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Steven J. Pearlman

Steven J. Pearlman

Proskauer Rose LLP


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C.D. Cal. Greenlights SOX Claim, Analyzing Whether Scienter Must Be Shown Where Violation Of Internal Controls Is Alleged

On April 24, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued its final ruling that a SOX whistleblower complaint survived a Rule 12(b)(6) challenge. Zulfer v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc., No....more

5/7/2013 - Anti-Retaliation Provisions Internal Controls Sarbanes-Oxley Scienter Whistleblowers

New Whistleblower Bounty Law On The Horizon In NY?

On March 22, 2013, the New York State Senate introduced the S4362 Proposal which, through a “bounty,” gives financial awards to whistleblowers who provide original information to the Department of Financial Services (DFS)...more

5/1/2013 - Anti-Retaliation Provisions Incentives Whistleblower Bounty Program Whistleblowers

Fifth Circuit: No Fee Shifting For Title VII Mixed-Motive Retaliation Claims

On April 3, 2013, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that a plaintiff was not entitled to attorney’s fees and costs under Title VII (42 U.S.C. § 2000 e-5(g))...more

4/18/2013 - Discrimination Fee-Shifting Statutes Harassment Mixed Motive Cases Retaliation Title VII

Recent Multi-Million Dollar Whistleblower Jury Awards — A Wake-Up Call For Employers

In what might be an unsettling trend for employers, juries in Philadelphia and Anchorage have recently issued multi-million dollar jury awards in favor of whistleblowers. Specifically, on March 22, 2013, a Philadelphia Common...more

4/16/2013 - Damages False Claims Act Jury Awards Protected Activity Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers

ARB Says Equitable Modification of SOX Statute of Limitations Saves Untimely Complaint

On March 29, 2013, the Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) ruled that a “standstill” agreement between an employer and employee that required both parties to provide notice before initiating legal...more

4/12/2013 - Administrative Review Board DOL Equitable Modification Sarbanes-Oxley Standstill Agreements Statute of Limitations

District of Colorado Expansively Construes Protected Activity Under Dodd-Frank, But Finds No Causation

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado followed a trend of decisions concluding that a plaintiff need not have provided the SEC with information regarding alleged federal securities law violations to pursue a...more

4/5/2013 - Dodd-Frank Hiring & Firing Protected Activity Retaliation SEC Termination Whistleblowers

Tyco Seeks En Banc Review of Controversial Third Circuit Wiest v. Lynch Decision

Tyco Electronics Corporation filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc with the Third Circuit on April 2, 2013 asking the court to reconsider its March 19 decision in Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-cv-4257, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5345 (3d...more

4/4/2013 - Sarbanes-Oxley Tyco Whistleblowers Wiest v Lynch

Retaliatory Discharge Under Illinois Law: “Public Policy” Strictly Interpreted Once Again

An Illinois state court of appeals recently held that the Cook County Department of Public Health (“Cook County”) was not liable for common law retaliatory discharge because plaintiff/appellant failed to identify a cognizable...more

3/28/2013 - Hiring & Firing Public Policy Retaliation Safety Precautions Termination Training

Third Circuit Lowers Bar For Determining Whether Internal Complaint Is SOX Protected Activity

In Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-cv-4257, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5345 (3d Cir. March 19, 2013), the Third Circuit gave Chevron deference to U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s (ARB) interpretation of “protected...more

3/26/2013 - DOL Protected Activity Sarbanes-Oxley SEC Split of Authority Whistleblowers

OSHA Penalizes Another Railroad Company In Whistleblower Action

On February 28, 2013, OSHA ordered Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to reinstate the employment of and pay over $309,000 ($150,000 in punitive damages, $87,600 in compensatory damages, $71,700 in back pay with interest, plus...more

3/25/2013 - Attorney's Fees Damages Federal Railroad Safety Act OSHA Punitive Damages Safety Precautions Whistleblowers Workplace Injury

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Remains In Limbo

The authority and leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a body created by Dodd-Frank to regulate consumer protection of financial products and services, continues to remain in limbo in the wake of the...more

3/19/2013 - Barack Obama Canning v NLRB CFPB Dodd-Frank NLRB Recess Appointments Richard Cordray

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on PPACA Whistleblower Provision

On February 22, 2013, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an interim final rule concerning the whistleblower protection provisions of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...more

3/11/2013 - Affordable Care Act Healthcare OSHA Whistleblowers

SEC Inadvertently Produces Whistleblower Complaint, But Then Obtains Protective Relief

