As an evolving area of commercial disputes in the Cayman Islands, global enforcement trends provide us with valuable insight into the types of regulatory proceedings on the horizon for offshore jurisdictions. In this first...more
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 is federal legislation that protects whistleblowers who are or were employed by the government and who report a federal employee responsible for illegal activity, abuse of authority,...more
When President Biden signed the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act on December 29th, 2022, the Treasury Department had its work cut out for them. In the shadow of the highly successful Securities and...more
A little over a year after the Texas Appeals Court rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s argument that the state’s Whistleblower Act does not apply to whistleblowers reporting violations of law committed elected...more
On October 20, 2022, the Ninth Circuit reversed in part a grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer, finding that the district court misapplied the substantive law of California in holding that Plaintiff’s disclosures...more
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day is tomorrow, July 30. To celebrate the long history of individuals coming forward to speak up about misconduct, we’re sharing a brief history of whistleblowing in America and why those...more
Zumeist sind es Arbeitnehmer, die Missstände oder Straftaten melden, welche ihnen im Zusammenhang mit ihrem Arbeitsverhältnis bekannt geworden sind. Mangels ausdrücklicher gesetzlicher Regelung besteht jedoch für Arbeitnehmer...more
On June 16, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated and resolved its first case charging an employer with unlawfully retaliating against a securities whistleblower under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
On the 25th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, co-author Senator Grassley announced that he would be seeking to form a new whistleblower caucus among colleagues in the Senate. In an address on the Senate...more
Audit committees must aid management in navigating an increasingly complex regulatory framework. Two recent developments arising from the passage and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act have led to further challenges for...more
Whistleblowers who work for the federal government recently received greater protection under federal law. These additional protections are significant and close prior gaps in the protections afforded by previous statutes and...more