Congress Passes Major Whistleblower Reforms as Part of Wall Street Reform Bill
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) passed 60-39 by Congress today includes a number of provisions ...
Tag: SOX
SOX whistleblower provision survives Supreme Court decision
Today the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, held that one provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is unconstitutional. However, ...
Sixth Circuit stays Goerge Fort’s reinstatement, without considering the public interest
Last week, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals stayed George Fort's preliminary order of reinstatement. Tennessee Commerce Corp. fired ...
ARB asks for briefs on SOX subsidiary coverage
Last week the U.S. Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB) issued an order inviting all interested persons to submit ...
BB&T refuses to reinstate Stroupe, but will pay her wages
We reported earlier on the hearing and decision in Amy Stroupe's SOX whistleblower case against BB&T bank in North Carolina. ...
Amy Stroupe wins reinstatement to BB&T!
I reported here last September about Amy Stroupe's whistleblower hearing against BB&T bank. While working as an investigator for the ...
OSHA orders reinstatement and $2 million for TNCC CFO
George Fort has won over $2 million in damages and an order of reinstatement to his position as Chief Financial ...
Passing the buck and covering the butt in middle management
Washington attorney, former prosecutor and former SEC enforcer Dan Hurson has written an article of advice for middle managers who ...
Fourth Circuit says “de novo” means “de novo” for SOX whistleblowers
I am pleased to report a favorable decision today from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In ...
Ninth Circuit rules for SOX whistleblower
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated a Sarbanes-Oxley case and made some helpful comments about SOX. In a ...
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