Whistleblower Law Blog

The Washingtonian magazine’s list of top lawyers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area lists Jason Zuckerman ,Of Counsel, at The Employment Law Group®  law firm on its list of top whistleblower lawyers.  The Employment Law Group® law firm has established key precedent under the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and has substantial experience representing […]

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Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge William Dorsey has denied summary judgment in a SOX case brought by a former in-house attorney who was terminated for blowing the whistle on violations of SEC rules. Judge Dorsey’s order resolves several significant substantive and procedural issues under SOX, including:
· The Duty Speech Doctrine Does Not Apply to […]

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On behalf of the Government Accountability Project, the National Whistleblower Center and Taxpayers Against Fraud, the leading whistleblower advocacy organizations, The Employment Law Group® law firm filed an amicus brief in Welch v. Chao urging the Fourth Circuit to reverse the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s decision establishing a standard for protected conduct that […]

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Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, has introduced robust and comprehensive whistleblower protection legislation for private sector employees. H.R. 4047 would close loopholes in existing federal whistleblower protection statutes and protect employees who disclose threats to public health and safety, financial fraud, insurance fraud, or […]

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On October 30, 2007, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously approved the CPSC Reform Act S. 2045 which includes protection for employees who disclose to the Federal government or a state Attorney General information relating to any violation of a consumer product safety standard, regulation, or order of the Consumer Product Safety […]

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According to data released by the Department of Justice this week, disclosures by qui tam relators have led to recoveries of $1.45 billion in fiscal year 2007. Approximately 75% of all recoveries in False Claims Act suits resulted from disclosures by qui tam relators. This highlights the importance of the qui tam provision […]

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