Compliance Tip Of the Day: Using AI to Transform Whistleblower Response
Whistleblower Challenges and Employer Responses: One-on-One with Alex Barnard
Episode 359 -- Review of the EU Whistleblowing Directive with Alex Cotoia and Daniela Melendez
False Claims Act Insights - Can DE&I Initiatives Lead to Potential False Claims Act Liability?
False Claims Act Insights - Some FCA Whistles Are Louder Than Others
The USDOJ Antitrust Division’s Compliance Guidance
Episode 353 -- 2024 FCPA Enforcement and Compliance Review
Workplace Investigation Protocols: One-on-One with Greg Keating
Ep. 3 - The Art of Parallel Investigations (Part 2)
Episode 340: DOJ Updates Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
The Labor Law Insider - Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse – Part II
Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
The Justice Insiders Podcast: DOJ’s Cacophony of Whistles
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 37 - Vintage or Trendsetting? The SDNY's Whistleblower Pilot Program
Episode 321 -- Review of the EU Whistleblowing Directive wih Alex Cotoia and Daniela Melendez
Understanding the Whistleblower Pilot Program in the Southern District of New York
Episode 316 -- DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Policy
Navigating the SEC's Whistleblower Enforcement Wave: A Guide for Financial Institutions — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating Employment and Separation Agreements: Lessons From Al Pacino's Serpico — Hiring to Firing Podcast
In Part 3 of our series, we’ll look at the standard of proof, the conduct of interviews, how each country aims to protect confidentiality and whistleblowers, and privacy....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued the Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-04 warning financial institutions that broad employee confidentiality agreements may violate the whistleblower...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent years has taken an aggressive stance against employers over employment agreements that the agency believes impede its whistleblower program—as highlighted by a $10...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. This marks the continuation...more
Employers should check their confidentiality and severance agreements for a common oversight that, for some, is becoming a costly error. Recent enforcement activity by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Rule...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, Kate Napalkova, special employee benefits and executive compensation counsel, and associate Oleg Zakatov discuss potential pitfalls that lurk in employment agreements and other employee...more
As we discussed back in January, sexual harassment appears to be the hot topic for the California State Legislature’s 2018 session. This is certainly not a surprise, as issues related to sexual harassment and the #MeToo...more
Following national attention on the #metoo movement, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans as part of his State of the State address earlier this month to strengthen New York’s laws on sexual harassment in the...more
Employers in the financial services industry should diligently monitor upcoming changes under the Trump administration. Although it is unlikely that that President Donald J. Trump will “dismantle” the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
Following the SEC’s lead, OSHA recently announced new guidelines that it will consider when deciding whether to approve settlement agreements reached during OSHA investigations of whistleblower claims....more
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
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") into law, which provides a federal cause of action for an employer to enforce their trade secrets. The DTSA takes effect immediately. Employers...more
This week, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) into law. Widely described as the most significant expansion of federal intellectual property law in years, the DTSA creates a new federal cause of...more
Employers in the financial services industry are faced with a growing number of employment law challenges. Whistleblower complaints are on the rise as regulatory agencies become more aggressive in their efforts to encourage...more
Thanks to a recent enforcement action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it may be time to review and revise the confidentiality provisions in employment agreements, severance agreements, employee...more
An October 27 letter from Rep. Maxine Waters and seven other House Democrats (from the Financial Services & Oversight Committee) asked the SEC to double down on scrutiny of employer confidentiality agreements that might...more
As reported this week by Law360 (subscription required), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently issued a reminder (Regulatory Notice 14-40) warning firms against the use of confidentiality provisions in...more
A federal court in New Jersey has permitted a defendant in a False Claims case to defend itself on the grounds that the whistleblower/ex-employees breached their employment agreements by using and disclosing confidential...more