Executive Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a whistleblower under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is not required to prove the employer acted with retaliatory intent to prevail on a whistleblower claim....more
2/12/2024
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Hiring & Firing ,
Murray v UBS Securities LLC ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
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Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
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