Whistleblower Law Blog

Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, is quoted in a Law360 article titled “Solis’ Whistleblower-Friendly Board May Reshape SOX.”  The article discusses the recent appointment of Paul Igasaki as ARB chair and Cooper Brown as vice chair and predicts that the ARB’s interpretation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will become more […]

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In an article titled, “Labor Issues Loom Large,” Human Resource Executive Online reports on the potential impact of President Obama’s 2011 budget on the enforcement of employment laws.  The article discusses the potential impact of Congress providing OSHA with additional funding for investigations and enforcement.
While employment practitioners speculate that increased OSHA enforcement will have a […]

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The Employment Law Group® law firm is a contributing author of the 2010 annual update on the whistleblower retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a copy of which is available here.  This annual update is a project of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation Subcommittee on the […]

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Adam Augustine Carter, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, was quoted in a January 4, 2010 article published by Law360 about TELG’s success in a SOX case before the Fourth Circuit.  The article discusses the Fourth Circuit’s decision in Stone v. Instrumentation Laboratory Company which we blogged about here.  Stone was a […]

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On December 31, 2009, in a case of first impression, the Fourth Circuit held in Stone v. Instrumentation Laboratory Company that a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) complainant may seek de novo review in federal court after the complaint has been pending before DOL for over 180 days without a final decision by the Secretary of Labor.  In […]

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On December 15, 2009, The Employment Law Group® law firm participated in the launch of Voices for Corporate Responsibility (Voices).  Voices is a project sponsored by Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, and The Employment Law Group® law firm.  Its mission is to help and encourage corporate employees to take a stand against […]

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Tom Harrington, an associate at The Employment Law Group® law firm, was quoted in a December 3, 2009 article published by The Raleigh News & Observer.  The article, “Tony Rand accused of insider trading,” discusses accusations of insider trading by Paul Feldman, the former President of Law Enforcement Associates.  Mr. Feldman claims he was unlawfully […]

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On November 30, 2009, Judge Jeffrey S. White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California partially denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Galli v. Pittsburg Unified School District.  The Court held that an employee’s wrongful termination constitutes an ongoing violation and that reinstatement is prospective injunctive relief from unconstitutional state […]

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The December 2009 Washingtonian magazine’s list of top lawyers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area lists Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, as a top whistleblower lawyer.  To learn more about The Employment Law Group® law firm’s whistleblower practice, click here. 

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In an article titled, “Congress May Affect Arbitration More Than High Court,” Law360 reports on the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 (S. 931, H.R. 1020).  The article discusses the potential broad impact of the legislation and compares it to the possible impact of three Supreme Court cases on the docket for this term.  The Arbitration […]

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On October 22, 2009, a D.C. Superior Court awarded Colin Browne over $282,000 for his former employer’s violations of the D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA).  This is one of the highest awards under the D.C. WPA to date.  The award comes after a 5 day jury trial.  We first blogged about the verdict in Mr. Browne’s […]

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In an article titled, “Whistleblowers May Do Better Under Obama Administration,” Law 360 reports that the Department of Labor (”DOL’) continues to side with employers in its investigation of whistleblower retaliation claims filed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”).  Despite the discouraging statistics, Jason Zuckerman of The Employment Law Group® law firm has expressed optimism about the […]

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The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has vacated the Administrative Judge’s (AJ) decision in Miller v. Department of Homeland Security, holding that the AJ erroneously concluded that Miller’s disclosures were not protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA).  Miller, a Transportation Security Specialist for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) alleged that he was retaliated against […]

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In an article titled, “Financial Anti-Fraud Act Advances For Final Approval,” Law 360 reports about the recently enacted Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act (FERA).The article discusses the ways in which FERA will assist the government in combating fraud.  The article quotes The Employment Group® law firm, which observed that “strengthening the whistleblower statutes will give the […]

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In an article titled, “Outcry on Exec Pay May Spur Rise in Whistle-Blower Suits,” Workforce Management reports on the widespread uproar about the scrutiny regarding executive pay and the potential impact that it may have on whistleblower litigation.  According to the article, experts have suggested that there will be an increase in whistleblower suits filed […]

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Law360 writes about the recent Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) decision issued by the Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) in Kalkunte v. DVI Financial Services, Inc.  According to the article, this decision is significant because it is the first SOX case to survive an appeal to the ARB.  In Kalkunte, the ARB affirmed an administrative law […]

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The National Law Journal writes about The Employment Law Group® law firm’s recent win before the U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) in an article titled, “Labor Department Expands Whistleblower Protections to a Company’s Contractors.”  The article discusses this seminal case, Kalkunte v. DVI Financial Services, Inc., in which the ARB held that Section […]

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Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm will speak at a D.C. Bar Luncheon Program about the recently enacted whistleblower provision in the economic stimulus bill and additional whistleblower protections for employees of government contractors, including the False Claims Act.  The program will take place on Monday, April 6, 2009 from […]

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The Employment Law Group® law firm is a contributing author of the 2009 annual update on the whistleblower retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a copy of which is available here. This annual update is a project of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation Subcommittee on the […]

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Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® Law Firm will speak at a National Whistleblower Assembly event, titled “Ending the Dark Ages, Turning on the Lights Together.”   Mr. Zuckerman will provide practical tips on how to successfully represent whistleblowers before the Department of Labor.  Other featured speakers include Senator McCaskill (D-Mo), author of […]

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Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm will speak at the Annual Whistleblower Symposium in Atlanta, GA.  The conference, which is scheduled to take place on March 4, 2009, will provide practical tips to employers and employees for successfully litigating whistleblower retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  To register for this […]

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Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm will speak at March 17, 2009 webcast CLE titled, “New Whistleblower Protection:  The McCaskill Amendment to the Economic Stimulus Bill.”  The webcast will provide an overview of the recently-passed whistleblower protection provision in the Economic Stimulus Bill and its effect on whistleblower law and […]

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CCH reports about The Employment Law Group® client Daniel Fisher’s whistleblower lawsuit against Wells Fargo in an article titled, “Wells Fargo whistleblower sues to enforce DOL reinstatement order.”   In the article, CCH provides a background of Mr. Fisher’s whistleblower claim and the retaliation that he experienced for reporting alleged violations of Section 806 of the […]

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The Employment Law Group® law firm joins the Government Accountability Project (GAP) and 262 other organizations petitioning Congress to strengthen federal whistleblower protections.  Yesterday, GAP and other public interest groups delivered a letter to President Barack Obama and legislators stressing the need “to restore a credible Whistleblower Protection Act.”  In the letter, the organizations also articulated […]

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This morning, Principal Scott Oswald of The Employment Law Group® law firm was interviewed by Federal News Radio about federal whistleblower protections.  In the interview, Mr. Oswald provided insight on whistleblower protections for federal employees and offered recommendations to strengthen the Whistleblower Protection Act.  For more information about The Employment Law Group® law firm’s Whistleblower Protection […]

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