The following scenario is more common—and more troubling—than ever before. A high ranking employee who has signed an agreement to preserve the confidentiality of business plans, financial information, and trade secrets...more
5/15/2018
/ Confidential Information ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Former Employee ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Qui Tam ,
Risk Management ,
Trade Secrets ,
Whistleblowers
A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision has upheld that successful plaintiffs are entitled to non-economic damages under Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower Law, 43 P.S. §§1421-1428 (the “Law”). In Bailets v. Pa. Turnpike...more
4/4/2018
/ Actual Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internal Reporting ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Non-Economic Damages ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Effective Thursday, February 13, 2014, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule governing the agency's future handling of whistleblower complaints under Section 402 of the FDA Food...more
The roller coaster continues for how to define protected activity under the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX). In a recent decision that signifies a major setback for employers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...more
While the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB) and the majority of federal courts once agreed that, in order to engage in "protected activity" under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), a whistleblower must...more