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CFTC Announces Two Significant Whistleblower Awards Under Revamped Program
$30 Million Award Is Largest Ever; and Award to an Overseas Whistleblower Is the First of Its Kind
July 17, 2018
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SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Rules
July 2, 2018
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Employment Law Year in Review
March 22, 2018
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SEC Announces Largest Whistleblower Awards Ever Granted Under the Dodd-Frank Act’s Bounty Provision
March 20, 2018
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Dodd-Frank Act’s Whistleblower Provisions Cover Persons Who Report Concerns to the SEC, Not Those Who Exclusively Report Internally
March 1, 2018
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers
Court Considering Whether Dodd-Frank Act’s Anti-Retaliation Provision Protects Internal Whistleblowers as Well as Those Who Report to the SEC
December 5, 2017
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Administrative Review Board Reverses Course, Takes Position that Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections Apply Extraterritorially
September 13, 2017
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Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers
Decision May Resolve Circuit Split On Question of Whether Dodd-Frank Act Protects Internal Whistleblowers
June 30, 2017
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Employment Law 2016 Year in Review
This memorandum highlights what we believe were the most significant legal developments and trends from 2016 affecting employers and the employment relationship. In 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) continued their focus on workplace policies and whether those policies, in their view, inhibit whistleblower protections. The question of whether employers may require employees to agree to class action arbitration waivers also came to a head, with the Supreme Court accepting for argument in its 2017 Term three petitions on the question. We expect continued focus on these areas in 2017, as well as increased lawmaking at state and local levels in light of the Trump Administration’s stated priorities and proposed budget cuts at the federal level.
March 22, 2017
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Julia Jordan and Tracy Richelle High Co-author Bloomberg BNA’s Securities Regulation and Law Report Article on Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Provisions
On December 13, Bloomberg BNA’s Securities Regulation and Law Report published an article exploring Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation provisions, co-authored by Julia Jordan and Tracy Richelle High.
December 13, 2016
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