Largely overshadowed by the rise in COVID-19 deaths and the January 6, 2021, siege on the Capitol, the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019 (“the Act”) became law on December 23, 2020. See 15 U.S.C. § 7a-3....more
1/15/2021
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
With a vote split down party lines, on September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved several amendments to rules governing its Whistleblower Program. The purpose of the amendments, according to the...more
On Friday, September 30, 2016, U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Administrative Review Board (ARB) issued its highly anticipated decision in Palmer v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, ARB No. 16-035 (2016), correcting its...more
10/14/2016
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Adverse Employment Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Railroad Safety Act ,
Protected Activity ,
Railways ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On September 15, 2016, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new policy guidelines for its review of private settlement agreements presented to the agency for approval in whistleblowing...more
9/20/2016
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Government Investigations ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
On August 10, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease-and-desist Order and imposed remedial sanctions against a publicly traded company for including language in its severance agreements requiring...more
8/12/2016
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Severance Agreements ,
Waivers ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Rushing to put final rules in place before the current Administration’s term ends, on March 17, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule for implementing the whistleblower...more
4/5/2016
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Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dodd-Frank ,
MAP-21 ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Protected Activity ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Long awaited in Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) whistleblower circles, on October 9, 2014 the U. S. Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB) issued a split 2-1 panel decision in Fordham v. Fannie Mae, ARB No. 12-061,...more