code. As reported on WebCPA... Among the proposed changes are references to actions for re-determination of employment status, determination of relief...

David Welch, the first corporate employee to file for protection under the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was in court today. nearly 7 years after filing his first complaint, Mr. Welch is still battling his former employer and...

In an order posted today on the its website, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not be hearing the Murphy v. IRS appeal. Although this is a disappointing turn of events, whistleblower and civil rights advocates should continue the...

The Supreme Court Justices were scheduled to have a conference this morning to rule on petitions for certiorari, including in the case of Murphy v. IRS. We will keep you updated on any developments. UPDATE: We just received word that...

The Supreme Court has distributed the Murphy v. IRS case for the Conference to be held on April 18, 2008. The Justices of the Supreme Court will decide on that date whether or not to grant the petition for certiorari...

Attorneys working with the National Whistleblower Center have filed the reply brief in response to the Solicitor General’s brief regarding whether certiorari should be granted in a key Whistleblower/Civil Rights tax case that was filed with the Supreme Court by...

The Solicitor General has filed the Government’s brief in opposition to the granting of certiorari in a key Whistleblower/Civil Rights tax case that was filed with the Supreme Court by attorneys working with the National Whistleblower Center.  The case is...

In the wake of the deadly 2006 Sago mine disaster in West Virginia, angry miners came forward to say that the company that managed the mining company had blatantly sacrificed routine maintenance in favor of greater productivity. Why didn't these...

The Washington Post is reporting that Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate have reached a compromise on legislation to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This essentially ensures that the legislation (S.2045) will pass the Senate within the...