Tell the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That’s the message the United States Supreme Court sent to whistleblowers with its decision yesterday in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers....more
2/23/2018
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Dodd-Frank ,
Internal Reporting ,
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Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
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Securities Violations ,
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Whistleblowers
1. Does Title VII Protect Against Discrimination Based on Gender Identification or Sexual Orientation?
The Supreme Court has not yet resolved whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act—which forbids discrimination in...more
1/25/2018
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Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
When Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, it bolstered protections for whistleblowers who report certain kinds of misconduct, such as violations of securities law. At the time, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act already provided...more
12/1/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Internal Reporting ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wrongful Termination
The Dodd-Frank Act, passed in 2010, includes a new cause of action for whistleblowers who claim that their employer retaliated against them for reporting wrongdoing. But it’s not yet certain whether a whistleblower who blew...more