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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – August 2025

In this month’s highlights, our team summarises the latest developments in UK employment law and their implications for employers. ...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Penalizes Anti-Whistleblower Provision in Customer Settlement Agreements

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The SEC has opened a new track in the whistleblower litigation derby. While SEC enforcement actions concerning whistleblower violations are nothing new, they typically involve claims that companies precluded employees from...more

BakerHostetler

Employers Beware: Broad Confidentiality and Severance Clauses May Violate Whistleblower Protection Laws

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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

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Unconscionability Defense Fails to Raise Issue of Fact - Legal Woes for the Whistleblower who Turned Down his Award

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In 2015, our colleagues in the white-collar criminal defense bar braced for the impact of a memorandum penned by then Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.  The Yates Memo encouraged both federal prosecutors and civil...more

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The Who, What, and When on Illinois Employment Agreements Under the Workplace Transparency Act

The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) (Public Act 101-0221) is designed to protect employees, consultants, and contractors who truthfully report alleged unlawful discrimination and harassment or criminal conduct in...more

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