On September 15, 2016, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new policy guidelines for its review of private settlement agreements presented to the agency for approval in whistleblowing...more
9/20/2016
/ BlueLinx Holdings ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Government Investigations ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
On August 10, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease-and-desist Order and imposed remedial sanctions against a publicly traded company for including language in its severance agreements requiring...more
8/12/2016
/ Cease and Desist ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Severance Agreements ,
Waivers ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Compliance professionals and attorneys received confirmation on Tuesday of what many have long expected: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program is steadily growing in scope and impact, and the SEC...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit created a federal appellate split today when it revived a Dodd-Frank Act retaliation claim by an ex-finance director, who was responsible for the company’s financial reporting...more
9/11/2015
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Reporting ,
General Electric ,
Rule 21F ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Whistleblowers
Does your company respond to all internal concerns immediately, investigate them thoroughly and remediate them with unmatchable speed? What if the concern comes from an officer, director, lawyer, compliance professional,...more
On September 22, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower announced that it had issued a $30 million bounty payment to a foreign whistleblower. This award is more than double the...more
10/14/2014
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Ethics ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Training ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies