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[Webinar] Strengthening Whistleblower Systems: New JP WPA unveiled and Regional Benchmarks - July 23rd, 11:00 am - 11:45 am PDT

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Explore how evolving whistleblower expectations and regulatory comparisons are reshaping internal reporting systems. Join legal and compliance experts for a 45-minute session on what today’s programs need to stay competitive...more

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[Webinar] Regional Whistleblowing Benchmarks for 2024 - May 22nd, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

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Discover valuable whistleblowing trends for 2024 in key regions. Join us to explore the latest global whistleblowing and incident reporting developments. Our 2024 Regional Whistleblowing Benchmark Webinar promises to...more

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[Virtual Event] Encouraging, Managing, and Integrating Employee Reporting - May 30th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Optimize your compliance program with a “speak up” workplace culture - Building an organizational culture that encourages employee reporting is key to compliance program success. When employees are comfortable voicing...more

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Supreme Court Rules Whistleblowers Need Not Prove Retaliatory Intent Under SOX

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On February 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that whistleblower-plaintiffs need not prove that adverse employment actions were motivated by their employer’s retaliatory intent to obtain...more

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[Event] 11th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 20th - 22nd, Amsterdam, Netherlands

In-person is back! Join us in Amsterdam for the 2023 European Compliance & Ethics Institute! Strengthen your compliance and ethics program by attending our 11th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 20-22 March...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Whistleblower Notice Released by New York State Department of Labor

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As we previously reported, on January 26, 2022, amendments to New York’s whistleblower law took effect that significantly expand the scope and coverage of whistleblower rights and protections for workers who allege they have...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

California Supreme Court Provides Clarity on Which Standard to Use for Retaliation Cases

On January 27, 2022, the California Supreme Court in Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., No. S266001, 2022 WL 244731 (Cal. Jan. 27, 2022), addressed the issue of which standard courts must use when analyzing...more

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New York Rings in 2022 with Employment Law Updates

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The city (and state) that never sleeps kept busy last year, enacting various laws that affect New York State and City employers in 2022. Below are some of the more recent enactments that employers should pay particular...more

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Whistleblower Protections for Employees Expand in New York

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that expands one of the state’s whistleblower laws with significant revisions (“Amendments”) to NY Labor Law § 740 (“Section 740”). The Amendments increase coverage...more

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[Virtual Event] Hinshaw’s 25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - October 26th - 30th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Join us for Hinshaw's 25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, for a week of practical and engaging virtual programming. We are offering the seminar free of charge this year, allowing unprecedented access for those who may...more

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[Virtual Conference] NAVEX Next: Beyond the Moment - October 22nd, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm PDT

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Register for NAVEX Next, our annual risk and compliance virtual conference. Formerly the Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference (ECVC), the new name recognizes that we must be forward-looking as we face an increasingly...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2020 Vision: New N.Y. Employment Laws Awaiting Firms in 2020 - Hedge Up: A Heads-Up on Employment Issues Confronting the...

• Whistleblower Carve-Out: For all employment-related agreements containing non-disclosure provisions signed on or after January 1, 2020, firms should include new “whistleblower carve-out” language as dictated by New York...more

Genova Burns LLC

Whistleblower Claim a No-Go for Employee who Voluntarily Resigned

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The New Jersey Appellate Division in Portilla v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., recently upheld the dismissal of a constructive discharge lawsuit by a registered nurse, lawyer, and self-described “paradigmatic...more

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The European Parliament Approves EU-Wide Standard for Whistleblower Protection

Per our previous post, the European Parliament and the Member States agreed to adopt new rules that would set the standard for protecting whistleblowers across the EU from dismissal, demotion, and other forms of retaliation...more

White & Case LLP

Major Changes to Slovak Whistleblowing Rules as of March 1, 2019

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A new act on whistleblowing (Act No. 54/2019 Coll., on the Protection of Whistleblowers) (the "Act on Whistleblowing", or the "Act") has been adopted with effect as of March 1, 2019, which replaces the former Act No. 307/2014...more

Butler Snow LLP

Court Blows the Whistle on Sevierville Police Officer's TPPA Claims

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Under the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA), also known as the “whistleblower statute,” it is unlawful to fire an employee “solely for refusing to participate in, or for refusing to remain silent about, illegal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - April 2018

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent court decisions, including the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on cases relating to the definition of a whistleblower and exemptions from the overtime pay provisions. This edition...more

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Web Exclusive: February 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first two months...more

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Polsinelli Podcast - What Your Company Needs to Know About Whistleblower Claims

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Whistleblower stories fill the pages of newspapers and online publications with often daily accounts of an employee who has spoken out against the company. If you're the company manager, there are steps you need to take to...more

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