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 ...
Tag: Corporate Whistleblowers
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 ...
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 ...
Moral Courage in Organizations
Editors Debra Comer and Gina Vega want to know why ethics education in business schools is not working. Years after ...
CNBC Airs Whistleblower Series “Bounty Hunters”
Mr. Javers interviewed NWC Executive Director, Stephen M. Kohn and UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, among others. This series is very ...
Immigrant whistleblowers don’t have to answer questions about status
One of the most pernicious forms of exploitation today is the abuse of undocumented immigrant workers. It has been a ...
Appeals Court to Rule Shortly on Constitutional Attack Challenging Key Whistleblower Provision of the False Claims Act
Last year alone, the U.S. government recovered over $3.1 billion as a result of FCA claims filed by whistleblowers under ...
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