During discovery in an SEC administrative and cease-and-desist proceeding instituted in December 2012 (pursuant to Sections 9(b) and 9(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940)[1] the SEC Division of Enforcement (DOE)...more

3/11/2013 - Attorney-Client Privilege Discovery SEC Whistleblowers

OSHA Issues Stiff Penalties To Railroad Company In FRSA Whistleblower Matters

OSHA recently announced that it ordered Norfolk Southern Railway (Company) to pay three former workers a combined $1,121,099 for violating the whistleblower provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), which protects...more

3/7/2013 - Federal Railroad Safety Act OSHA Railways Safety Precautions Whistleblowers

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of SOX Whistleblower Claim On Causation Grounds

In a brief but notable decision, the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in an employer’s favor on causation grounds in a SOX whistleblower retaliation case. Kim v. The Boeing Co., 487 Fed. Appx. 356 (9th Cir. 2012)....more

3/6/2013 - Adverse Employment Action Boeing Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers

Illinois Whistleblower Act: Employee Need Not Be Original Source To Have An Actionable “Disclosure”

An Illinois Appellate Court recently found that the Illinois Whistleblower Protection Act (740 ILCS § 174/1, et seq.) (IWA) does not require that the employee’s disclosure is the first, or only, disclosure of a violation of a...more

3/5/2013 - Adverse Employment Action Disclosure Whistleblowers

$28 Million Verdict Against Illinois Nursing Home Liable Under False Claims Act & Illinois Whistleblower Reward And Protection Act

On February 11, 2013, a jury in federal district court in Illinois found a nursing home operator (Company) liable under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act for fraudulent billing and...more

2/26/2013 - False Claims Act Nursing Homes Retaliation Whistleblower Protection Policies Worthless Services Claims

Eleventh Circuit: Liquidated Damages For FLSA Retaliation Discretionary, Not Mandatory

The Eleventh Circuit joined the Sixth and Eighth Circuits in holding that liquidated damages awards for FLSA retaliation claims are discretionary, not mandatory. Moore v. Appliance Direct, Inc., No. 11-cv-15227 (11th Cir....more

2/25/2013 - Appliance Direct Damages FLSA Hiring & Firing Independent Contractors Liquidated Damages Retaliation Termination Trucking Industry

Senator Grassley’s Harsh Criticisms Of IRS Whistleblower Program Implementation

On January 28, 2013, in a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury), Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), co-author of the 2006 updates to Section 7623 of the Internal Revenue...more

2/25/2013 - Charles Grassley IRS Whistleblowers

IRS Whistleblower Program: Payouts Rise in 2012

On February 13, 2013, the IRS issued its “Fiscal Year 2012 Report to the Congress on the Use of Section 7623,” as required by The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Act). The Act was established “to encourage people with...more

2/20/2013 - Fiscal Reports IRS Section 7623 Tax Relief & Welfare Act Whistleblowers

District Court Widens Split On Whether Complaints Of Alleged Future Misconduct Are Protected

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that a SOX whistleblower complaint survived a Rule 12(b)(6) challenge on “reasonable belief” grounds and found that complaints of potential future...more

2/18/2013 - Board of Directors Corporate Bonuses Federal Rule 12(b)6) Fraud Internal Controls Playboy Potential Future Violations Retaliation Sarbanes-Oxley SEC Split of Authority Termination Whistleblowers

Employers Taking Stand Against Allegedly Frivolous Whistleblower Claims

Employers who believe they have been subjected to frivolous whistleblower suits are starting to say “enough is enough,” and searching for ways to vindicate their rights and send a strong message....more

2/8/2013 - Whistleblowers

OIG Report On SEC Whistleblower Program: Praise, Suggestions & Conclusion That Private Right Of Action Would Be Premature

On January 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its report titled Evaluation of the SEC’s Whistleblower Program. The report presented a largely positive review of...more

2/6/2013 - OIG Private Right of Action SEC Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers

District of Idaho: Federal District Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Enforce Preliminary Reinstatement Order

The stakes increase and the landscape changes tremendously in a whistleblower case when the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) issues a preliminary reinstatement order....more

2/6/2013 - DOL Federal Railroad Safety Act Jurisdiction OSHA Reinstatement Retaliation Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers

Supreme Court Asked To Decide If Retaliation Claims Require New Administrative Charge

On January 8, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court was petitioned to rule on whether employees must file a new or amended charge to pursue an employment retaliation claim arising from an initial Title VII discrimination charge....more

2/1/2013 - Discrimination EEOC Gender Discrimination Racial Discrimination Retaliation SCOTUS Split of Authority Termination Title VII

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