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Allen Matkins

Does The SEC's Jurisdiction Really Extend To Any Person?

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had settled charges against a broker-dealer and two investment advisers for impeding their clients from reporting securities law violations to the SEC. ...more

Ius Laboris

Whistleblower Confidentiality Unveiled

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Confidentiality clauses in employment contracts typically aim to protect an employer’s confidential information, but there are limitations on the extent to which they can restrict whistleblowing activities....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Looks Closely, but Sees no Whistleblower Story to Support Fired Employee’s Download of Key Documents

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More than 500 sequentially accessed files downloaded to a personal thumb drive, and a description in a verified complaint of the purported confidential information and trade secrets implicated, were the key components of the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

A Client Alert About Client Alerts – SEC Cites Alerts In Issuing $400,000 Fine Related to Whistleblower Protections

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What: On June 22, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against The Brink's Company (Brinks) for requiring employees to sign confidentiality agreements that prohibited disclosure of any financial...more

Polsinelli

Protected Activity or Terminable Misconduct? — Government Contractor Update

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It has become almost routine for employees pursuing whistleblower and other employment-related claims against their employer to engage in "self-help discovery," using their access to files and databases to collect and gather,...more

Dechert LLP

New Guidance on the Use of Confidentiality Agreements

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This OnPoint reports on the guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on the use of confidentiality agreements. Whilst it does not have statutory force, the EHRC guidance provides further...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Whistleblower’s Ability to Breach Confidentiality Agreement – Do the Ends Justify the Means?

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It is common for employers to require employees whose job duties require access to confidential, sensitive, and/or proprietary information to sign confidentiality and/or non-disclosure agreements as a condition of employment....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Employment Law Commentary - Volume 29, Issue 1

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The Cost Of Keeping Things Quiet: Crackdown On Confidentiality Clauses Calls For Explicit Carve-Outs - In last February’s Employment Law Commentary, we discussed best practices for drafting separation agreements. Among...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Whistleblower Conference Agenda Sizzles with Hot Topics

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2016 was more than simply the most robust year in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement. It was also a record year in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower awards and additionally the year the SEC...more

Perkins Coie

Recent Whistleblower Protection Actions by SEC and Congress Add Risk to Severance Agreements

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Two recent SEC enforcement actions that describe how severance agreements may violate whistleblower protections under the federal securities laws if not properly drafted were the subject of a recent article by Perkins Coie...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Court Throws Out Counterclaim That Whistleblower Divulged Confidential Information

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A federal judge recently dismissed a company’s counterclaim that it brought against a whistleblower for violating the company’s privacy policy and a confidentiality agreement by providing the government with confidential...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Court Allows Counterclaim Against Whistleblower for Breach of Employment Agreement

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A federal court in New Jersey has permitted a defendant in a False Claims case to defend itself on the grounds that the whistleblower/ex-employees breached their employment agreements by using and disclosing confidential...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Muzzling Whistleblowers: When Confidentiality Agreements Go Too Far

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Confidentiality agreements can be useful to a company. For example, they can ensure that employees are aware of their company’s valuable trade secrets and can establish requirements to safeguard those assets. But when do...more

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