Each year seems to bring significant developments in whistleblower law, and 2023 has been no exception. As whistleblower activity increases, so, too, has the scope of its protections. From state to federal government, from...more
12/19/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Oral Argument ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Separation Agreement ,
Whistleblowers
What Happened? Before last week, some courts had applied the standard in California Labor Code section 1102.6 to resolve whistleblower claims under California Labor Code section 1102.5, while other courts had applied the...more
2/7/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Burden of Proof ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Code ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
This week, on August 3, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc., which resolved two questions regarding the standards to be applied for non-competition agreements and...more