New Limits on Whistleblower Protection: SCOTUS Makes SEC Reporting a Mandatory Requirement

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Resolving a Circuit split, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held last week that an employee must report a securities violation to the Securities and Exchange Commission if he wishes to avail himself of the anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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