On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified and narrowed the definition of “whistleblowers” who, under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, are eligible for bounties and protected...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued two orders challenging employee confidentiality agreements and indicating that companies must not condition employees’ receipt of severance payments and other...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced May 17, 2016, that it will award between $5-6 million to a former company insider who provided detailed information to the SEC, paving the way for the agency to “uncover”...more
On April 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its first enforcement action based upon improperly restrictive language in a Houston-based technology and engineering firm’s employee confidentiality...more