On April 23, Kramer Levin reported on the European Parliament’s approved proposal for the adoption of a whistleblower protection directive. On Oct. 7, the Directive on protection of persons reporting breaches of Union law...more
11/15/2019
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Confidential Information ,
Disclosure ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Infringement ,
Internal Reporting ,
New Legislation ,
Public Disclosure ,
Sapin II ,
Third-Party ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Until recently, whistleblowing raised many concerns in France and other European countries. Reporting on colleagues’ behavior, even if unlawful, was seen as risky business that could lead to dismissals and criminal sanctions...more
On April 23 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive (the proposal or the Directive) on whistleblower protections in response to a request from the European Parliament...more
En publiant le 23 avril 2018 une proposition de directive sur les lanceurs d’alerte, la Commission européenne répond aux sollicitations du Parlement européen. ...more
Whistleblowing has been part of the U.S. legal tradition, if not since the resolution passed by the Continental Congress in 1778, at least since the adoption of the 1863 False Claims Act. With regard to the disclosure of...more
5/26/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Trade Secrets Directive ,
European Commission ,
Popular ,
Sapin II ,
Trade Secrets ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers