News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged... more +

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Top 10 Whistleblowing and Retaliation Events of 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/4/2023

2022 saw highly impactful whistleblower and retaliation events primarily resulting from an active U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an aggressive approach taken by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and...more

ARB Affirms Dismissal of SOX Whistleblower Claim for Lack of Protected Activity

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense on 2/19/2021

On December 17, 2020, the Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) of the U.S. Department of Labor affirmed the dismissal of a former employee’s whistleblower retaliation claim under Section 806 of SOX. The ARB concluded that the...more

Ga. District Court Dismisses Dodd-Frank and SOX Whistleblower Claims

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense on 10/27/2020

On September 30, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted an employer’s motion to dismiss a Dodd-Frank whistleblower claim on the ground that the alleged whistleblower did not complain to the...more

OSHA Redesigns Whistleblower Protection Program Website. Is your Anti-Retaliation Program up to Date?

Franczek P.C. on 7/24/2019

OSHA recently modernized its Whistleblower Protection Program Website. The redesigned site includes useful and interactive materials regarding whistleblower statutes enforced by OSHA, including a video that highlights...more

DOL Flip-Flop: SOX's Anti-Retaliation Provisions Apply to Overseas Conduct After All

Littler on 9/15/2017

In a late-August decision with potentially far-reaching implications for foreign and multinational employers, the United States Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (ARB) held that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's (SOX)...more

SEC Whistleblower Program May Be Facing Congressional Cutback

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/26/2017

According to a memo circulating amongst Republican-party leaders as of February 13th, Republicans in the House of Representatives are planning to propose a significant curtailment of the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/5/2015

Second Circuit Splits from Fifth Circuit on Whistleblower SEC Reporting Obligations On September 10, 2015, the Second Circuit in Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 16071 (2d Cir. 2015), ruled that...more

Will You Be Ready When The Whistle Is Blown?

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 11/14/2013

Claims by employees "blowing the whistle" on their employer are on the rise in today's workplace. Will you be ready when the whistle is blown on your company? ...more

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