Law and the Workplace

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SEC Issues Largest Whistleblower Bounty Award Ever To One Individual

By Steven J. Pearlman, Joshua M. Newville and Robert Pommer on Posted in Whistleblower
As we reported here, on May 5, 2023, the SEC issued an award of $279 million to a whistleblower. This is the largest award the SEC has issued to an individual whistleblower in the history of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower’s program. While substantial portions of the Order granting this award were redacted, it is … Continue Reading

New York Department of Labor Issues Required Posting for Expanded Whistleblower Protection Law

By Allan Bloom and Laura Fant on Posted in Whistleblower
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has issued a form of required notice regarding the dramatically expanded whistleblower protections under New York Labor Law § 740 that took effect last month. As we previously reported, the expanded law – which took effect on January 26, 2022 – significantly bolsters protections for private-sector workers … Continue Reading

Proskauer Delivers Webinar on Settling Employment Claims

By Allan Bloom, Elise M. Bloom, Hayley H. Fritchie and Harris Mufson on Posted in Class/Collective Action, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Wage and Hour, Whistleblower
On December 12, Proskauer partners Allan Bloom, Elise Bloom, and Harris Mufson delivered a webinar focused on how recent developments in the law impact the ground rules and key strategies for settlement in four distinct areas of employment litigation. Wage and Hour. Mr. Bloom explained that, in most jurisdictions, settlements of Fair Labor Standards Act … Continue Reading

U.S. Supreme Court Extends SOX’s Whistleblower Protection To Employees of Publicly Traded Company’s Contractors

By Connie Bertram and Lloyd B. Chinn on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Litigation and Arbitration, Workplace Policies and Procedures
The U.S. Supreme Court held that Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s whistleblower protection extends to employees of a publicly traded company’s contractors and subcontractors in its March 14, 2014 decision in the case of Lawson v. FMR LLC. This alert provides background and analysis of this first case decided by the Supreme Court under Section 806 of SOX. … Continue Reading

Whistleblower Decision Inaccurately Touted by Plaintiffs’ Bar

By Allan Weitzman on Posted in Workplace Policies and Procedures
It has been consistently held under the Florida Whistleblower Act (“FWA”) covering private employers that there is no protection under the FWA if the employee’s complaint is not for an “actual” violation of a law, rule or regulation.  The law for public employers is broader because it includes disclosure of “suspected violation.”  Nevertheless, on an … Continue Reading
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